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