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Leo Genn
Leo Genn

Leo Genn

ActingBorn August 9, 1905Died January 26, 1978 (age 72)London, England, UK

Biography

Leo John Genn (9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister. Signified by his relaxed charm and smooth, "black velvet" voice, he had a lengthy career in theatre, film, television, and radio; often playing aristocratic or gentlemanly, sophisticate roles. Born to a Jewish family in London, Genn was educated as a lawyer and was a practicing barrister until after World War II, in which he served in the Royal Artillery as a Lieutenant-Colonel. He began his acting career at The Old Vic and made his film debut in 1935, starring in a total of 85 screen roles until his death in 1978. For his portrayal of Petronius in the 1951 Hollywood epic Quo Vadis, he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leo Genn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Filmography

1994
The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1975
You Are Free, Dr. Korczak

as Dr. Janusz Korczak

Movie
1974
Frightmare

as Dr. Lytell

Movie
1973
The MacKintosh Man

as Rollins (uncredited)

Movie
1973
The Silent One

as Chief of M.I.5

Movie
1972
Endless Night

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Movie
1971
The Persuaders!

as Sir Hugo Chalmers

TV
1971Movie
1971
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

as Edmond Brighton

Movie
1970
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary

as Patrick Hastings, KC

Movie
1970
Connecting Rooms

as Dr. Norman

Movie
1970
The Bloody Judge

as Lord Wessex

Movie
1968
The Expert

as Dr. Bellman

TV
1966
Khartoum

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1966
Circus of Fear

as Elliott

Movie
1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Henry Wilcox

TV
1965
Ten Little Indians

as General Mandrake

Movie
1964
The Wednesday Play

as Hereward Daintry

TV
1964Movie
1964
The Delhi Way

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1963
55 Days at Peking

as Gen. Jung-Lu

Movie
1962
The Longest Day

as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

Movie
1962
The Virginian

as Gavin Heath

TV
1961
The Defenders

as Dr. Morton Chaney

TV
1961Movie
1960
Too Hot to Handle

as Johnny Solo

Movie
1960
Escape by Night

as Michael Pemberton

Movie
1960
On Trial

as Sir Charles Dilke

TV
1960
Mrs. Miniver

as Clem Miniver

Movie
1959
You'll Never See Me Again

as Inspector Stillman

Movie
1958
Tank Force!

as Sgt. Kendall

Movie
1958
I Accuse!

as Maj. Picquart

Movie
1958
The Steel Bayonet

as Maj. Gerrard

Movie
1956
Beyond Mombasa

as Ralph Hoyt

Movie
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Inspector Stillman

TV
1956
Moby Dick

as Starbuck

Movie
1955
The Titanic Incident

as Paul Bernard

Movie
1955
Lady Chatterley's Lover

as Sir Clifford Chatterley

Movie
1955TV
1955
Blackmail

as Lionel Kendall

Movie
1954
The Green Scarf

as Rodelec

Movie
1954
Tonight in Britain

as Self - Commentator

Movie
1953
Personal Affair

as Stephen Barlow

Movie
1953
The Red Beret

as Major J. Snow

Movie
1953Movie
1953Movie
1952
Plymouth Adventure

as William Bradford

Movie
1952
24 Hours of a Woman's Life

as Robert Sterling

Movie
1952
The Magic Box

as Maida Vale Doctor

Movie
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Archbishop of Rheims

TV
1951
Quo Vadis

as Petronius

Movie
1951
Power for All

as Narrator

Movie
1951Movie
1950
The Undefeated

as Joe Anderson (voice)

Movie
1950
The Miniver Story

as Steve Brunswick

Movie
1950
The Wooden Horse

as Peter Howard

Movie
1950
I Went Back

as Narrator

Movie
1950
No Place for Jennifer

as William Parry

Movie
1948
London Belongs to Me

as Narrator (uncredited)

Movie
1948
The Snake Pit

as Mark Kik

Movie
1948
The Velvet Touch

as Michael Morrell

Movie
1947Movie
1946
Green for Danger

as Mr. Eden

Movie
1946
Theirs Is the Glory

as Narrator (uncredited)

Movie
1945Movie
1944
Henry V

as The Constable of France

Movie
1944
The Return of the Vikings

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1944Movie
1944
The Way Ahead

as Captain Edwards

Movie
1944
Tunisian Victory

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1943
The Bells Go Down

as Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)

Movie
1942
The Young Mr. Pitt

as Danton (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Girl in the News

as Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

Movie
1940
Law and Disorder

as Another Agent

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Contraband

as First Brother Grimm

Movie
1940
French Communique

as Commentator

Movie
1938
Pygmalion

as Prince (uncredited)

Movie
1938Movie
1938
The Drum

as Abdul Fakir (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Kate Plus Ten

as Dr. Gurdon

Movie
1937
The Rat

as Defending Counsel

Movie
1937
Jump for Glory

as Prosecuting Counsel

Movie
1936
Accused

as Man

Movie
1936Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 9, 1905
Day of DeathJanuary 26, 1978
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
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