Leo Genn

Acting

August 9, 1905 – January 26, 1978 (died at 72)

London, England, UK

Male

77 Movies

15 TV Shows

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.

Moby Dick

1956 7.1

as Starbuck

Age 50 (now 72)

Quo Vadis

1951 7.1

as Petronius

Age 46 (now 72)

Green for Danger

1946 6.7

as Mr. Eden

Age 41 (now 72)

The Snake Pit

1948 7.1

as Mark Kik

Age 43 (now 72)

Ten Little Indians

1965 6.3

as General Mandrake

Age 59 (now 72)

The Silent One

1973 7.3

as Chief of M.I.5

Age 67 (now 72)

The Wooden Horse

1950 6.8

as Peter Howard

Age 45 (now 72)

55 Days at Peking

1963 6.9

as Gen. Jung-Lu

Age 57 (now 72)

Escape by Night

1960 7.0

as Michael Pemberton

Age 54 (now 72)

The Velvet Touch

1948 6.3

as Michael Morrell

Age 42 (now 72)

Circus of Fear

1966 5.5

as Elliott

Age 60 (now 72)

The Bloody Judge

1970 5.1

as Lord Wessex

Age 64 (now 72)

Frightmare

1974 6.4

as Dr. Lytell

Age 69 (now 72)

Tunisian Victory

1944 6.4

as Narrator (voice)

Age 38 (now 72)

Lady Chatterley's Lover

1955 7.2

as Sir Clifford Chatterley

Age 50 (now 72)

Personal Affair

1953 6.3

as Stephen Barlow

Age 48 (now 72)

You Are Free, Dr. Korczak

1975 8.0

as Dr. Janusz Korczak

Age 69 (now 72)

Frightmare

1974 6.4

as Dr. Lytell

Age 69 (now 72)

The MacKintosh Man

1973 6.1

as Rollins (uncredited)

Age 67 (now 72)

The Silent One

1973 7.3

as Chief of M.I.5

Age 67 (now 72)

Endless Night

1972 6.1

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Age 67 (now 72)

Die Screaming Marianne

1971 6.0

as The Judge

Age 66 (now 72)

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

1971 6.5

as Edmond Brighton

Age 65 (now 72)

Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary

1970

as Patrick Hastings, KC

Age 64 (now 72)

Connecting Rooms

1970 5.6

as Dr. Norman

Age 64 (now 72)

The Bloody Judge

1970 5.1

as Lord Wessex

Age 64 (now 72)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1968 6.8

as Dr. Lanyon

Age 62 (now 72)

Khartoum

1966 6.3

as Narrator (voice)

Age 60 (now 72)

Circus of Fear

1966 5.5

as Elliott

Age 60 (now 72)

Ten Little Indians

1965 6.3

as General Mandrake

Age 59 (now 72)

The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse

1964 6.2

as Adm. Quency

Age 59 (now 72)

The Delhi Way

1964 6.3

as Narrator (voice)

Age 58 (now 72)

55 Days at Peking

1963 6.9

as Gen. Jung-Lu

Age 57 (now 72)

The Longest Day

1962 7.6

as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

Age 57 (now 72)

The Life of Adolf Hitler

1961 7.4

as Narrator

Age 56 (now 72)

Too Hot to Handle

1960 4.7

as Johnny Solo

Age 55 (now 72)

Escape by Night

1960 7.0

as Michael Pemberton

Age 54 (now 72)

Mrs. Miniver

1960 7.0

as Clem Miniver

Age 54 (now 72)

You'll Never See Me Again

1959

as Inspector Stillman

Age 54 (now 72)

Tank Force!

1958 6.4

as Sgt. Kendall

Age 52 (now 72)

I Accuse!

