Actor. Born Reginald Leigh Dugmore in Richmond, England, he began his career on the English stage and film appearing in "Niobe" (1915). He made films both in the United States and England until the 1960s, with credits to include "Sherlock Holmes" (1922), "Of Human Bondage" (1934), "Captains of the Clouds" (1942), "Cat Ballou" (1965) and "Assault on a Queen" (1967). For television, he appeared on "Cavalcade of America," "The Red Skelton Hour," "Playhouse 90," "The Colgate Comedy Hour," and "Batman." He also became interested in radio-controlled model airplanes in the 1930s and opened a model plane shop known as Reginald Denny Hobby Shops. In 1940, he won a US Army contract for radio controlled drone planes and manufactured nearly fifteen thousand drones for the Army, which were used in World War II.
Actor. Born Reginald Leigh Dugmore in Richmond, England, he began his career on the English stage and film appearing in "Niobe" (1915). He made films both in the United States and England until the 1960s, with credits to include "Sherlock Holmes" (1922), "Of Human Bondage" (1934), "Captains of the Clouds" (1942), "Cat Ballou" (1965) and "Assault on a Queen" (1967). For television, he appeared on "Cavalcade of America," "The Red Skelton Hour," "Playhouse 90," "The Colgate Comedy Hour," and "Batman." He also became interested in radio-controlled model airplanes in the 1930s and opened a model plane shop known as Reginald Denny Hobby Shops. In 1940, he won a US Army contract for radio controlled drone planes and manufactured nearly fifteen thousand drones for the Army, which were used in World War II.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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