Reginald Denham (10 January 1894 – 4 February 1983) was an English writer, theatre and film director, actor and film producer.

Biography

Reginald H. F. Denham was born in London, England, in 1894. He spent a good part of his career directing

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, with a career spanning from the

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'' Rope's End'' (1929) by Patrick Hamilton, to the

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''Hostile Witness'' (1966). In 1930 he produced the First World War drama ''

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'' in the West End. He was married to Irish actress Moyna Macgill (1919–1924), English actress Lilian Oldland, and American actress and writer Mary Orr (from 1947 until his death). While they were married, Denham and Orr were writing partners. His daughter with Macgill, Isolde Denham, married actor

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when they were both 19. He died following a

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Credits

Writer

*''Paradies der alten Damen'' (1971) (TV) (criminal play) *'' The Mad Room'' (1969) (earlier screenplay) (play '' Ladies in Retirement'') *''

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'' (2 episodes, 1954–1957) : Dark Hammock (1957) TV episode (play, with Mary Orr) :Ladies in Retirement (1954) TV episode (play, with Mary Orr) *''

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'' (1 episode, 1956) :Help Wanted (1956) TV episode (adaptation, with Mary Orr) *'' The Motorola Television Hour'' (1 episode, 1954) :A Dash of Bitters (1954) TV episode (teleplay, with Mary Orr) *'' Broadway Television Theatre'' (1 episode, 1952) :

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(1952) TV episode (play, with Mary Orr) *'' Mr. & Mrs. North'' (1952) TV series (unknown episodes) *''Suspense'' (4 episodes, 1949–1950) :The Suicide Club (1950) TV episode :Help Wanted (1949) TV episode (with Mary Orr) :Murder Through the Looking Glass (1949) TV episode (teleplay) :Dead Ernest (1949) TV episode *''Wallflower'' (1944) (play, with Mary Orr) *'' Ladies in Retirement'' (1941) (play) (screenplay) *''Suspect'' (1939) (TV) *''Trunk Crime'' (1939) (play) *'' Calling the Tune'' (1936) *''Ebb Tide'' (1932) *''Hombre que asesinó, El'' (1931) (adaptation) *'' Stamboul'' (1931)

Director

*'' Blind Folly'' (1940) *'' Flying Fifty-Five'' (1939) *'' Kate Plus Ten'' (1938) :a.k.a. ''Queen of Crime'' (USA) :a.k.a. ''The Vanishing Train'' (USA: TV title) *'' Dreams Come True'' (1936) *'' The House of the Spaniard'' (1936) *'' Calling the Tune'' (1936) * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1936) *'' Lucky Days'' (1935) *'' The Silent Passenger'' (1935) *'' The Village Squire'' (1935) *'' The Price of Wisdom'' (1935) *'' Lieut. Daring R.N.'' (1935) :a.k.a. ''Lieutenant Daring R.N.'' *'' Borrow a Million'' (1934) *''

Death at Broadcasting House ''Death at Broadcasting House'', also known as ''Death at a Broadcast'', is a 1934 UK, British mystery film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Ian Hunter (actor), Ian Hunter, Austin Trevor, Henry Kendall (actor), Henry Kendall, and Jack Ha ...

'' (1934) :a.k.a. ''Death at a Broadcast'' (USA) :a.k.a. ''Death of a Broadcast'' *'' The Primrose Path'' (1934) *'' Brides to Be'' (1934) *''

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'' (1934) *'' Called Back'' (1933) *'' The Jewel'' (1933)

Producer

*'' The Primrose Path'' (1934) *'' Brides to Be'' (1934)

Actor

*'' Nothing Else Matters'' as Flash Harry (1920)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Denham, Reginald 1894 births 1983 deaths 20th-century English male actors 20th-century English screenwriters English male silent film actors English film directors English film producers English male screenwriters Male actors from London 20th-century English male writers 20th-century English businesspeople English emigrants to the United States