George Dolenz

'George Dolenz' (qv) was born in Italy in 1908 to a large family. He left Italy in the 1920s to start a new life and it seemed that he didn't want to look back on his old one. He arrived in Los Angeles in the 1940s and it was there that he somehow met up with 'Howard Hughes' (qv). Hughes signed him up as a leading man at RKO Pictures--which he owned--but, under Hughes' contract, George only starred in one film, _Vendetta (1950)_ (qv), with 'Faith Domergue' (qv). He became a master of several dialects, and could play urbane Continental roles such as "Baron Sergei" in _In Society (1944)_ (qv), with 'Bud Abbott' (qv) and 'Lou Costello' (qv), Latin-American types such as the mysterious "Cortega" in _Scared Stiff (1953)_ (qv), with 'Dean Martin' (qv) and 'Jerry Lewis' (qv), and even Roman-era royalty such as "Emperor Theodosius" in _Sign of the Pagan (1954)_ (qv). When his contract with Hughes ran out, George appeared in many films for other studios throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and starred in the TV series _The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)_ (qv). George was the father of actor 'Micky Dolenz' (qv) of _The Monkees (1966)_ (qv), husband of actress 'Janelle Johnson Dolenz' (qv) and the grandfather of actress 'Ami Dolenz' (qv).::Sara [email protected]