Reginald Leigh Dugmore (20 November 189116 June 1967), known professionally as Reginald Denny, was an English

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, and UAV pioneer.

Acting career

Born Reginald Leigh Dugmore on 20 November 1891 in

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, England (part of Greater London since 1965), he came from a theatrical family; his father was actor and opera singer W.H. Denny. In 1899, he began his stage career in '' A Royal Family'' and starred in several London productions from age seven to twelve. He attended St. Francis Xavier College in Mayfield, Sussex, but, at 16, he ran away from school to train as a pugilist with Sir Harry Preston at the National Sporting Club. He also appeared in several British stage productions touring the music halls of England of '' The Merry Widow''. In 1911, he went to the United States to appear in

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's stage production of '' The Quaker Girl'', then joined the Bandmann Opera Company as a baritone touring

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and the

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where he performed for Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV. Although he worked in "flickers" during 1911 and 1912, Reginald officially began his film career in 1915 with the

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and made films both in the United States and Britain until the 1960s. Among the numerous stage productions in which he starred, Reginald appeared in

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's 1920 Broadway production of ''Richard III''; the two actors became friends and starred in several films together including ''Sherlock Holmes'' (1922), ''Hamlet'' (1933), ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1936), and Paramount's ''

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'' series (1937–1938). Reginald Denny & Daughter - Dec 1922 UW

Denny was a well-known actor in silent films, and with the advent of talkies he became a character actor. He played the lead role in a number of his earlier films, generally as a comedic Englishman in such works as '' Private Lives'' (1931) and later had reasonably steady work as a supporting actor in dozens of films, including '' The Little Minister'' (1934) with

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, '' Anna Karenina'' (1935) with

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's '' Rebecca'' (1940) and the Frank Sinatra crime caper film '' Assault on a Queen'' (1966). He made frequent appearances in television during the 1950s and 1960s. His last role was in ''

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'' (1966) as Commodore Schmidlapp. In 2020,

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released 4K restorations on DVD and Blu-ray of three of Denny's silent comedies: '' The Reckless Age, Skinner's Dress Suit'', and '' What Happened to Jones?'' in ''The Reginald Denny Collection.''

Aviation career

Denny served as an observer/gunner in the

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in the new wartime

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. In the 1920s he performed as a stunt pilot with the 13 Black Cats and loaned his WWI Sopwith Snipe biplane to

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for use in ''Hell's Angels'' (1927). In the early 1930s, Denny became interested in free-flight model airplanes. In 1934, he and oil tycoon Max Whittier's son, Paul Whittier, formed Reginald Denny Industries and opened a model plane shop, which became a chain known as the Reginald Denny Hobby Shop, now California Hobby Distributors. He designed his "Dennyplane" with its signature model engine "Dennymite" developed by engineer

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, in addition to the "Denny Jr." which child actors would enter in model plane competitions at Mines Field, which later became

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. In 1935, Denny began developing his

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led "radioplane" for military use. In 1939, he and his partners won the first military

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contract for their radio-controlled target drone, the

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. In July 1940, they formed the Radioplane Company and manufactured nearly fifteen thousand drones for the US Army during the

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. The company was purchased by Northrop in 1952. Denny had a great deal in common with Robert Loraine, an older actor / Airman. They had been in a West End production together in 1902 in London, they were both veterans of the RFC (and its successor, the

) and were both still flying and making films in Hollywood in the 1930s.

Personal life

Denny married actress Irene Hilda Haismann on 28 January 1913 in

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; both were with the Bandmann Opera Company. They had one daughter but were divorced in 1928. Denny married actress Isabelle "Betsy Lee" Stiefel in 1928 and they had three children.

Death

Denny died on 16 June 1967, aged 75, after suffering a stroke whilst visiting his sister in his home town of Richmond, England. He was interred at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Cemetery in

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, California.Pucci, Kimberly: ''Prince of Drones: The Reginald Denny Story'', October 2019. His four children and wife Isabelle (died 1996, aged 89) survived him.

