Leo Genn
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 (92 titles)
6.8ShowThe World of Hammer
Self (archive footage) · 1994
8.0MovieYou Are Free, Dr. Korczak
Dr. Janusz Korczak · 1975
6.4MovieFrightmare
Dr. Lytell · 1974
6.1MovieThe MacKintosh Man
Rollins (uncredited) · 1973
7.3MovieThe Silent One
Chief of M.I.5 · 1973
6.1MovieEndless Night
Psychiatrist (uncredited) · 1972
7.6ShowThe Persuaders!
Sir Hugo Chalmers · 1971
6.0MovieDie Screaming Marianne
The Judge · 1971
6.5MovieA Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Edmond Brighton · 1971
MovieMarie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Patrick Hastings, KC · 1970
5.6MovieConnecting Rooms
Dr. Norman · 1970
5.0MovieThe Bloody Judge
Lord Wessex · 1970
9.0ShowThe Expert
Dr. Bellman · 1968
6.8MovieThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Lanyon · 1968
6.3MovieKhartoum
Narrator (voice) · 1966
5.5MovieCircus of Fear
Elliott · 1966
5.3ShowBBC Play of the Month
Henry Wilcox · 1965
6.3MovieTen Little Indians
General Mandrake · 1965
5.2ShowThe Wednesday Play
Hereward Daintry · 1964
6.2MovieThe Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
Adm. Quency · 1964
6.3MovieThe Delhi Way
Narrator (voice) · 1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
6.9Movie55 Days at Peking
Gen. Jung-Lu · 1963
6.6ShowThe Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1962
7.6MovieThe Longest Day
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr. · 1962
6.5ShowThe Virginian
Gavin Heath · 1962
6.3ShowThe Defenders
Dr. Morton Chaney · 1961
The Life of Adolf Hitler
Narrator · 1961
4.7MovieToo Hot to Handle
Johnny Solo · 1960
7.0MovieEscape by Night
Michael Pemberton · 1960