Leo Genn
ActingLeo 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
The Longest Day
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
Quo Vadis
Petronius
Moby Dick
Starbuck
55 Days at Peking
Gen. Jung-Lu
Khartoum
Narrator (voice)
Contraband
First Brother Grimm
Henry V
The Constable of France
Pygmalion
Prince (uncredited)
Ten Little Indians
General Mandrake
Caesar and Cleopatra
Bel Affris
Filmography — Acting
The Longest Day
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
Quo Vadis
Petronius
Moby Dick
Starbuck
55 Days at Peking
Gen. Jung-Lu
Khartoum
Narrator (voice)
Contraband
First Brother Grimm
Henry V
The Constable of France
Pygmalion
Prince (uncredited)
Ten Little Indians
General Mandrake
Caesar and Cleopatra
Bel Affris
The MacKintosh Man
Rollins (uncredited)
The Red Beret
Major J. Snow
The Way Ahead
Captain Edwards
The Snake Pit
Mark Kik
Endless Night
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Edmond Brighton
Circus of Fear
Elliott
The Young Mr. Pitt
Danton (uncredited)
The Bloody Judge
Lord Wessex
Plymouth Adventure
William Bradford
The Magic Box
Maida Vale Doctor
The Velvet Touch
Michael Morrell
I Accuse!
Maj. Picquart
The Silent One
Chief of M.I.5
Beyond Mombasa
Ralph Hoyt
Girl in the News
Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
Green for Danger
Mr. Eden
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Lanyon
Connecting Rooms
Dr. Norman
Mourning Becomes Electra
Adam Brant
London Belongs to Me
Narrator (uncredited)
The Miniver Story
Steve Brunswick
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Narrator (voice)
Personal Affair
Stephen Barlow
The Wooden Horse
Peter Howard
Accused
Man
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Sir Clifford Chatterley
The Rat
Defending Counsel
Frightmare
Dr. Lytell
The Steel Bayonet
Maj. Gerrard
Too Hot to Handle
Johnny Solo
Tank Force!
Sgt. Kendall
Jump for Glory
Prosecuting Counsel
The Bells Go Down
Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Robert Sterling
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
Adm. Quency
Escape by Night
Michael Pemberton
Kate Plus Ten
Dr. Gurdon
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Roger Halyard
Tunisian Victory
Narrator (voice)
Ten Days in Paris
Lanson
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Patrick Hastings, KC
Blackmail
Lionel Kendall
Mrs. Miniver
Clem Miniver
No Place for Jennifer
William Parry
Die Screaming Marianne
The Judge
Dangerous Medicine
Murdoch
Law and Disorder
Another Agent
The Life of Adolf Hitler
Narrator
You'll Never See Me Again
Inspector Stillman
Tonight in Britain
Self - Commentator
Elizabeth Is Queen
Narrator
The Green Scarf
Rodelec
The Titanic Incident
Paul Bernard
The Undefeated
Joe Anderson (voice)
Power for All
Narrator
Theirs Is the Glory
Narrator (uncredited)
The Delhi Way
Narrator (voice)
The Immortal Land
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
Marcus Antonius
You Are Free, Dr. Korczak
Dr. Janusz Korczak
The Dream Doctor
Husband
I Went Back
Narrator
The Return of the Vikings
Narrator (voice)
French Communique
Commentator
The Changing Face of Europe
Self-Narrator