Actor. Born He was a prolific American actor who was known for his many roles in science fiction films and well as his television series. Born Louis Albert Denninger, Jr, he originally planned to enter his father's garment business after earning a Master of Business Administration degree from Woodbury Business College in Los Angeles, but decided to break into acting instead. He received a radio contest called "Do You Want to Be an Actor" and was awarded a Warner Bros. screen test. Warner rejected him, but Paramount took him on the condition that he change his name to Denning since the studio had concerns that "Denninger" sounded too much like gangster John Dillinger. He went on to appear in films like "North West Mounted Police" in 1940, "The Glass Key" in 1942, "Black Beauty" in 1946, "No Man of Her Own" in 1950, "Creature From The Black Lagoon" in 1954, and "An Affair To Remember" in 1957. He also worked in radio, most notably alongside Lucille Ball in "My Favorite Husband", becoming one of the most popular male leads in radio. He hoped continue this role in television, but Ball wanted to work with her then husband Desi Arnaz. Starting in 1952 in the television role of Mr. North, he was in 52 episodes of "Mr. and Mrs. North; in 1959 he appeared in 39 episodes of the "Flying Doctor"; and starting in 1960, he played the main role in "Michael Shayne" with 32 episodes. Besides these television roles, he was a one-episode guest on a host of television shows. Denning married Evelyn Ankers, an actress famous for horror pictures in 1942, and they had one child, a daughter. During World War II, he served in US Navy on submarines. Later after retirement, he played the recurring role of the Hawaiian Governor in the popular television series "Hawaii Five-0". His wife died in 1985, and in 1986 Denning married Patricia Leffingwell. He died of a heart attack in Escondido, California, and was interred beside his first wife in Maui Veterans cemetery. In 1960 he was honored with a Star for his television work on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.