Leo Genn

Actor Aug 9 (died age 72) London, England, UK 1936–1994 (58 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

The Longest Day

Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

Film

Quo Vadis

Petronius

Film

Moby Dick

Starbuck

Film

55 Days at Peking

Gen. Jung-Lu

Film

Pygmalion

Prince (uncredited)

Film

The Snake Pit

Mark Kik

Film

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

Edmond Brighton

Film

Henry V

The Constable of France

Filmography

Acting (89)

Movies (76)

You Are Free, Dr. Korczak

1975

as Dr. Janusz Korczak

Frightmare

as Dr. Lytell

The Silent One

as Chief of M.I.5

The MacKintosh Man

as Rollins (uncredited)

6.1

Endless Night

1972

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

6.0

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

1971

as Edmond Brighton

6.5

Die Screaming Marianne

1971

as The Judge

6.0

Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary

1970

as Patrick Hastings, KC

Connecting Rooms

as Dr. Norman

The Bloody Judge

as Lord Wessex

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Lanyon

Khartoum

as Narrator (voice)

Circus of Fear

as Elliott

Ten Little Indians

as General Mandrake

The Delhi Way

as Narrator (voice)

The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse

as Adm. Quency

55 Days at Peking

as Gen. Jung-Lu

The Longest Day

as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

Life of Adolf Hitler

as Narrator

Escape by Night

as Michael Pemberton

Mrs. Miniver

as Clem Miniver

Too Hot to Handle

1960

as Johnny Solo

4.6

You'll Never See Me Again

1959

as Inspector Stillman

The Steel Bayonet

as Maj. Gerrard

Tank Force!

as Sgt. Kendall

The Immortal Land

I Accuse!

as Maj. Picquart

Moby Dick

as Starbuck

Beyond Mombasa

as Ralph Hoyt

Blackmail

as Lionel Kendall

Lady Chatterley's Lover

1955

as Sir Clifford Chatterley

7.1

The Titanic Incident

1955

as Paul Bernard

Tonight in Britain

1954

as Self - Commentator

The Green Scarf

as Rodelec

The Red Beret

as Major J. Snow

The Girls of Pleasure Island

as Roger Halyard

Personal Affair

as Stephen Barlow

Elizabeth Is Queen

as Narrator

The Magic Box

as Maida Vale Doctor

Plymouth Adventure

as William Bradford

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

as Robert Sterling

Quo Vadis

as Petronius

Power for All

as Narrator

The Miniver Story

as Steve Brunswick

The Wooden Horse

as Peter Howard

I Went Back

as Narrator

The Undefeated

as Joe Anderson (voice)

No Place for Jennifer

as William Parry

The Snake Pit

as Mark Kik

The Velvet Touch

as Michael Morrell

London Belongs to Me

as Narrator (uncredited)

7.0

Mourning Becomes Electra

as Adam Brant

Green for Danger

as Mr. Eden

Theirs Is the Glory

as Narrator (uncredited)

6.8

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

as Bel Affris

6.2

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

1945

as Marcus Antonius

The Return of the Vikings

1944

as Narrator (voice)

The Way Ahead

as Captain Edwards

Tunisian Victory

as Narrator (voice)

Henry V

as The Constable of France

6.6

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

1944

as Narrator (voice)

6.0

The Bells Go Down

1943

as Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)

7.1

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

as Danton (uncredited)

Law and Disorder

as Another Agent

Girl in the News

as Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

6.4

Contraband

1940

as First Brother Grimm

7.1

French Communique

1940

as Commentator

Ten Days in Paris

1940

as Lanson

7.5

Pygmalion

1938

as Prince (uncredited)

Kate Plus Ten

as Dr. Gurdon

Dangerous Medicine

as Murdoch

The Rat

1937

as Defending Counsel

7.5

Jump for Glory

1937

as Prosecuting Counsel

The Dream Doctor

as Husband

Accused

as Man

The Changing Face of Europe

as Self-Narrator

Television (13)

The World of Hammer

1994

as Self (archive footage)

The Persuaders!

as Sir Hugo Chalmers

The Expert

as Dr. Bellman

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Henry Wilcox

5.0

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.7

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Virginian

as Gavin Heath

The Defenders

as Dr. Morton Chaney

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0

Armchair Theatre

1956

as Inspector Stillman

5.8

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

as Paul Bernard

6.5

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Archbishop of Rheims

8.6

Your Show of Shows

1950

6.3