Leo Genn
Birthday: 1905-08-09
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Biography: 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.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
In this Dan Curtis production of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Jack Palance stars as Dr. Henry...
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Moby Dick
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Ten Little Indians
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Quo Vadis
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The Longest Day
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55 Days at Peking
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Blackmail
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The Velvet Touch
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The Way Ahead
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Green for Danger
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The Bloody Judge
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The Snake Pit
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The Wooden Horse
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany...
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The Magic Box
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The Silent One
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Life of Adolf Hitler
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Plymouth Adventure
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The Red Beret
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Die Screaming Marianne
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Escape by Night
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The Steel Bayonet
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Personal Affair
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Mrs. Miniver
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The Girls of Pleasure Island
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
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The Green Scarf
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24 Hours of a Woman's Life
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I Accuse!
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Connecting Rooms
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Tank Force!
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The Rat
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Tunisian Victory
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The Miniver Story
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Too Hot to Handle
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You Are Free, Dr. Korczak
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No Place for Jennifer
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London Belongs to Me
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Jump for Glory
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Kate Plus Ten
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Endless Night
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Frightmare
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The MacKintosh Man
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Elizabeth Is Queen
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The Undefeated
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Contraband
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Girl in the News
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The Delhi Way
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Ten Days in Paris
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Beyond Mombasa
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Attack! The Battle for New Britain
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Henry V
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The Titanic Incident
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Accused
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Dangerous Medicine
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Mourning Becomes Electra
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The Young Mr. Pitt
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A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
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The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
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Caesar and Cleopatra
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Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
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Khartoum
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Theirs Is the Glory
Re-enactment of World War 2 Battle of Arnhem using the survivors from the battle....
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The Bells Go Down
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Pygmalion
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Law and Disorder
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Tonight in Britain
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Power for All
Part of a six part series, this BAFTA Special award nominated documentary looking at the building of...
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Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
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You'll Never See Me Again
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