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Leo Genn

Cast & creator

Leo Genn

1905-08-09 (died at 72) London, England, UKIMDb

Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, The Wednesday Play, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

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.

Also known as: Leo John Genn

Movies

77

film credits

Series

15

television credits

Career

92

1936–1994 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · 1962

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Hereward Daintry · 1964

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Acting · 1963

The Virginian

The Virginian

Gavin Heath · 1962

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self · 1957

Across film & television

Filmography (92)

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Showing 92 of 92 credits

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Hereward Daintry

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Virginian

The Virginian

Gavin Heath

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self

The Defenders

The Defenders

Dr. Morton Chaney

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Henry Wilcox

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

Sir Hugo Chalmers

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows

The Expert

The Expert

Dr. Bellman

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

Paul Bernard

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

Self (archive footage)

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Archbishop of Rheims

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

Starbuck

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Inspector Stillman

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

Petronius

On Trial

On Trial

Sir Charles Dilke

55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

Gen. Jung-Lu

Khartoum

Khartoum

Narrator (voice)

Endless Night

Endless Night

Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Henry V

Henry V

The Constable of France

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

Johnny Solo

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

Bel Affris

The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

Rollins (uncredited)

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

Edmond Brighton

London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me

Narrator (uncredited)

The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse

The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse

Adm. Quency

Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians

General Mandrake

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Sir Clifford Chatterley

The Bloody Judge

The Bloody Judge

Lord Wessex

Girl in the News

Girl in the News

Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

Frightmare

Frightmare

Dr. Lytell

The Snake Pit

The Snake Pit

Mark Kik

Plymouth Adventure

Plymouth Adventure

William Bradford

Green for Danger

Green for Danger

Mr. Eden

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Lanyon

The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

Michael Morrell

The Girls of Pleasure Island

The Girls of Pleasure Island

Roger Halyard

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

Maj. Picquart

Escape by Night

Escape by Night

British Major Michael Pemberton

The Miniver Story

The Miniver Story

Steve Brunswick

The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

Danton (uncredited)

Die Screaming Marianne

Die Screaming Marianne

The Judge

Contraband

Contraband

First Brother Grimm

Tank Force!

Tank Force!

Sgt. Kendall

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

Adam Brant

Circus of Fear

Circus of Fear

Elliott

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

Maida Vale Doctor

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

Captain Edwards

The Bells Go Down

The Bells Go Down

Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)

The Red Beret

The Red Beret

Major J. Snow

The Silent One

The Silent One

Chief of M.I.5

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

Prince (uncredited)

Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary

Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary

Patrick Hastings, KC

The Life of Adolf Hitler

Narrator

You'll Never See Me Again

Inspector Stillman

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

Robert Sterling

No Place for Jennifer

No Place for Jennifer

William Parry

Theirs Is the Glory

Theirs Is the Glory

Narrator (uncredited)

French Communique

Commentator

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Narrator (voice)

Beyond Mombasa

Beyond Mombasa

Ralph Hoyt

The Drum

The Drum

Abdul Fakir (uncredited)

Ten Days in Paris

Ten Days in Paris

Lanson

You Are Free, Dr. Korczak

You Are Free, Dr. Korczak

Dr. Janusz Korczak

Personal Affair

Personal Affair

Stephen Barlow

Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder

Another Agent

The Wooden Horse

The Wooden Horse

Peter Howard

The Changing Face of Europe

Self-Narrator

Tonight in Britain

Self - Commentator

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

Marcus Antonius

Jump for Glory

Jump for Glory

Prosecuting Counsel

Tunisian Victory

Tunisian Victory

Narrator (voice)

The Immortal Land

The Undefeated

The Undefeated

Joe Anderson (voice)

Elizabeth Is Queen

Elizabeth Is Queen

Narrator

The Return of the Vikings

Narrator (voice)

Connecting Rooms

Connecting Rooms

Dr. Norman

The Titanic Incident

The Titanic Incident

Paul Bernard

The Delhi Way

The Delhi Way

Narrator (voice)

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

Clem Miniver

The Dream Doctor

Husband

Blackmail

Blackmail

Lionel Kendall

The Steel Bayonet

The Steel Bayonet

Maj. Gerrard

The Green Scarf

The Green Scarf

Rodelec

Dangerous Medicine

Murdoch

I Went Back

Narrator

Kate Plus Ten

Kate Plus Ten

Dr. Gurdon

Accused

Accused

Man

The Rat

The Rat

Defending Counsel

Power for All

Narrator