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Leo Genn (1905–1978)

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Leo Genn was the son of a successful jewelry merchant Woolfe (William) Genn and his wife Rachel Asserson. He attended the City of London School as a youth and went on to study law at Cambridge. He received his law degree as a qualified barrister (which in English law tradition is a lawyer who is a specialist in law and who appears in court as representative of a client... See full bio »

Born:

Leo John Genn
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 72) in London, England, UK
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1975 Sie sind frei, Doktor Korczak
Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak
 
1974 Cover Up
Dr. Lytell
 
1974 The Zoo Gang (TV series)
Dupont
– The Lion Hunt (1974) … Dupont
 
1973 The MacKintosh Man
Rollins [defence lawyer] (uncredited)
 
1973 The Silent One
Chief of M.I.5
 
1972 Endless Night
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
 
1971 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Sir Hugo Chalmers
– The Long Goodbye (1971) … Sir Hugo Chalmers
 
1971 Die Screaming, Marianne
The Judge
 
1971 A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Edmond Brighton
 
1970 Connecting Rooms
Dr. Norman
 
1970 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
– Howards End (1970)
 
1970 The Bloody Judge
Lord Wessex
 
1969 Strange Report (TV series)
George Halliday
– Report 1021: Shrapnel - The Wish in the Dream (1969) … George Halliday
 
1969 The Expert (TV series)
Dr. Bellman
– The Blue Spot (1969) … Dr. Bellman
 
1968 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV movie)
Dr. Lanyon
 
1967 Saint Joan (TV movie)
Archbishop of Rheims
 
1966 Vendetta (TV series)
– The Ice-Cream Man (1966)
 
1966 Khartoum
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1966 Psycho-Circus
Insp. Elliott
 
1965 Agatha Christie's 'Ten Little Indians'
General Mandrake
 
1965 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Hereward Daintry
– The Cat's Cradle (1965) … Hereward Daintry
 
1964 Die Todesstrahlen des Dr. Mabuse
Adm. Quency
 
1964 The Virginian (TV series)
Gavin Heath
– The Thirty Days of Gavin Heath (1964) … Gavin Heath
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Commander Tony Gardner
– The Fifth Passenger (1963) … Commander Tony Gardner
 
1963 55 Days at Peking
Gen. Jung-Lu
 
1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Dr. Morton Chaney
– The Colossus (1963) … Dr. Morton Chaney
 
1963 Festival (TV series)
– The Doctor's Dilemma (1963)
 
1962 About Religion (TV series)
– The Vision and the Dream (1962)
 
1962 The Longest Day
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
 
1961 On Trial: The Dilke Case (TV movie)
Sir Charles Dilke
 
1960 On Trial (TV series)
Sir Charles Dilke
– The Dilke Case (1960) … Sir Charles Dilke
 
1960 Escape by Night
maggiore Michael Pemberton, inglese
 
1960 Playgirl After Dark
Johnny Solo
 
1960 Mrs. Miniver (TV movie)
Clem Miniver
 
1959 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Inspector Stillman
– You'll Never See Me Again (1959) … Inspector Stillman
 
1959 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
sir David Crossley
– The Gift (1959) … sir David Crossley
 
1958 Tank Force
Sgt. Kendall
 
1958 I Accuse!
Maj. Picquart
 
1957 The Steel Bayonet
Maj. Gerrard
 
1956 Beyond Mombasa
Ralph Hoyt
 
1956 Moby Dick
Starbuck
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Paul Bernard
– The Titanic Incident (1955) … Paul Bernard
 
1955 Omnibus (TV series)
King Herod
– Salome (1955) … King Herod
 
1955 Lady Chatterley's Lover
Sir Clifford Chatterley
 
1955 The Lowest Crime
Lionel Kendall
 
1954 The Green Scarf
Rodelec
 
1953 Personal Affair
Stephen Barlow
 
1953 Paratrooper
Major J. Snow
 
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island
Roger Halyard
 
1952 Plymouth Adventure
William Bradford
 
1952 Affair in Monte Carlo
Robert Sterling
 
1951 The Magic Box
Maida Vale Doctor
 
1951 Quo Vadis
Petronius
 
1950 The Wooden Horse
Flt. Lt. Peter Howard
 
1950 The Miniver Story
Steve Brunswick
 
1950 No Place for Jennifer
William Bailey
 
1949 The Undefeated (documentary short)
Joe Anderson (voice)
 
1948 The Snake Pit
Dr. Mark Kik
 
1948 Dulcimer Street
Narrator, introduction (uncredited)
 
1948 The Velvet Touch
Michael Morrell
 
1947 Mourning Becomes Electra
Adam Brant
 
1946 Green for Danger
Mr. Eden
 
1945 Caesar and Cleopatra
Bel Affris
 
1945 The Return of the Vikings
Narrator (voice)
 
1944 Henry V
The Constable of France
 
1944 The Way Ahead
Captain Edwards
 
1943 The Bells Go Down
Off-screen Narrator (uncredited)
 
1942 The Young Mr. Pitt
Danton (uncredited)
 
1940 Girl in the News
Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)
 
1940 Law and Disorder
 
1940 Ten Days in Paris
Lanson
 
1940 Blackout
First Brother Grimm
 
1938 Pygmalion
Prince (uncredited)
 
1938 Dangerous Medicine
Murdoch
 
1938 Queen of Crime
Dr. Gurdon
 
1938 Drums
Abdul Fakir (uncredited)
 
1937 The Rat
Defending Counsel
 
1937 The Cavalier of the Streets
Attorney General
 
1937 When Thief Meets Thief
Prosecuting Counsel
 
1936 Accused
Man (uncredited)
 
1936 Rhodes
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1936 The Dream Doctor (short)
Husband
 
1935 Immortal Gentleman
Merchant / Shylock
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
1964 The Delhi Way (documentary)
Narrated by (voice)
 
1963 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.92 (1963) … Himself
 
1962 Act of Faith (TV documentary)
Himself - Commentator
 
1961 Life of Adolf Hitler (documentary)
Narrator US Version
 
1959 Love in Monaco (documentary)
Narrator
 
1958 Three Seasons (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1958 The Immortal Land (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1953 Elizabeth Is Queen (documentary)
Narrator
 
1952 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #3.26 (1952) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1951 The Changing Face of Europe (documentary)
Narrator
 
1951 Power for All (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1950 Drums for a Holiday (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1944 Attack! Battle of New Britain (documentary)
Narrator
 
1944 Tunisian Victory (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
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2007 Bloody Jess (TV documentary)
Lord Wessex (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1951) He acted in Muriel and Sydney Box's play, "The Seventh Veil," at the Princes' Theatre in London, England with Ann Todd, Herbert Lom, and Ralph Michael in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

While a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, he was one of the Prosecuting Officers at the British-mounted 1945 Belsen War Crimes trial. See more »

Trademark:

Deep black velvet voice See more »

Star Sign:

Leo