Partial filmography

Silent

* ''Niobe'' (1915) as Cornelius Griffin * '' The Melting Pot'' (1915) as Undetermined Role (uncredited) * '' The Red Lantern'' (1919) * ''Bringing Up Betty'' (1919) as Tom Waring * ''

The Oakdale Affair ''The Oakdale Affair'' is a short contemporary mystery novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was written in 1917 under the working title of "Bridge and the Oskaloosa Kid", and is a partial sequel to '' The Mucker'' (1914/1916). It wa ...

'' (1919) as Arthur Stockbridge * ''

A Dark Lantern ''A Dark Lantern'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film produced and released by Realart Pictures. It is based on a 1905 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Robins. John S. Robertson directed and Alice Brady and her then husband James Cr ...

'' (1920) as Prince Anton * ''

39 East ''39 East'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced by the Realart Picture Company (headed by Paramount Pictures's Adolph Zukor), and starring Constance Binney reprising her role from the Broadway play. The film was directed by John S. ...

'' (1920) as Napoleon Gibbs Jr. * '' Paying the Piper'' (1921) as Keith Larne * ''

The Price of Possession ''The Price of Possession'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Hugh Ford and starring Ethel Clayton. It was produced by Jesse Lasky. Cast *Ethel Clayton as Helen Carston *Rockliffe Fellowes as Jim Barston, A Bushrid ...

'' (1921) as Robert Dawnay * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Disraeli'' (1921) as Charles, Viscount Deeford * '' Footlights'' (1921) as Brett Page * ''The Beggar Maid'' (1921, Short) as the Earl of Winston / King Cophetua * '' Tropical Love'' (1921) as the Drifter * '' The Iron Trail'' (1921) as Dan Appleton * ''Let's Go'' (1922, Short) as Kane Halliday / 'Kid' Roberts * ''Round Two'' (1922, Short) as Kane 'Kid Roberts' Halliday * ''

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

'' (1922) as Prince Alexis * ''Payment Through the Nose'' (1922, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * '' The Leather Pushers'' (1922) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''A Fool and His Money'' (1922, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''The Taming of the Shrewd'' (1922, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''Whipsawed'' (1922, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''Never Let Go'' (1922, Short) as Campbell - the Mountie * ''The Jaws of Steel'' (1922, Short) as Cpl. Haldene, N.W.M.P. * ''Plain Grit'' (1922, Short) * '' The Kentucky Derby'' (1922) as Donald Gordon * ''Young King Cole'' (1922, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''He Raised Kane'' (1922) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''The Chickasha Bone Crusher'' (1923, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''When Kane Met Abel'' (1923, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''Strike Father, Strike Son'' (1923, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''Joan of Newark'' (1923, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * '' The Abysmal Brute'' (1923) as Pat Glendon, Jr * ''The Wandering Two'' (1923, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''The Widower's Mite'' (1923, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''Don Coyote'' (1923, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''Something for Nothing'' (1923, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''Columbia, the Gem, and the Ocean'' (1923, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''Barnaby's Grudge'' (1923, Short) as Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts * ''

The Thrill Chaser ''The Thrill Chaser'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson. Plot As described in a film magazine, Omar K. Jenkins' (Gibson) only inheritance from an eccentric father is a copy of the ''Ru ...

'' (1924) as Cameo appearance * '' Sporting Youth'' (1924) as Jimmy Wood * '' The Reckless Age'' (1924) as Dick Minot * ''

The Fast Worker ''The Fast Worker'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Reginald Denny, Laura La Plante, and Ethel Grey Terry.Goble p. 839 Cast Preservation Prints of ''The Fast Worker'' are located in the coll ...

