---
name: "Desmond Dhooge"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/desmond-dhooge"
fi1m_id: "desmond-dhooge"
imdb_id: "nm0223589"
tmdb_id: 39777
roles: []
born: "27 October 1924"
died: "23 November 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-02T22:10:33.070874+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Desmond Dhooge

## Identity

Desmond Dhooge

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/desmond-dhooge
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** desmond-dhooge
- **IMDb ID:** nm0223589
- **TMDB ID:** 39777
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/39777

Actor. Born 27 October 1924 in Longview, Texas, USA. Died 23 November 1999.

## Details

- **Born:** 27 October 1924, Longview, Texas, USA
- **Died:** 23 November 1999
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/39777

## Biography

Desmond Dhooge was an American actor. He was born on 27 October 1924 in Longview, Texas, and died on 23 November 1999 in Dallas, Texas. He was married to Daisy Bell Mitchell.

Dhooge appeared in supporting roles in films and television from the late 1950s to the late 1980s. He is credited as the Cotton Candy Man in *Paper Moon* (1973), as Harvey in four episodes of the series *Dallas* (1978–1987), as Jimmy the Guard in *Silent Rage* (1982), and as the Hitchhiker (credited as Desmond Doogh) in *The Giant Gila Monster* (1959). Other credits include *Keep My Grave Open* (1977) as the Storekeeper and *The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains* (1987) as the Dog Handler.

*Sources: imdb.com, streamfind.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Paper Moon* (1973), Fi1m 86, as Cotton Candy Man — [page](https://film.one/film/paper-moon.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss* (1988), as Ollie
- *The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains* (1987), as Dog Handler
- *Play Dead* (1983), as Dog Trainer
- *Silent Rage* (1982), as Jimmy the Guard
- *Dallas* (1978), series, as Harvey
- *The Great Lester Boggs* (1974), Actor
- *Paper Moon* (1973), as Cotton Candy Man — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/paper-moon.md)
- *The Pickle Goes in the Middle* (1973), as First Henchman
- *Fair Play* (1972), as Sheriff Oakes
- *Corky* (1972), as Smitty
- *A Bullet for Pretty Boy* (1970), as Harvey
- *My Dog, Buddy* (1960), as Kolinzky
- *The Giant Gila Monster* (1959), as Hitchhiker (as Desmond Doogh)

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