Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
71
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 09, 1905 ( 73 years old )
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
Leo John Genn
Leo 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 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
Moby Dick
1956-06-27Ten Little Indians
1965-07-31Quo Vadis
1951-11-08The Longest Day
1962-09-2555 Days at Peking
1963-05-06Chantage
1955-07-19The Velvet Touch
1948-07-13The Way Ahead
1944-06-09Green for Danger
1946-12-07