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