Leo Genn
Acting
Born 1905-08-09
Died 1978-01-26
London, England, UK
92 credits
Awards
Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 nominated
- 1952 Best Supporting Actor Nominated Quo Vadis
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
58 credits
The World of Hammer
The Merv Griffin Show
The Virginian
The Wednesday Play
BBC Play of the Month
The Defenders
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Persuaders!
The Longest Day
The Expert
Screen Director's Playhouse
Moby Dick
Quo Vadis
55 Days at Peking
Khartoum
Endless Night
Caesar and Cleopatra
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Snake Pit
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Ten Little Indians
On Trial
The Bloody Judge
The Drum
Lady Chatterley's Lover
The MacKintosh Man
The Silent One
Pygmalion
I Accuse!
Armchair Theatre
Henry V
The Magic Box
Plymouth Adventure
Beyond Mombasa
The Way Ahead
The Red Beret
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
The Girls of Pleasure Island
The Velvet Touch
Mourning Becomes Electra
Die Screaming Marianne
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Girl in the News
Circus of Fear
Too Hot to Handle
Tank Force!
The Bells Go Down
Green for Danger
Personal Affair
Contraband
The Titanic Incident
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
The Wooden Horse
The Young Mr. Pitt
Frightmare
Jump for Glory
The Miniver Story
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
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