Birthday
1905/08/09
Day of death
1978/01/26 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also know as
Leo John Genn
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...Read more
(1968) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Lanyon
(1956) Moby Dick
as Starbuck
(1965) Ten Little Indians
as General Mandrake
(1951) Quo Vadis
as Petronius
(1962) The Longest Day
as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
(1963) 55 Days at Peking
as Gen. Jung-Lu
(1955) Blackmail
as Lionel Kendall
(1948) The Velvet Touch
as Michael Morrell
(1944) The Way Ahead
as Captain Edwards
(1946) Green for Danger
as Mr. Eden
(1970) The Bloody Judge
as Lord Wessex
(1966) Circus of Fear
as Elliott
(1948) The Snake Pit
as Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")
(1950) The Wooden Horse
as Peter Howard
(1952) The Magic Box
as Maida Vale Doctor
(1973) The Silent One
as Chief of M.I.5
(1961) Life of Adolf Hitler
as Narrator
(1952) Plymouth Adventure
as William Bradford
(1953) The Red Beret
as Major J. Snow
(1971) Die Screaming Marianne
as The Judge
(1960) Escape by Night
as Michael Pemberton
(1958) The Steel Bayonet
as Maj. Gerrard
(1953) Personal Affair
as Stephen Barlow
(1960) Mrs. Miniver
as Clem Miniver
(1953) The Girls of Pleasure Island
as Roger Halyard
(1955) Lady Chatterley's Lover
as Sir Clifford Chatterley
(1954) The Green Scarf
as Rodelec
(1952) 24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Robert Sterling
(1958) I Accuse!
as Maj. Picquart
(1970) Connecting Rooms
as Dr. Norman
(1958) Tank Force!
as Sgt. Kendall
(1937) The Rat
as Defending Counsel
(1944) Tunisian Victory
as Narrator (voice)
(1950) The Miniver Story
as Steve Brunswick
(1960) Too Hot to Handle
as Johnny Solo
(1975) You Are Free, Dr. Korczak
as Dr. Janusz Korczak
(1944) The Return of the Vikings
as Narrator (voice)
(1950) No Place for Jennifer
as William Parry
(1948) London Belongs to Me
as Narrator (uncredited)
(1937) When Thief Meets Thief
as Prosecuting Counsel
(1938) Kate Plus Ten
as Dr. Gurdon
(1972) Endless Night
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
(1974) Frightmare
as Dr. Lytell
(1973) The MacKintosh Man
as Rollins (uncredited)
(1950) I Went Back
as Narrator
(1953) Elizabeth Is Queen
as Narrator
(1958) The Immortal Land
as ---
(1950) The Undefeated
as Joe Anderson (voice)
(1940) Contraband
as First Brother Grimm
(1940) Girl in the News
as Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
(1964) The Delhi Way
as Narrator (voice)
(1940) Ten Days in Paris
as Lanson
(1956) Beyond Mombasa
as Ralph Hoyt
(1944) Attack: The Battle for New Britain
as Narrator (voice)
(1944) Henry V
as The Constable of France
(1955) The Titanic Incident
as Paul Bernard
(1936) Accused
as Man
(1938) Dangerous Medicine
as Murdoch
(1947) Mourning Becomes Electra
as Adam Brant
(1942) The Young Mr. Pitt
as Danton (uncredited)
(1971) A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
as Edmond Brighton
(1936) The Dream Doctor
as Husband
(1964) The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
as Adm. Quency
(1945) Caesar and Cleopatra
as Bel Affris
(1945) Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
as Marcus Antonius
(1966) Khartoum
as Narrator (voice)
(1940) French Communique
as Commentator
(1946) Theirs Is the Glory
as Narrator (uncredited)
(1943) The Bells Go Down
as Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
(1939) Pygmalion
as Prince (uncredited)
(1940) Law and Disorder
as Another Agent
(1954) Tonight in Britain
as Self - Commentator
(1951) Power for All
as Narrator
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1971) The Persuaders!
as Sir Hugo Chalmers
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Archbishop of Rheims
(1962) The Virginian
as Gavin Heath
(1950) Your Show of Shows
as ---
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as ---
(1968) The Expert
as Dr. Bellman
(1961) The Defenders
as Dr. Morton Chaney
(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse
as Paul Bernard