Acting

Leo Genn

Born 1905-08-09 · London, England, UK

Died 1978-01-26

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.

Credits

Newest first

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