1958 6.6

as Maj. Picquart

Age 52 (now 72)

The Steel Bayonet

1958 5.7

as Maj. Gerrard

Age 52 (now 72)

The Immortal Land

1958 10.0

Age 52 (now 72)

Beyond Mombasa

1956 6.8

as Ralph Hoyt

Age 51 (now 72)

Moby Dick

1956 7.1

as Starbuck

Age 50 (now 72)

The Titanic Incident

1955

as Paul Bernard

Age 50 (now 72)

Lady Chatterley's Lover

1955 7.2

as Sir Clifford Chatterley

Age 50 (now 72)

Blackmail

1955 8.0

as Lionel Kendall

Age 49 (now 72)

The Green Scarf

1954 6.3

as Rodelec

Age 49 (now 72)

Tonight in Britain

1954 5.0

as Self - Commentator

Age 48 (now 72)

Personal Affair

1953 6.3

as Stephen Barlow

Age 48 (now 72)

The Red Beret

1953 6.7

as Major J. Snow

Age 48 (now 72)

Elizabeth Is Queen

1953 7.0

as Narrator

Age 47 (now 72)

The Girls of Pleasure Island

1953 5.8

as Roger Halyard

Age 47 (now 72)

Plymouth Adventure

1952 5.9

as William Bradford

Age 47 (now 72)

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

1952 5.8

as Robert Sterling

Age 47 (now 72)

The Magic Box

1952 6.5

as Maida Vale Doctor

Age 46 (now 72)

Quo Vadis

1951 7.1

as Petronius

Age 46 (now 72)

Power for All

1951

as Narrator

Age 45 (now 72)

The Changing Face of Europe

1951 7.0

as Self-Narrator

Age 45 (now 72)

The Undefeated

1950 7.0

as Joe Anderson (voice)

Age 45 (now 72)

The Miniver Story

1950 6.3

as Steve Brunswick

Age 45 (now 72)

The Wooden Horse

1950 6.8

as Peter Howard

Age 45 (now 72)

I Went Back

1950 6.0

as Narrator

Age 45 (now 72)

No Place for Jennifer

1950 5.8

as William Parry

Age 44 (now 72)

London Belongs to Me

1948 7.0

as Narrator (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 72)

The Snake Pit

1948 7.1

as Mark Kik

Age 43 (now 72)

The Velvet Touch

1948 6.3

as Michael Morrell

Age 42 (now 72)

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947 6.1

as Adam Brant

Age 42 (now 72)

Green for Danger

1946 6.7

as Mr. Eden

Age 41 (now 72)

Theirs Is the Glory

1946 6.9

as Narrator (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 72)

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945 6.2

as Bel Affris

Age 40 (now 72)

Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2

1945

as Marcus Antonius

Age 40 (now 72)

Henry V

1944 6.7

as The Constable of France

Age 39 (now 72)

The Return of the Vikings

1944 7.0

as Narrator (voice)

Age 39 (now 72)

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

1944 7.0

as Narrator (voice)

Age 38 (now 72)

The Way Ahead

1944 6.6

as Captain Edwards

Age 38 (now 72)

Tunisian Victory

1944 6.4

as Narrator (voice)

Age 38 (now 72)

The Bells Go Down

1943 7.2

as Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 72)

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942 6.2

as Danton (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 72)

Girl in the News

1940 6.5

as Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

Age 35 (now 72)

Law and Disorder

1940 6.3

as Another Agent

Age 34 (now 72)

Ten Days in Paris

1940 7.8

as Lanson

Age 34 (now 72)

Contraband

1940 7.1

as First Brother Grimm

Age 34 (now 72)

French Communique

1940

as Commentator

Age 34 (now 72)

Pygmalion

1938 7.0

as Prince (uncredited)

Age 33 (now 72)

Dangerous Medicine

1938 8.0

as Murdoch

Age 32 (now 72)

The Drum

1938 6.1

as Abdul Fakir (uncredited)

Age 32 (now 72)

Kate Plus Ten

1938 8.3

as Dr. Gurdon

Age 32 (now 72)

The Rat

1937 8.1

as Defending Counsel

Age 32 (now 72)

Jump for Glory

1937 5.7

as Prosecuting Counsel

Age 31 (now 72)

Accused

1936 10.0

as Man

Age 31 (now 72)

The Dream Doctor

1936 6.5

as Husband

Age 30 (now 72)