'' (1924) as Terry Brock * '' Oh Doctor!'' (1925) as Rufus Billings Jr. * ''

I'll Show You the Town ''I'll Show You the Town'' is a 1925 American comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and written by Raymond L. Schrock and Harvey F. Thew. It is based on the 1924 novel ''I'll Show You the Town'' by Elmer Davis. The film stars Reginald Den ...

'' (1925) as Alec Dupree * '' Where Was I?'' (1925) as Thomas S. Berford * '' California Straight Ahead'' (1925) as Tom Hayden * '' What Happened to Jones'' (1926) as Tom Jones * '' Skinner's Dress Suit'' (1926) as Skinner * '' Rolling Home'' (1926) as Nat Alden * '' Take It from Me'' (1926) as Tom Eggett * '' The Cheerful Fraud'' (1926) as Sir Michael Fairlie * '' Fast and Furious'' (1927) as Tom Brown * '' Out All Night'' (1927) as John Graham * '' On Your Toes'' (1927) as Elliott Beresford * '' That's My Daddy'' (1927) as James 'Jimmy' Norton * '' Good Morning, Judge'' (1928) as Freddie Grey * ''

The Night Bird ''The Night Bird'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Reginald Denny, Corliss Palmer and Sam Hardy.Munden p.543 Synopsis A New York boxer falls in love with an Italian girl he meets in Central Par ...

'' (1928) as Kid Davis (his last silent film)

Sound

* '' Red Hot Speed'' (1929) as Darrow * ''

Clear the Decks ''Clear the Decks'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Earle Snell, Gladys Lehman, Albert DeMond and Charles Henry Smith. It is based on the 1926 novel ''When the Devil Was Sick'' by E.J. Rath. The film s ...

'' (1929) as Jack Armitage * ''

His Lucky Day ''His Lucky Day'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by John B. Hymer, Gladys Lehman and Albert DeMond. The film stars Reginald Denny, Lorayne Duval, Otis Harlan, Eddie Phillips, Cissy Fitzgerald and Har ...

'' (1929) as Charles Blaydon * '' One Hysterical Night'' (1929) as William 'Napoleon' Judd * '' Embarrassing Moments'' (1930) as Thaddeus Cruikshank * '' What a Man!'' (1930) as Wade Rawlins * '' Madam Satan'' (1930) as Bob Brooks * '' Those Three French Girls'' (1930) as Larry * ''

A Lady's Morals ''A Lady's Morals'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film offering a highly fictionalized account of opera singer Jenny Lind. The movie features Grace Moore as Lind, Reginald Denny as a lover, and Wallace Beery as P. T. Barnum. The film contains some ...

'' (1930) as Paul Brandt * '' Oh, for a Man!'' (1930) as Barney McGann * '' Parlor, Bedroom and Bath'' (1931) as Jeffrey Haywood * '' Kiki'' (1931) as Victor Randall * '' Stepping Out'' (1931) as Tom Martin * '' Private Lives'' (1931) as Victor * '' Strange Justice'' (1932) as Judson * ''The Iron Master'' (1933) as Steve Mason * '' The Barbarian'' (1933) as Gerald Hume - Diana's Fiancée * '' The Big Bluff'' (1933) * '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) as Bob * ''

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'' (1933) as Dr. Winstay * '' The Lost Patrol'' (1934) as Brown * '' Dancing Man'' (1934) as Paul Drexel * '' The World Moves On'' (1934) as Erik von Gerhardt * '' Of Human Bondage'' (1934) as Griffiths * ''

We're Rich Again ''We're Rich Again'' is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Edna May Oliver, Billie Burke, and Marian Nixon. It is based on the play ''And Who Will Be Clever'' by Alden Nash. Plot In Santa Barbara, Califo ...

'' (1934) as Bookington 'Bookie' Wells * ''

One More River ''One More River'' is a 1934 American drama film mystery directed by James Whale. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starred Colin Clive, Diana Wynyard and stage actress Mrs Patrick Campbell in one of her very few films. Th ...

