Leo Genn
Birthday: 1905-08-09 | Place of Birth: London, England, UKLeo 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
Acting
Role
as Dr. Janusz Korczak
as Dr. Lytell
as Chief of M.I.5
as Lord Wessex
as The Judge
as Dr. Norman
as Patrick Hastings, KC
as Dr. Lanyon
as Elliott
as General Mandrake
as Narrator (voice)
as Gen. Jung-Lu
as Johnny Solo
as Narrator
as Michael Pemberton
as Inspector Stillman
as Maj. Gerrard
as Sgt. Kendall
as Ralph Hoyt
as Sir Clifford Chatterley
as Starbuck
as Lionel Kendall
as Rodelec
as Self - Commentator
as Stephen Barlow
as Major J. Snow
