---
name: "Matt Dennis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-dennis"
fi1m_id: "matt-dennis"
imdb_id: "nm0219516"
tmdb_id: 248409
wikidata_id: "Q952572"
roles: []
born: "14 February 1913"
died: "21 June 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T05:33:20.104999+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."
---

# Matt Dennis

## Identity

Matt Dennis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matt-dennis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matt-dennis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0219516
- **TMDB ID:** 248409
- **Wikidata ID:** Q952572
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Dennis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952572, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219516/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/248409

Actor. Born 14 February 1913 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Died 21 June 2002.

## Details

- **Born:** 14 February 1913, Seattle, Washington, USA
- **Died:** 21 June 2002
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Dennis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952572, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219516/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/248409

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Bigamist*](https://film.one/film/the-bigamist.md) (74)

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## Biography

Matt Dennis was an American singer, pianist, composer and songwriter. Born in Seattle, Washington, he performed with big bands including Horace Heidt's orchestra and later worked as an arranger and composer for Tommy Dorsey, writing standards such as "Everything Happens to Me" and "Let's Get Away from It All" that were recorded by Frank Sinatra.

He appeared as himself, singing, in the 1953 films *The Bigamist* and *Jennifer*, the latter introducing his composition "Angel Eyes". Dennis also performed on television and in nightclubs. He died in 2002.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Bigamist* (1953), Fi1m 74, as Himself, Singer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bigamist.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *Johnny Ringo* (1959), series, as Gabe
- *Jennifer* (1953), as Pianist / Singer, Songs

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