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Leslie Henson
Notting Hill, London, England, UK
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 s…
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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.
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1956
Home and Away
Movie Uncle Tom
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1943
The Demi-Paradise
Movie Himself
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1935
Oh, Daddy!
Movie Lord Wilfred Pye
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1934
It's a Boy
Movie James Skippett
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1933
The Girl from Maxim's
Movie Dr Lucien Petypon
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1931
The Sport of Kings
Movie Amos Purdie, JP
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1930
A Warm Corner
Movie Mr. Corner
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1924
Tons of Money
Movie Aubrey Allington
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1922
Fashion Forecasts for Adam - By Mr Leslie Henson!
Movie Himself
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1920
Alf's Button
Movie Alf Higgins
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1916
The Lifeguardsman
Movie Lieutenant Spiff
