
Leslie Henson
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1891-08-03 – 1957-12-02
Place of birth: Notting Hill, London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia Leslie Lincoln Henson (3 August 1891 – 2 December 1957) was an English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy and became a popular music hall comedian who enjoyed a long stage career. He was famous for his bulging eyes, malleable face and raspy voice and helped to form the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during the Second World War. Henson's post war stage success continued in revues, musicals and plays, including a West End adaptation of The Diary of a Nobody in 1955. Henson's film career was intermittent, and he made 14 films from 1916 to 1956. The most notable of these was Tons of Money in 1924, which introduced the popular Aldwych farces to British cinema audiences for the first time. In 1956. Henson died at his home in Harrow Weald, Middlesex, in 1957. He was 66.
Known for
It's a Boy
1934James Skippett
Oh, Daddy!
1935Lord Wilfred Pye
The Demi-Paradise
1943Himself
A Warm Corner
1930Mr. Corner
The Girl from Maxim's
1933Dr Lucien Petypon
The Sport of Kings
1931Amos Purdie, JP
Home and Away
1956Uncle Tom
Tons of Money
1924Aubrey AllingtonFashion Forecasts for Adam - By Mr Leslie Henson!
1922HimselfThe Lifeguardsman
1916Lieutenant Spiff