Leo Genn
August 9, 1905 (119 years old) in London, England, UK
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1975 · You Are Free, Dr. Korczak as Dr. Janusz Korczak
- 1974 · Frightmare as Dr. Lytell
- 1973 · The MacKintosh Man as Rollins (uncredited)
- 1973 · The Silent One as Chief of M.I.5
- 1972 · Endless Night as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
- 1971 · The Persuaders! as Sir Hugo Chalmers
- 1971 · Die Screaming Marianne as The Judge
- 1971 · A Lizard in a Woman's Skin as Edmond Brighton
- 1970 · Connecting Rooms as Dr. Norman
- 1970 · The Bloody Judge as Lord Wessex
- 1968 · The Expert as Dr. Bellman
- 1968 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Lanyon
- 1966 · Khartoum as Narrator (voice)
- 1966 · Circus of Fear as Elliott
- 1965 · Ten Little Indians as General Mandrake
- 1964 · The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse as Adm. Quency
- 1964 · The Delhi Way as Narrator (voice)
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as
- 1963 · 55 Days at Peking as Gen. Jung-Lu
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · The Longest Day as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
- 1962 · The Virginian as Gavin Heath
- 1961 · The Defenders as Dr. Morton Chaney
- 1961 · Life of Adolf Hitler as Narrator
- 1960 · Too Hot to Handle as Johnny Solo
- 1960 · Escape by Night as Michael Pemberton
- 1960 · Mrs. Miniver as Clem Miniver
- 1958 · Tank Force! as Sgt. Kendall
- 1958 · I Accuse! as Maj. Picquart
- 1958 · The Steel Bayonet as Maj. Gerrard
- 1958 · The Immortal Land as
- 1956 · Beyond Mombasa as Ralph Hoyt
- 1956 · Moby Dick as Starbuck
- 1955 · The Titanic Incident as Paul Bernard
- 1955 · Lady Chatterley's Lover as Sir Clifford Chatterley
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Paul Bernard
- 1955 · Blackmail as Lionel Kendall
- 1954 · The Green Scarf as Rodelec
- 1953 · Personal Affair as Stephen Barlow
- 1953 · The Red Beret as Major J. Snow
- 1953 · Elizabeth Is Queen as Narrator
- 1953 · The Girls of Pleasure Island as Roger Halyard
- 1952 · Plymouth Adventure as William Bradford
- 1952 · 24 Hours of a Woman's Life as Robert Sterling
- 1952 · The Magic Box as Maida Vale Doctor
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Archbishop of Rheims
- 1951 · Quo Vadis as Petronius
- 1950 · The Undefeated as Joe Anderson (voice)
- 1950 · The Miniver Story as Steve Brunswick
- 1950 · The Wooden Horse as Peter Howard
- 1950 · I Went Back as Narrator
- 1950 · Your Show of Shows as
- 1950 · No Place for Jennifer as William Parry
- 1948 · London Belongs to Me as Narrator (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Snake Pit as Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")
- 1948 · The Velvet Touch as Michael Morrell
- 1947 · Mourning Becomes Electra as Adam Brant
- 1946 · Green for Danger as Mr. Eden
- 1946 · Theirs Is the Glory as Narrator (uncredited)
- 1945 · Caesar and Cleopatra as Bel Affris
- 1945 · Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2 as Marcus Antonius
- 1944 · Henry V as The Constable of France
- 1944 · The Return of the Vikings as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Attack: The Battle for New Britain as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · The Way Ahead as Captain Edwards
- 1944 · Tunisian Victory as Narrator (voice)
- 1943 · The Bells Go Down as Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
- 1942 · The Young Mr. Pitt as Danton (uncredited)
- 1940 · Girl in the News as Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
- 1940 · Law and Disorder as Another Agent
- 1940 · Ten Days in Paris as Lanson
- 1940 · Contraband as First Brother Grimm
- 1940 · French Communique as Commentator
- 1939 · Pygmalion as Prince (uncredited)
- 1938 · Dangerous Medicine as Murdoch
- 1938 · Kate Plus Ten as Dr. Gurdon
- 1937 · The Rat as Defending Counsel
- 1937 · When Thief Meets Thief as Prosecuting Counsel
- 1936 · Accused as Man
- 1936 · The Dream Doctor as Husband