Dennis King (actor)

Dennis King (November 2, 1897, Coventry - May 21, 1971, New York City) was an English actor and singer.

Born Dennis Pratt, King had a stage career in both drama (including Shakespeare) and musicals. He emigrated to the USA in 1921 and went on to a successful career on the Broadway stage. He appeared in two musical films and played non-singing roles in two other motion pictures.

Musical theater credits:

* 1919 "Monsieur Beaucaire" (London production)
* 1925 "Rose Marie" "as Jim Kenyon" (Broadway production)
* 1925 "The Vagabond King" "as François Villon" (Broadway production)
* 1928 "The Three Musketeers" "as d'Artagnan" (Broadway production)
* 1930 "The Three Musketeers" "as d'Artagnan" (London production)
* 1932 "Show Boat" "as Gaylord Ravenal" (Broadway revival)
*1933 "Command Performance" "as Peter Mali" (London production)
* 1937 "Frederika" "as Goethe" (Broadway production)
* 1938 "I Married an Angel" "as Count Willi Palaffi" (Broadway production)
* 1951 "Music in the Air" "as Bruno Mahler" (Broadway revival)
* 1956 "Shangri-La" "as Hugh Conway" (Broadway production)

Musical film credits

* 1930 "The Vagabond King"
* 1933 "The Devil's Brother", a version of Daniel Auber's "Fra Diavolo" (although Laurel and Hardy were the stars, King played the title role)

Other film credits include

* 1944 "Between Two Worlds" (a remake of the 1930 film "Outward Bound"), as a minister
* 1959 "The Miracle", as a nobleman who is one of Carroll Baker's admirers

Television credits include

*1957 "Twelfth Night (play)" (as Sir Toby Belch, on the "Hallmark Hall of Fame")
*1958 "Aladdin", CBS color television special with songs by Cole Porter (presented on the "DuPont Show of the Month")
*1961 "Give Us Barabbas!" (as Pontius Pilate) (also presented on the "Hallmark Hall of Fame")

External links

* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=21639 Dennis King at Internet Broadway Database]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454651 Dennis King at IMDB]
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