Leo Genn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 9, 1905, London, England, UK
- Died
- January 26, 1978
- Movies
- 77
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.
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1975 | You Are Free, Dr. Korczak | Dr. Janusz Korczak |
| 1974 | Frightmare | Dr. Lytell |
| 1973 | The MacKintosh Man | Rollins (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Silent One | Chief of M.I.5 |
| 1972 | Endless Night | Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Die Screaming Marianne | The Judge |
| 1971 | A Lizard in a Woman's Skin | Edmond Brighton |
| 1970 | Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary | Patrick Hastings, KC |
| 1970 | Connecting Rooms | Dr. Norman |
| 1970 | The Bloody Judge | Lord Wessex |
| 1968 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Lanyon |
| 1966 | Khartoum | Narrator (voice) |
| 1966 | Circus of Fear | Elliott |
| 1965 | Ten Little Indians | General Mandrake |
| 1964 | The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse | Adm. Quency |
| 1964 | The Delhi Way | Narrator (voice) |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking | Gen. Jung-Lu |
| 1962 | The Longest Day | Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr. |
| 1961 | The Life of Adolf Hitler | Narrator |
| 1960 | Too Hot to Handle | Johnny Solo |
| 1960 | Escape by Night | British Major Michael Pemberton |
| 1960 | Mrs. Miniver | Clem Miniver |
| 1959 | You'll Never See Me Again | Inspector Stillman |
| 1958 | Tank Force! | Sgt. Kendall |
| 1958 | I Accuse! | Maj. Picquart |
| 1958 | The Steel Bayonet | Maj. Gerrard |
| 1958 | The Immortal Land | |
| 1956 | Beyond Mombasa | Ralph Hoyt |
| 1956 | Moby Dick | Starbuck |
| 1955 | The Titanic Incident | Paul Bernard |
| 1955 | Lady Chatterley's Lover | Sir Clifford Chatterley |
| 1955 | Blackmail | Lionel Kendall |
| 1954 | The Green Scarf | Rodelec |
| 1954 | Tonight in Britain | Self - Commentator |
| 1953 | Personal Affair | Stephen Barlow |
| 1953 | The Red Beret | Major J. Snow |
| 1953 | Elizabeth Is Queen | Narrator |
| 1953 | The Girls of Pleasure Island | Roger Halyard |
| 1952 | Plymouth Adventure | William Bradford |
| 1952 | 24 Hours of a Woman's Life | Robert Sterling |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Maida Vale Doctor |
| 1951 | Quo Vadis | Petronius |
| 1951 | Power for All | Narrator |
| 1951 | The Changing Face of Europe | Self-Narrator |
| 1950 | The Undefeated | Joe Anderson (voice) |
| 1950 | The Miniver Story | Steve Brunswick |
| 1950 | The Wooden Horse | Peter Howard |
| 1950 | I Went Back | Narrator |
| 1950 | No Place for Jennifer | William Parry |
| 1948 | London Belongs to Me | Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Snake Pit | Mark Kik |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch | Michael Morrell |
| 1947 | Mourning Becomes Electra | Adam Brant |
| 1946 | Green for Danger | Mr. Eden |
| 1946 | Theirs Is the Glory | Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Bel Affris |
| 1945 | Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2 | Marcus Antonius |
| 1944 | Henry V | The Constable of France |
| 1944 | The Return of the Vikings | Narrator (voice) |
| 1944 | Attack! The Battle for New Britain | Narrator (voice) |
| 1944 | The Way Ahead | Captain Edwards |
| 1944 | Tunisian Victory | Narrator (voice) |
| 1943 | The Bells Go Down | Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Young Mr. Pitt | Danton (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Girl in the News | Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited) |
| 1940 | Law and Disorder | Another Agent |
| 1940 | Ten Days in Paris | Lanson |
| 1940 | Contraband | First Brother Grimm |
| 1940 | French Communique | Commentator |
| 1938 | Pygmalion | Prince (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Dangerous Medicine | Murdoch |
| 1938 | The Drum | Abdul Fakir (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Kate Plus Ten | Dr. Gurdon |
| 1937 | The Rat | Defending Counsel |
| 1937 | Jump for Glory | Prosecuting Counsel |
| 1936 | Accused | Man |
| 1936 | The Dream Doctor | Husband |
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