Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1905-08-09
Day of Death
1978-01-26
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.
Filmography (77)
You Are Free, Dr. Korczak
1975
Frightmare
1974
The MacKintosh Man
1973
The Silent One
1973
Endless Night
1972
Die Screaming Marianne
1971
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
1971
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
1970
Connecting Rooms
1970
The Bloody Judge
1970
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968
Khartoum
1966
Circus of Fear
1966
Ten Little Indians
1965
