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Leo Genn
London, England, UK
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 the…
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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.
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1994
The World of Hammer
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1975
You Are Free, Dr. Korczak
Movie Dr. Janusz Korczak
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1974
Frightmare
Movie Dr. Lytell
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1973
The MacKintosh Man
Movie Rollins (uncredited)
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1973
The Silent One
Movie Chief of M.I.5
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1972
Endless Night
Movie Psychiatrist (uncredited)
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1971
The Persuaders!
TV show Sir Hugo Chalmers
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1971
Die Screaming Marianne
Movie The Judge
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1971
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Movie Edmond Brighton
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1970
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Movie Patrick Hastings, KC
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1970
Connecting Rooms
Movie Dr. Norman
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1970
The Bloody Judge
Movie Lord Wessex
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1968
The Expert
TV show Dr. Bellman
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1968
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie Dr. Lanyon
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1966
Khartoum
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1966
Circus of Fear
Movie Elliott
More credits
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1965
BBC Play of the Month
TV show Henry Wilcox
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1965
Ten Little Indians
Movie General Mandrake
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1964
The Wednesday Play
TV show Hereward Daintry
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1964
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
Movie Adm. Quency
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1964
The Delhi Way
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1963
55 Days at Peking
Movie Gen. Jung-Lu
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV show Self
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1962
The Longest Day
Movie Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
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1962
The Virginian
TV show Gavin Heath
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1961
The Defenders
TV show Dr. Morton Chaney
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1961
The Life of Adolf Hitler
Movie Narrator
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1960
Too Hot to Handle
Movie Johnny Solo
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1960
Escape by Night
Movie British Major Michael Pemberton
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1960
On Trial
TV show Sir Charles Dilke
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1960
Mrs. Miniver
Movie Clem Miniver
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1959
You'll Never See Me Again
Movie Inspector Stillman
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1958
Tank Force!
Movie Sgt. Kendall
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1958
I Accuse!
Movie Maj. Picquart
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1958
The Steel Bayonet
Movie Maj. Gerrard
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1958
The Immortal Land
Movie
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1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV show Self
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1956
Beyond Mombasa
Movie Ralph Hoyt
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1956
Armchair Theatre
TV show Inspector Stillman
