Leo Genn
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1905-08-09 – 1978-01-26
Place of birth: London, England, UK
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.​
Known for
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968Dr. Lanyon
Moby Dick
1956Starbuck
Ten Little Indians
1965General Mandrake
Quo Vadis
1951Petronius
The Longest Day
1962Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
55 Days at Peking
1963Gen. Jung-Lu
Blackmail
1955Lionel Kendall
The Velvet Touch
1948Michael Morrell
The Way Ahead
1944Captain Edwards
Green for Danger
1946Mr. Eden
The Bloody Judge
1970Lord Wessex
Circus of Fear
1966Elliott
The Snake Pit
1948Mark Kik
The Wooden Horse
1950Peter Howard
The Magic Box
1952Maida Vale Doctor
The Silent One
1973Chief of M.I.5The Life of Adolf Hitler
1961Narrator
Plymouth Adventure
1952William Bradford
The Red Beret
1953Major J. Snow