Leo Genn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 9 August 1905 · London, England, UK
- Died
- 26 January 1978
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
Acting 77
- 1975You Are Free, Dr. Korczak as Dr. Janusz Korczak
- 1974Frightmare as Dr. Lytell
- 1973The MacKintosh Man as Rollins (uncredited)
- 1973The Silent One as Chief of M.I.5
- 1972Endless Night as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
- 1971Die Screaming Marianne as The Judge
- 1971A Lizard in a Woman's Skin as Edmond Brighton
- 1970Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary as Patrick Hastings, KC
- 1970Connecting Rooms as Dr. Norman
- 1970The Bloody Judge as Lord Wessex
- 1968The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Lanyon
- 1966Khartoum as Narrator (voice)
- 1966Circus of Fear as Elliott
- 1965Ten Little Indians as General Mandrake
- 1964The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse as Adm. Quency
- 1964The Delhi Way as Narrator (voice)
- 196355 Days at Peking as Gen. Jung-Lu
- 1962The Longest Day as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
- 1961The Life of Adolf Hitler as Narrator
- 1960Too Hot to Handle as Johnny Solo
- 1960Escape by Night as British Major Michael Pemberton
- 1960Mrs. Miniver as Clem Miniver
- 1959You'll Never See Me Again as Inspector Stillman
- 1958Tank Force! as Sgt. Kendall
- 1958I Accuse! as Maj. Picquart
- 1958The Steel Bayonet as Maj. Gerrard
- 1958The Immortal Land
- 1956Beyond Mombasa as Ralph Hoyt
- 1956Moby Dick as Starbuck
- 1955The Titanic Incident as Paul Bernard
- 1955Lady Chatterley's Lover as Sir Clifford Chatterley
- 1955Blackmail as Lionel Kendall
- 1954The Green Scarf as Rodelec
- 1954Tonight in Britain as Self - Commentator
- 1953Personal Affair as Stephen Barlow
- 1953The Red Beret as Major J. Snow
- 1953Elizabeth Is Queen as Narrator
- 1953The Girls of Pleasure Island as Roger Halyard
- 1952Plymouth Adventure as William Bradford
- 195224 Hours of a Woman's Life as Robert Sterling
- 1952The Magic Box as Maida Vale Doctor
- 1951Quo Vadis as Petronius
- 1951Power for All as Narrator
- 1951The Changing Face of Europe as Self-Narrator
- 1950The Undefeated as Joe Anderson (voice)
- 1950The Miniver Story as Steve Brunswick
- 1950The Wooden Horse as Peter Howard
- 1950I Went Back as Narrator
- 1950No Place for Jennifer as William Parry
- 1948London Belongs to Me as Narrator (uncredited)
- 1948The Snake Pit as Mark Kik
- 1948The Velvet Touch as Michael Morrell
- 1947Mourning Becomes Electra as Adam Brant
- 1946Green for Danger as Mr. Eden
- 1946Theirs Is the Glory as Narrator (uncredited)
- 1945Caesar and Cleopatra as Bel Affris
- 1945Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2 as Marcus Antonius
- 1944Henry V as The Constable of France
- 1944The Return of the Vikings as Narrator (voice)
- 1944Attack! The Battle for New Britain as Narrator (voice)
- 1944The Way Ahead as Captain Edwards
- 1944Tunisian Victory as Narrator (voice)
- 1943The Bells Go Down as Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
- 1942The Young Mr. Pitt as Danton (uncredited)
- 1940Girl in the News as Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
- 1940Law and Disorder as Another Agent
- 1940Ten Days in Paris as Lanson
- 1940Contraband as First Brother Grimm
- 1940French Communique as Commentator
- 1938Pygmalion as Prince (uncredited)
- 1938Dangerous Medicine as Murdoch
- 1938The Drum as Abdul Fakir (uncredited)
- 1938Kate Plus Ten as Dr. Gurdon
- 1937The Rat as Defending Counsel
- 1937Jump for Glory as Prosecuting Counsel
- 1936Accused as Man
- 1936The Dream Doctor as Husband