Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 12, 1902
Died
Mar 25, 1978
Place of Birth
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
74 titles
Leslie Fenton
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English-born American actor and film director. He appeared in 62 films between 1923 and 1945. Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He moved to America with his mother, Elizabeth Carter, and his brothers when he was six years old. They sailed as steerage passengers on board the R.M.S. Celtic. As a teenager, Leslie worked as an office clerk. He moved to New York and began a career on the stage. His film career began later with Fox Studios. He also directed 19 films between 1938 and 1951. He married American actress Ann Dvorak in 1932. Dvorak (Anna May McKim) moved to Britain with Fenton while he served in the British armed forces during the Second World War. The union was childless and ended in divorce in 1945. Fenton died 25 March 1978 in Montecito, California, aged 76. Some sources, including IMDb, incorrectly cite Frank Fenton, the noted screenwriter and novelist, as his younger brother. Frank Fenton's parents were actually John Fenton and Eveline Edgington (married Liverpool, 1900), as evidenced by the ship's manifest for the RMS Caronia (page 0817, line 0008), aboard which Frank Fenton arrived in the US on 21 April 1906.
Known For
Filmography
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Director
Streets of Laredo
Director
Whispering Smith
Director
Lulu Belle
Director
On Our Merry Way
Director
Saigon
Director
Pardon My Past
Director
Tomorrow, the World!
Director
The Saint's Vacation
Director
The Golden Fleecing
Director
The Man from Dakota
Director
Stronger Than Desire
Director
Tell No Tales
Director
Boys Town
Dan Farrow
A Criminal Is Born
Director
The Forgotten Step
Director
Miracle Money
Director
Captain Kidd's Treasure
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Soak the Poor
Nick Garvey
China Passage
Anthony Durand
The House of Secrets
Barry Wilding
The Longest Night
Carl Briggs
Sworn Enemy
Steve Sherman
Murder on a Bridle Path
Don Gregg
Two in the Dark
Stuart Eldredge
White Lies
Dan Oliver
East of Java
Captain Wong Bo
Men Without Names
Monk Gleason, gang boss
Chinatown Squad
Su Quong
Stolen Harmony
Joe Harris (uncredited)
Star of Midnight
Tim Winthrop
The Casino Murder Case
Dr. Kane
Strange Wives
Svengaart
Marie Galante
General Saki Tenoki
Fugitive Road
Frank Riker
Take the Stand
Hugh Halliburton
I Believed in You
Russell Storm
Lady Killer
Duke
Night Flight
Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
F.P.1
Capt. B.E. Droste
Air Mail
Tony Dressel
Thunder Below
Webb
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Nick 'Nicky' Grant
The Famous Ferguson Case
Perrin
The Hatchet Man
Harry En Hai
The Guilty Generation
Joe Palmero
The Pagan Lady
Gerald 'Gerry' Willis
Murder at Midnight
Walter Grayson
Kick In
Charlie
The Public Enemy
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan