Leo Genn
Acting • Born 1905-08-09 – Died 1978-01-26
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.
Filmography
88 credits
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie • 1968
Dr. Lanyon
Moby Dick
Movie • 1956
Starbuck
Ten Little Indians
Movie • 1965
General Mandrake
Quo Vadis
Movie • 1951
Petronius
The Longest Day
Movie • 1962
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
55 Days at Peking
Movie • 1963
Gen. Jung-Lu
Blackmail
Movie • 1955
Lionel Kendall
The Velvet Touch
Movie • 1948
Michael Morrell
The Way Ahead
Movie • 1944
Captain Edwards
Green for Danger
Movie • 1946
Mr. Eden
The Bloody Judge
Movie • 1970
Lord Wessex
Circus of Fear
Movie • 1966
Elliott
The Snake Pit
Movie • 1948
Mark Kik
The Wooden Horse
Movie • 1950
Peter Howard
The Magic Box
Movie • 1952
Maida Vale Doctor
The Silent One
Movie • 1973
Chief of M.I.5
The Life of Adolf Hitler
Movie • 1961
Narrator
Plymouth Adventure
Movie • 1952
William Bradford
The Red Beret
Movie • 1953
Major J. Snow
Die Screaming Marianne
Movie • 1971
The Judge
Escape by Night
Movie • 1960
Michael Pemberton
The Steel Bayonet
Movie • 1958
Maj. Gerrard
Personal Affair
Movie • 1953
Stephen Barlow
Mrs. Miniver
Movie • 1960
Clem Miniver
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Movie • 1953
Roger Halyard
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Movie • 1955
Sir Clifford Chatterley
The Green Scarf
Movie • 1954
Rodelec
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Movie • 1952
Robert Sterling
I Accuse!
Movie • 1958
Maj. Picquart
Connecting Rooms
Movie • 1970
Dr. Norman
Tank Force!
Movie • 1958
Sgt. Kendall
The Rat
Movie • 1937
Defending Counsel
Tunisian Victory
Movie • 1944
Narrator (voice)
The Miniver Story
Movie • 1950
Steve Brunswick
Too Hot to Handle
Movie • 1960
Johnny Solo
You Are Free, Dr. Korczak
Movie • 1975
Dr. Janusz Korczak
The Return of the Vikings
Movie • 1944
Narrator (voice)
No Place for Jennifer
Movie • 1950
William Parry
London Belongs to Me
Movie • 1948
Narrator (uncredited)
Jump for Glory
Movie • 1937
Prosecuting Counsel
Kate Plus Ten
Movie • 1938
Dr. Gurdon
Frightmare
Movie • 1974
Dr. Lytell
Endless Night
Movie • 1972
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
The MacKintosh Man
Movie • 1973
Rollins (uncredited)
I Went Back
Movie • 1950
Narrator
Elizabeth Is Queen
Movie • 1953
Narrator
The Immortal Land
Movie • 1958
The Undefeated
Movie • 1950
Joe Anderson (voice)
Girl in the News
Movie • 1940
Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
Contraband
Movie • 1940
First Brother Grimm
The Delhi Way
Movie • 1964
Narrator (voice)
Ten Days in Paris
Movie • 1940
Lanson
Beyond Mombasa
Movie • 1956
Ralph Hoyt
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Movie • 1944
Narrator (voice)
Henry V
Movie • 1944
The Constable of France
The Titanic Incident
Movie • 1955
Paul Bernard
Accused
Movie • 1936
Man
Dangerous Medicine
Movie • 1938
Murdoch
Mourning Becomes Electra
Movie • 1947
Adam Brant
The Young Mr. Pitt
Movie • 1942
Danton (uncredited)
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Movie • 1971
Edmond Brighton
The Dream Doctor
Movie • 1936
Husband
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
Movie • 1964
Adm. Quency
Caesar and Cleopatra
Movie • 1945
Bel Affris
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
Movie • 1945
Marcus Antonius
Khartoum
Movie • 1966
Narrator (voice)
French Communique
Movie • 1940
Commentator
Theirs Is the Glory
Movie • 1946
Narrator (uncredited)
The Bells Go Down
Movie • 1943
Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
Pygmalion
Movie • 1938
Prince (uncredited)
Law and Disorder
Movie • 1940
Another Agent
Tonight in Britain
Movie • 1954
Self - Commentator
Power for All
Movie • 1951
Narrator
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Movie • 1970
Patrick Hastings, KC
You'll Never See Me Again
Movie • 1959
Inspector Stillman
The Changing Face of Europe
Movie • 1951
Self-Narrator
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
The Persuaders!
TV • 1971
Sir Hugo Chalmers
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Archbishop of Rheims
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Gavin Heath
Your Show of Shows
TV • 1950
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
The Expert
TV • 1968
Dr. Bellman
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Dr. Morton Chaney
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV • 1955
Paul Bernard
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Henry Wilcox
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV • 1957
Self
The World of Hammer
TV • 1994
Self (archive footage)