'' (1934) as David Dornford * '' The Richest Girl in the World'' (1934) as Phillip Lockwood * '' The Little Minister'' (1934) as Captain Halliwell * ''

Lottery Lover ''Lottery Lover'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and written by Franz Schulz and Billy Wilder. The film stars Lew Ayres, Pat Paterson, Peggy Fears, Sterling Holloway, Walter Woolf King and Alan Dinehart. The film was ...

'' (1935) as Capt. Payne * ''

Without Children ''Without Children'', also known as ''Penthouse Party'', is a 1935 American drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Marguerite Churchill, Bruce Cabot and Evelyn Brent.Pitts p.222 Cast * Marguerite Churchill as Sue Cole * Bruce Cabot as ...

'' (1935) as Phil Graham * '' Vagabond Lady'' (1935) as John 'Johnny' Spear * ''

No More Ladies ''No More Ladies'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith. The film stars Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery, and co-stars Charlie Ruggles, Franchot Tone, and Edna May Oliver. The screenplay credited to Donald ...

'' (1935) as Oliver * ''

Here's to Romance ''Here's to Romance'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Nino Martini, Genevieve Tobin and Anita Louise.Solomon p. 359 Synopsis The wife of a music teacher, who has been angered by her husband's phi ...

'' (1935) as Emery Gerard * '' Anna Karenina'' (1935) as Yashvin * '' The Lady in Scarlet'' (1935) as Oliver Keith * '' Remember Last Night?'' (1935) as Jake Whitridge * '' Midnight Phantom'' (1935) as Prof. David Graham * '' The Preview Murder Mystery'' (1936) as Johnny Morgan * '' It Couldn't Have Happened - But It Did'' (1936) as Greg Stone * '' Romeo and Juliet'' (1936) as Benvolio - Nephew to Montgue and Friend to Romeo * '' Two in a Crowd'' (1936) as James Stewart Anthony * '' More Than a Secretary'' (1936) as Bill Houston * '' We're in the Legion Now!'' (1936) as Dan Linton * ''

Bulldog Drummond Escapes ''Bulldog Drummond Escapes'' is a 1937 American film directed by James P. Hogan starring Ray Milland as Capt. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond. Paramount continued with the Bulldog Drummond series, producing seven more films over the next two years. The ...

'' (1937) as Algy Longworth * '' Join the Marines'' (1937) as Steve Lodge * ''

Women of Glamour ''Women of Glamour'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Gordon Wiles and starring Virginia Bruce, Melvyn Douglas and Reginald Denny.Goble p.1022 It is a remake of the 1930 film ''Ladies of Leisure'', which was itself based on the 1926 s ...

'' (1937) as Fritz 'Frederick' Eagan * '' Let's Get Married'' (1937) as George Willoughby * ''

The Great Gambini ''The Great Gambini'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Charles Vidor and written by Frederick J. Jackson, Frank Partos and Howard Irving Young. The film stars Akim Tamiroff, Marian Marsh, John Trent, Genevieve Tobin, Reginald Den ...

'' (1937) as William Randall * ''

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'' (1937, Serial) as Ralph Marshall hs.1-3* ''

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back ''Bulldog Drummond Comes Back'' is a 1937 American adventure mystery film starring John Howard as the English adventurer/crime-solver Bulldog Drummond. John Barrymore plays Drummond's friend Colonel Nielsen and is actually Top-billed in the pict ...

'' (1937) as Algy Longworth * '' Beg, Borrow or Steal'' (1937) as Clifton Summitt * ''

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge ''Bulldog Drummond's Revenge'' is a 1937 American adventure mystery film directed by Louis King, produced by Stuart Walker, written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Herman C. McNeile (novel), and featuring John Barrymore. The picture stars John Howa ...

