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:''For other people of the same name, see: Dennis Morgan (disambiguation)'' Dennis Morgan (December 20, 1908 – September 7, 1994) was an American actor-singer. Born as Earl Stanley Morner, he used the acting pseudonym Richard Stanley before adopting the name under which he gained his greatest fame. ==Life and career== Morgan was born Earl Stanley Morner in the village of Prentice in Price County in northern Wisconsin, the son of Grace J. (née Vandusen) and Frank Edward Morner. He was of Swedish descent on his father's side. He enrolled at Carroll College, now known as Carroll University, in Waukesha, Wisconsin as a member of the 1930 graduating class. He was awarded the Carroll College Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1983. After relocating to Los Angeles, California, Morgan starred in the war-time dramas, ''God Is My Co-Pilot'' and ''Captains of the Clouds'', opposite Ginger Rogers in ''Kitty Foyle'' and ''Perfect Strangers'', the comedy ''Christmas in Connecticut'', with Barbara Stanwyck and Sydney Greenstreet, and the musical adventure, ''The Desert Song''. Morgan was a top leading man at Warner Brothers in the 1940s, starring with best friend Jack Carson in many movies, several of which were "two guys" buddy pictures. His peak years were 1943 to 1949. He appeared in sporadic television guest roles in the 1950s, including the ABC religion anthology series, ''Crossroads,'' in the 1955 episode "The Gambler" and as Senator designate Fairchild in an episode of the dramatic anthology series "Stage 7" titled "Press Conference" in 1955. He was cast as Dennis O'Finn in the 1958 episode "Bull in a China Shop" on ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents''. In 1959, Morgan appeared as a regular, Dennis Chase, in eleven episodes of the crime drama, ''21 Beacon Street'', with Joanna Barnes and Brian Kelly.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dennis Morgan )〕 By 1956, he had retired from films but still made occasional appearances on television, such as the role of Chad Hamilton in the 1962 episode "Source of Information" of the short-lived NBC newspaper drama series, ''Saints and Sinners''. In 1963, he portrayed Dr. Clay Maitland in "The Old Man and the City" on NBC's ''The Dick Powell Theater''. In 1968, was cast as Dennis Roberts in the episode "Bye, Bye, Doctor" of the CBS sitcom, ''Petticoat Junction'', and played a cameo as a Hollywood tour guide in the all-star comedy ''Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood'' in 1976. His final screen performance was on March 1, 1980, as Steve Brian in the episode "Another Time, Another Place/Doctor Who/Gopher's Engagement" of ABC's ''The Love Boat''. Jane Wyman and Audrey Meadows appeared in the same episode.〔 In 1983, Dennis Morgan, along with his film pal, Jack Carson, who had died in 1963, were inducted into the Wisconsin Performing Artists Hall of Fame. Morgan died in 1994 of respiratory failure. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dennis Morgan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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