Leo Genn
Born: 1905-08-09 in London, England, UK
Died: 1978-01-26
Known For: Acting
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)
1975
- You Are Free, Dr. Korczak as Dr. Janusz Korczak
1974
- Frightmare as Dr. Lytell
1973
- The Silent One as Chief of M.I.5
- The MacKintosh Man as Rollins (uncredited)
1972
- Endless Night as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
1971
- The Persuaders! as Sir Hugo Chalmers
- Die Screaming Marianne as The Judge
- A Lizard in a Woman's Skin as Edmond Brighton
1970
- Connecting Rooms as Dr. Norman
- Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary as Patrick Hastings, KC
- The Bloody Judge as Lord Wessex
1968
- The Expert as Dr. Bellman
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Lanyon
1966
- Khartoum as Narrator (voice)
- Circus of Fear as Elliott
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Henry Wilcox
- Ten Little Indians as General Mandrake
1964
- The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse as Adm. Quency
- The Delhi Way as Narrator (voice)
1963
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- 55 Days at Peking as Gen. Jung-Lu
1962
- The Virginian as Gavin Heath
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- The Longest Day as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
1961
- The Defenders as Dr. Morton Chaney
- Life of Adolf Hitler as Narrator
1960
- Mrs. Miniver as Clem Miniver
- Too Hot to Handle as Johnny Solo
- Escape by Night as Michael Pemberton
1959
- You'll Never See Me Again as Inspector Stillman
1958
- Tank Force! as Sgt. Kendall
- The Steel Bayonet as Maj. Gerrard
- The Immortal Land
- I Accuse! as Maj. Picquart
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1956
- Beyond Mombasa as Ralph Hoyt
- Moby Dick as Starbuck
1955
- Blackmail as Lionel Kendall
- Screen Director's Playhouse as Paul Bernard
- The Titanic Incident as Paul Bernard
- Lady Chatterley's Lover as Sir Clifford Chatterley
1954
- The Green Scarf as Rodelec
- Tonight in Britain as Self - Commentator
1953
- Personal Affair as Stephen Barlow
- The Red Beret as Major J. Snow
- The Girls of Pleasure Island as Roger Halyard
- Elizabeth Is Queen as Narrator
1952
- Plymouth Adventure as William Bradford
- The Magic Box as Maida Vale Doctor
- 24 Hours of a Woman's Life as Robert Sterling
1951
- Quo Vadis as Petronius
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Archbishop of Rheims
- Power for All as Narrator
1950
- Your Show of Shows
- The Undefeated as Joe Anderson (voice)
- No Place for Jennifer as William Parry
- The Miniver Story as Steve Brunswick
- The Wooden Horse as Peter Howard
- I Went Back as Narrator
1948
- The Snake Pit as Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")
- London Belongs to Me as Narrator (uncredited)
- The Velvet Touch as Michael Morrell
1947
- Mourning Becomes Electra as Adam Brant
1946
- Green for Danger as Mr. Eden
- Theirs Is the Glory as Narrator (uncredited)
1945
- Caesar and Cleopatra as Bel Affris
- Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2 as Marcus Antonius
1944
- The Way Ahead as Captain Edwards
- Henry V as The Constable of France
- Tunisian Victory as Narrator (voice)
- The Return of the Vikings as Narrator (voice)
- Attack! The Battle for New Britain as Narrator (voice)
1943
- The Bells Go Down as Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
1942
- The Young Mr. Pitt as Danton (uncredited)
1940
- Contraband as First Brother Grimm
- French Communique as Commentator
- Law and Disorder as Another Agent
- Girl in the News as Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
- Ten Days in Paris as Lanson
1938
- Pygmalion as Prince (uncredited)
- Kate Plus Ten as Dr. Gurdon
- Dangerous Medicine as Murdoch
1937
- The Rat as Defending Counsel
- Jump for Glory as Prosecuting Counsel
1936
- Accused as Man
- The Dream Doctor as Husband