Leo Genn
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-08-09
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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.
Also Known For
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Jan 07, 1968
Moby Dick
Jun 27, 1956
Ten Little Indians
Jul 31, 1965
Quo Vadis
Nov 08, 1951
The Longest Day
Sep 25, 1962
55 Days at Peking
May 06, 1963
Blackmail
Jul 19, 1955
The Velvet Touch
Jul 13, 1948
The Way Ahead
Jun 09, 1944
Green for Danger
Dec 07, 1946
The Bloody Judge
Feb 05, 1970
Circus of Fear
Apr 29, 1966
The Snake Pit
Nov 04, 1948
The Wooden Horse
Oct 16, 1950
The Magic Box
Jan 01, 1952
The Silent One
Feb 10, 1973
Life of Adolf Hitler
Sep 01, 1961
Plymouth Adventure
Nov 28, 1952
The Red Beret
Aug 11, 1953
Die Screaming Marianne
Aug 13, 1971
Escape by Night
Jul 31, 1960
The Steel Bayonet
Feb 01, 1958
Personal Affair
Oct 20, 1953
Mrs. Miniver
Jan 07, 1960
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Apr 01, 1953
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Dec 07, 1955
The Green Scarf
Aug 25, 1954
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Sep 10, 1952
I Accuse!
Mar 05, 1958
Connecting Rooms
May 01, 1970
Tank Force!
Apr 22, 1958
The Rat
Nov 11, 1937
Tunisian Victory
Mar 23, 1944
The Miniver Story
Oct 26, 1950
Too Hot to Handle
Dec 01, 1960
You Are Free, Dr. Korczak
Apr 09, 1975
The Return of the Vikings
Nov 13, 1944
No Place for Jennifer
Jan 17, 1950
London Belongs to Me
Nov 05, 1948
Jump for Glory
Jan 01, 1937
Kate Plus Ten
Mar 17, 1938
Frightmare
Nov 05, 1974
Endless Night
Oct 05, 1972
The MacKintosh Man
Nov 08, 1973
I Went Back
Oct 01, 1950
Elizabeth Is Queen
Jun 02, 1953
The Immortal Land
Jan 01, 1958
The Undefeated
Dec 31, 1950
Girl in the News
Aug 28, 1940
Contraband
May 11, 1940
The Delhi Way
Jan 01, 1964
Ten Days in Paris
Jun 01, 1940
Beyond Mombasa
Oct 29, 1956
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Jun 20, 1944
Henry V
Nov 24, 1944
The Titanic Incident
Dec 28, 1955
Accused
Dec 18, 1936
Dangerous Medicine
Jul 23, 1938
Mourning Becomes Electra
Nov 19, 1947
The Young Mr. Pitt
Sep 21, 1942
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Feb 18, 1971
The Dream Doctor
Jan 01, 1936
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
Sep 17, 1964
Caesar and Cleopatra
Dec 11, 1945
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
Dec 03, 1945
Khartoum
Jun 09, 1966
French Communique
Jan 02, 1940
Theirs Is the Glory
Oct 13, 1946
The Bells Go Down
May 16, 1943
Pygmalion
Oct 06, 1938
Law and Disorder
Jul 06, 1940
Tonight in Britain
Jan 01, 1954
Power for All
Jan 01, 1951
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Jun 25, 1970
You'll Never See Me Again
Aug 16, 1959
The Merv Griffin Show
Oct 01, 1962
The Persuaders!
Sep 17, 1971
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
The Virginian
Sep 19, 1962
Your Show of Shows
Feb 25, 1950
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Oct 04, 1963
The Expert
Jul 05, 1968
The Defenders
Sep 16, 1961
Screen Director's Playhouse
Oct 05, 1955
BBC Play of the Month
Oct 19, 1965
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Jul 29, 1957