'' (1937) as Algy Longworth * ''

Bulldog Drummond's Peril ''Bulldog Drummond's Peril'' is a 1938 American adventure crime mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and starring John Barrymore and John Howard. The film is based on Herman C. McNeile's novel ''The Third Round''. Plot The intended wedding ...

'' (1938) as Algy Longworth * '' Four Men and a Prayer'' (1938) as Capt. Douglas Loveland * '' Blockade'' (1938) as Edward Grant * ''

Bulldog Drummond in Africa ''Bulldog Drummond in Africa'' is a 1938 American adventure crime film. This was the 13th of 25 in the Bulldog Drummond film series from 1922 to 1969. Plot summary Again on the eve of his wedding, Captain Hugh Drummond (John Howard) has more pr ...

'' (1938) as Algy Longworth * '' Arrest Bulldog Drummond'' (1938) as Algy Longworth * ''

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police ''Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police'' is a 1939 English Castle murder mystery film directed by James P. Hogan, based on the H. C. McNeile novel ''Temple Tower''. It is one of many films featuring the British sleuth and adventurer Bulldog Drumm ...

'' (1939) as Algy Longworth * '' Everybody's Baby'' (1939) as Dr. Pilcoff * ''

Bulldog Drummond's Bride ''Bulldog Drummond's Bride'' is an American crime comedy thriller film produced in 1939. It was the last film of Paramount Pictures' Bulldog Drummond film series. Plot In London, a shape charge-wielding master criminal comes up with a foolp ...

'' (1939) as Algy Longworth * '' Rebecca'' (1940) as Frank Crawley * '' Spring Parade'' (1940) as the Major * '' Seven Sinners'' (1940) as Captain Church * '' One Night in Lisbon'' (1941) as Erich Strasser * '' International Squadron'' (1941) as Wing Commander Severn * ''

Appointment for Love ''Appointment for Love'' is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan. It was made by Universal Pictures. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording (Berna ...

'' (1941) as Michael Dailey * '' Captains of the Clouds'' (1942) as Commanding Officer * '' Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror'' (1942) as Sir Evan Barham * '' Eyes in the Night'' (1942) as Stephen Lawry * '' Thunder Birds'' (1942) as Barrett * '' Over My Dead Body'' (1942) as Richard 'Dick' Brenner * '' The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case'' (1943) as Paul Ashley * '' Song of the Open Road'' (1944) as Director Curtis * '' Love Letters'' (1945) as Defense Counsel Phillips * ''

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'' (1946) as Fernandez * '' The Locket'' (1946) as Mr. Wendell * ''

My Favorite Brunette ''My Favorite Brunette'' is a 1947 American romantic comedy film and film noir parody, directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about a baby photographer on deat ...

'' (1947) as James Collins * '' The Macomber Affair'' (1947) as Police Inspector * '' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (1947) as Colonel * ''

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'' (1947) as Phillip Hastings * '' Escape Me Never'' (1947) as Mr. MacLean * '' Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House'' (1948) as Simms * ''

The Iroquois Trail ''The Iroquois Trail'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Phil Karlson starring George Montgomery and Brenda Marshall. It is set during the French-Indian War. It is an adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 work ''The Last of ...

'' (1950) as Capt. Edward Brownell * ''

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'' (1953) as Inspector * '' World for Ransom'' (1954) as Maj. Ian Bone * '' Sabaka'' (1954) as Sir Cedric * '' Escape to Burma'' (1955) as Commissioner * '' The Donald O'Connor Show'' (NBC) (1955) as Himself * '' Around the World in 80 Days'' (1956) as Bombay Police Inspector * '' Cat Ballou'' (1965) as Sir Harry Percival * ''

'' Series TV (1966, episodes 11 and 12) as King Boris * '' Assault on a Queen'' (1966) as Master-at-Arms * ''

'' (1966) as Commodore Schmidlapp (final acting role)

References

External links

*Prince of Drones: The Reginald Denny Story by Kimberly Pucci (Bearmanor Media, 2019

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