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Leo Genn
- Name: Leo Genn
- Birthday: 1905-08-09
- Also known as: Leo John Genn
- Place of birth: London, England, UK
- Popularity: 0.7283
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| You Are Free, Dr. Korczak as Dr. Janusz Korczak | 1975-04-09 |
| Frightmare as Dr. Lytell | 1974-11-05 |
| The MacKintosh Man as Rollins (uncredited) | 1973-08-01 |
| The Silent One as Chief of M.I.5 | 1973-02-10 |
| Endless Night as Psychiatrist (uncredited) | 1972-10-05 |
| Die Screaming Marianne as The Judge | 1971-08-13 |
| A Lizard in a Woman's Skin as Edmond Brighton | 1971-02-18 |
| Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary as Patrick Hastings, KC | 1970-06-25 |
| Connecting Rooms as Dr. Norman | 1970-05-01 |
| The Bloody Judge as Lord Wessex | 1970-02-05 |
| The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Lanyon | 1968-01-07 |
| Khartoum as Narrator (voice) | 1966-06-09 |
| Circus of Fear as Elliott | 1966-04-29 |
| Ten Little Indians as General Mandrake | 1965-07-31 |
| The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse as Adm. Quency | 1964-09-17 |
| The Delhi Way as Narrator (voice) | 1964-01-01 |
| 55 Days at Peking as Gen. Jung-Lu | 1963-05-06 |
| The Longest Day as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr. | 1962-09-25 |
| The Life of Adolf Hitler as Narrator | 1961-09-01 |
| Too Hot to Handle as Johnny Solo | 1960-12-01 |
| Escape by Night as Michael Pemberton | 1960-07-31 |
| Mrs. Miniver as Clem Miniver | 1960-01-07 |
| You'll Never See Me Again as Inspector Stillman | 1959-08-16 |
| Tank Force! as Sgt. Kendall | 1958-04-22 |
| I Accuse! as Maj. Picquart | 1958-03-05 |
| The Steel Bayonet as Maj. Gerrard | 1958-02-01 |
| The Immortal Land | 1958-01-01 |
| Beyond Mombasa as Ralph Hoyt | 1956-10-29 |
| Moby Dick as Starbuck | 1956-06-27 |
| The Titanic Incident as Paul Bernard | 1955-12-28 |
| Lady Chatterley's Lover as Sir Clifford Chatterley | 1955-12-07 |
| Blackmail as Lionel Kendall | 1955-07-19 |
| The Green Scarf as Rodelec | 1954-08-25 |
| Tonight in Britain as Self - Commentator | 1954-01-01 |
| Personal Affair as Stephen Barlow | 1953-10-20 |
| The Red Beret as Major J. Snow | 1953-08-11 |
| Elizabeth Is Queen as Narrator | 1953-06-02 |
| The Girls of Pleasure Island as Roger Halyard | 1953-04-01 |
| Plymouth Adventure as William Bradford | 1952-11-28 |
| 24 Hours of a Woman's Life as Robert Sterling | 1952-09-10 |
| The Magic Box as Maida Vale Doctor | 1952-01-01 |
| Quo Vadis as Petronius | 1951-11-08 |
| Power for All as Narrator | 1951-01-01 |
| The Undefeated as Joe Anderson (voice) | 1950-12-31 |
| The Miniver Story as Steve Brunswick | 1950-10-26 |
| The Wooden Horse as Peter Howard | 1950-10-16 |
| I Went Back as Narrator | 1950-10-01 |
| No Place for Jennifer as William Parry | 1950-01-17 |
| London Belongs to Me as Narrator (uncredited) | 1948-11-05 |
| The Snake Pit as Mark Kik | 1948-11-04 |
| The Velvet Touch as Michael Morrell | 1948-07-13 |
| Mourning Becomes Electra as Adam Brant | 1947-11-19 |
| Green for Danger as Mr. Eden | 1946-12-07 |
| Theirs Is the Glory as Narrator (uncredited) | 1946-10-13 |
| Caesar and Cleopatra as Bel Affris | 1945-12-11 |
| Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2 as Marcus Antonius | 1945-12-03 |
| Henry V as The Constable of France | 1944-11-24 |
| The Return of the Vikings as Narrator (voice) | 1944-11-13 |
| Attack! The Battle for New Britain as Narrator (voice) | 1944-06-20 |
| The Way Ahead as Captain Edwards | 1944-06-09 |
| Tunisian Victory as Narrator (voice) | 1944-03-23 |
| The Bells Go Down as Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited) | 1943-05-16 |
| The Young Mr. Pitt as Danton (uncredited) | 1942-09-21 |
| Girl in the News as Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited) | 1940-08-28 |
| Law and Disorder as Another Agent | 1940-07-06 |
| Ten Days in Paris as Lanson | 1940-06-01 |
| Contraband as First Brother Grimm | 1940-05-11 |
| French Communique as Commentator | 1940-01-02 |
| Pygmalion as Prince (uncredited) | 1938-10-06 |
| Dangerous Medicine as Murdoch | 1938-07-23 |
| Kate Plus Ten as Dr. Gurdon | 1938-03-17 |
| The Rat as Defending Counsel | 1937-11-11 |
| Jump for Glory as Prosecuting Counsel | 1937-03-05 |
| Accused as Man | 1936-12-18 |
| The Dream Doctor as Husband | 1936-01-01 |
