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Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey (born Samuel David Hyams, 30 March 1893 – 25 July 1960) was a British film and stage actor, best known for playing Inspector Lestrade in six films of Universal's Sherlock Holmes series.
== Life and career ==
Hoey was born Samuel David Hyams in London to Russian parents who owned a bed and breakfast in Brighton. He was educated at Brighton College, and served in the British Army during World War I. After a career as a singer, which included entertaining British troops during his war service, Hoey moved to acting on the stage in 1918 and later to films. In 1931, he moved to the United States and began appearing in Hollywood films.
Dennis Hoey is best known for playing Inspector Lestrade in six Universal's Sherlock Holmes series. Hoey also portrayed the Master of Harrow in ''The Foxes of Harrow'' and appeared in ''Tarzan and the Leopard Woman''. He also played Mr. Rochester opposite Katharine Hepburn in the American production of Helen Jerome's stage adaptation of ''Jane Eyre''.〔Mann, William J. ''Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn''. (2007) Macmillan. p. 257.〕 He also wrote a play called ''The Haven'' and toured in it in 1946 with Melville Cooper, Valerie Cossart and Viola Roache. On radio, Hoey played Mr. Welby in ''Pretty Kitty Kelly'' on CBS.
Issue No. 45 of "Films of the Golden Age" magazine features an interview with Hoey's son Michael A. Hoey (1934-2014), who extensively discusses Dennis Hoey's early life, career, marriages and death. In his book, "Elvis, Sherlock and Me: How I Survived Growing Up in Hollywood" (Bear Manor Media-2007) he discusses his father's career and their sometimes turbulent relationship.
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