Portrait of Dennis Hoey

Acting

Dennis Hoey

Career

Active from 1927 to 1952, busiest in 1943 and 1946 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ruthless
Ruthless
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dennis Hoey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 4
  • Adventure 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • British Cinema 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Classic Horror 2
  • Gothic Atmosphere 2
  • Romance 2
  • Intricate Plot 2
  • Suspenseful Atmosphere 2
  • Sherlock Holmes 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 60
Caribbean
Caribbean (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

as Burford

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Arthur Conan Doyle

Plymouth Adventure
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
GoodWatch score 52

as Head Constable

David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

as Joab

The Kid from Texas
The Kid from Texas (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Major Harper

1940s

35 titles ยท average score 62
The Crimson Key
The Crimson Key (1947)

as Steven Loring

Terror by Night
Terror by Night (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

as Inspector Lestrade

Anna and the King of Siam
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
GoodWatch score 78

as Sir Edward

She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London (1946)
GoodWatch score 30

as Inspector Pierce

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
GoodWatch score 53

as Commissioner

The House of Fear
The House of Fear (1945)
GoodWatch score 71

as Inspector Lestrade

A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sultan Kamar Al-Kir / Prince Hadji

The Pearl of Death
The Pearl of Death (1944)
GoodWatch score 73

as Inspector Lestrade

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Inspector Lestrade

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
GoodWatch score 43

as Inspector Owen

The Spider Woman
The Spider Woman (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as Insp. Lestrade

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Inspector Lestrade

1930s

24 titles ยท average score 58
Uncivilised
Uncivilised (1936)

as Mara the White Chief

Black Roses
Black Roses (1936)

as Nikander

The Immortal Gentleman
The Immortal Gentleman (1935)

as Soldier / Toby Belch

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)
GoodWatch score 43

as Tom Goodschild

Honeymoon for Three
Honeymoon for Three (1935)

as M. Daumery

My Old Duchess
My Old Duchess (1934)

as Montagu Neilson

Chu Chin Chow
Chu Chin Chow (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

as Rakham, chief henchman

I Spy
I Spy (1934)

as MNT

Lily of Killarney
Lily of Killarney (1934)

as Miles-Na-Copaleen

Baroud
Baroud (1933)

as Captain Sabry

Maid Happy
Maid Happy (1933)

as Sir Rudolph Bartlett

Tell England
Tell England (1931)

as The Chaplain, called "Padre"

1920s

1 title
Tiptoes
Tiptoes (1927)

as Hotelier