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