Leslie Howard

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards »

Known For

Pygmalion Henry Higgins

(1938)

'Pimpernel' Smith Professor Horatio Smith

(1941)

Gone with the Wind Ashley - His Son

(1939)

Spitfire R.J. Mitchell

(1942)

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Actor (33 credits)

1943 The Gentle Sex
'Observations of a Mere Man' spoken by / Narrator (voice)

1942 In Which We Serve
Narrator (voice, uncredited)

1942 Spitfire
R.J. Mitchell

1941 49th Parallel
Philip Armstrong Scott

1941 'Pimpernel' Smith
Professor Horatio Smith

1940 Common Heritage (Short)
Narrator (voice)

1939 Gone with the Wind
Ashley - His Son

1939 Intermezzo
Holger Brandt

1938 Pygmalion
Henry Higgins

1937 Stand-In
Atterbury Dodd

1937 It's Love I'm After
Basil Underwood

1936 Romeo and Juliet
Romeo - Son to Montague

1936 The Petrified Forest
Alan Squier

1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel
Sir Percy Blakeney

1934 British Agent
Stephen Locke

1934 The Lady Is Willing
Albert Latour (as Mr. Leslie Howard)

1934 Of Human Bondage
Philip Carey

1933 Berkeley Square
Peter Standish / Captain Peter Standish

1933 Captured!
Capt. Fred Allison

1933 Secrets
John Carlton

1932 The Animal Kingdom
Tom Collier

1932 Smilin' Through
Sir John Carteret

1932 Reserved for Ladies
Max Tracey

1931 Devotion
David Trent

1931 Five and Ten
Berry Rhodes

1931 A Free Soul
Dwight Winthrop

1931 Never the Twain Shall Meet
Dan Pritchard

1930 Outward Bound
Tom Prior

1920 Bookworms (Short)
Richard

1920 Five Pounds Reward (Short)
Tony Marchmont

1919 The Lackey and the Lady
Tony Dunciman

1917 The Happy Warrior
Rollo

1914 The Heroine of Mons (Short)

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Producer (11 credits)

1943 The Lamp Still Burns (producer)

1943 The Gentle Sex (producer)

1942 Spitfire (producer)

1941 'Pimpernel' Smith (producer)

1939 Intermezzo (associate producer)

1921 The Temporary Lady (Short) (producer)

1921 Too Many Cooks (Short) (producer)

1920 Bookworms (Short) (producer)

1920 Five Pounds Reward (Short) (producer)

1920 The Bump (Short) (producer)

1920 Twice Two (Short) (producer)

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Soundtrack (5 credits)

1941 'Pimpernel' Smith ("There's A Tavern in the Town", uncredited)

1939 Intermezzo (performer: "Intermezzo" (1936))

1937 Stand-In (performer: "That Old Feeling" (1937) - uncredited)

1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel ("God Save the King!" (1744), uncredited)

1933 Berkeley Square (performer: "John Brown's Body" - uncredited)

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Director (4 credits)

1943 The Gentle Sex

1942 Spitfire

1941 'Pimpernel' Smith

1938 Pygmalion

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Writer (1 credit)

1942 From the Four Corners (Short)

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Self (5 credits)

1943 War in the Mediterranean (Documentary short)
Narrator (voice)

1942 The White Eagle (Documentary short)
Narrator (voice)

1942 From the Four Corners (Short)
Himself (as A Passer-By)

1936 Breakdowns of 1936 (Short)
Himself

1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (Short)
Himself

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Archive footage (29 credits)

2016 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2008 Diálogos de cine (TV Special)
Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel

2008 Waiting for Hockney (Documentary)
Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel

2007 Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (Documentary)
Himself

2004 Spitfire Ace (TV Series documentary)
R.J. Mitchell

- First of the Few (2004) ... R.J. Mitchell

2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Professor Henry Higgins (in 'Pygmalion')

- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (2004) ... Professor Henry Higgins (in 'Pygmalion')

2003 Vanishings! (TV Series)
Himself

- Movie Star or Spy? (2003) ... Himself

2003 Complicated Women (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2001 Omnibus (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- My Fair Lady: Loverly (2001) ... Himself

2000 Secret History (TV Series documentary)
R.J. Mitchell

- The Few (2000) ... R.J. Mitchell

1999 Film Breaks (TV Series documentary)

- Matinée Idols (1999)

1998 Glorious Technicolor (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (Documentary)
Himself

1996 Bogart: The Untold Story (TV Movie documentary)
Actor in 'The Petrified Forest' (uncredited)

1996 Ingrid Bergman Remembered (TV Movie documentary)
Holger Brandt (clip from Intermezzo: A Love Story 1939))

1995 Sprockets (TV Series)
Philip Carey

- Heart Throbs (1995) ... Philip Carey

1994 Biography (TV Series documentary)

- Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill (1994)

1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1988 South of Reno
Clip from 'Of Human Bondage' (uncredited)

1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (Documentary)

1984 Ingrid (Documentary)
Himself, clip from 'Intermezzo' (uncredited)

1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1981 Presidential Blooper Reel (Video)
Himself

1980 The British Greats (TV Series)
Himself

- Leslie Howard (1980) ... Himself

1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV Movie documentary)
Actor 'Intermezzo' (uncredited)

1965 Hollywood My Home Town (Documentary)
Himself

1963 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series)
Alan Squier (clip from The Petrified Forest (1936))

- The Man Called Bogart (1963) ... Alan Squier (clip from The Petrified Forest (1936))

1955 MGM Parade (TV Series documentary)
Dwight Winthrop in 'A Free Soul'

- Episode #1.3 (1955) ... Dwight Winthrop in 'A Free Soul'

1944 Some of the Best (Documentary)
Dwight Winthrop in A Free Soul (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

(1932 Stage: Appeared (as "Tom Collier") in / co-produced (w/Gilbert Miller, who also directed) "The Animal Kingdom" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Philip Barry. Broadhurst Theatre: 12 Jan 1932-Jun 19 (closing date unknown/183 performances). Cast: Lora Baxter (as "Cecelia Henry"), Ilka Chase (as "Grace Macomber"), Frederick ... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Mr. Leslie Howard | A Passer-By

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Don't think I am not homesick for America. I say 'homesick' advisedly because I am a man with two homes -- America, which gave me hospitality for many happy years, and where my daughter was born; and my native England. See more »

Trivia:

Leslie first began writing when he was at Mr Bolland's prep-school in Upper Norwood (England). One Christmas term a play was performed by the schoolboys at Mr Bolland's, written by Leslie -- in Latin, of all things -- at the age of thirteen. See more »