Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 09, 1905
Died
Jan 26, 1978
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Credits
92 titles
Leo Genn
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
Filmography
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
You Are Free, Dr. Korczak
Dr. Janusz Korczak
Frightmare
Dr. Lytell
The MacKintosh Man
Rollins (uncredited)
The Silent One
Chief of M.I.5
Endless Night
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
The Persuaders!
Sir Hugo Chalmers
Die Screaming Marianne
The Judge
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Edmond Brighton
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Patrick Hastings, KC
Connecting Rooms
Dr. Norman
The Bloody Judge
Lord Wessex
The Expert
Dr. Bellman
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Lanyon
Khartoum
Narrator (voice)
Circus of Fear
Elliott
BBC Play of the Month
Henry Wilcox
Ten Little Indians
General Mandrake
The Wednesday Play
Hereward Daintry
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
Adm. Quency
The Delhi Way
Narrator (voice)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
55 Days at Peking
Gen. Jung-Lu
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Longest Day
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
The Virginian
Gavin Heath
The Defenders
Dr. Morton Chaney
The Life of Adolf Hitler
Narrator
Too Hot to Handle
Johnny Solo
Escape by Night
British Major Michael Pemberton
On Trial
Sir Charles Dilke
Mrs. Miniver
Clem Miniver
You'll Never See Me Again
Inspector Stillman
Tank Force!
Sgt. Kendall
I Accuse!
Maj. Picquart
The Steel Bayonet
Maj. Gerrard
The Immortal Land
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
Beyond Mombasa
Ralph Hoyt
Armchair Theatre
Inspector Stillman
Moby Dick
Starbuck
The Titanic Incident
Paul Bernard
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Sir Clifford Chatterley
Screen Director's Playhouse
Paul Bernard
Blackmail
Lionel Kendall
The Green Scarf
Rodelec
Tonight in Britain
Self - Commentator
Personal Affair
Stephen Barlow
The Red Beret
Major J. Snow
Elizabeth Is Queen
Narrator