Leo Genn
Born: 1905-08-09
Place of Birth: 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.
Known For
Plymouth Adventure
The Miniver Story
Tank Force!
The Steel Bayonet
Quo Vadis
Moby Dick
The Longest Day
Caesar and Cleopatra
The Silent One
The Undefeated
Khartoum
Contraband
Girl in the News
The Rat
Blackmail
Law and Disorder
Connecting Rooms
Frightmare
55 Days at Peking
Pygmalion
The Magic Box
Lady Chatterley's Lover
London Belongs to Me
Escape by Night
Mrs. Miniver
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Die Screaming Marianne
The Red Beret
The Bloody Judge
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Green for Danger
The Snake Pit
Ten Little Indians
The MacKintosh Man
The Titanic Incident
Endless Night
The Green Scarf
Henry V
The Way Ahead
Jump for Glory
The Wooden Horse
Circus of Fear
The Velvet Touch
Mourning Becomes Electra
The Girls of Pleasure Island
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Too Hot to Handle
Beyond Mombasa
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
I Accuse!
Tunisian Victory
No Place for Jennifer
Personal Affair
The Young Mr. Pitt
The Delhi Way
Ten Days in Paris
Theirs Is the Glory
The Bells Go Down
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Kate Plus Ten
Accused
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Elizabeth Is Queen
