Leo Genn

★ Acting #12,281

1905 - 1978 (age 72) • Acting

Born: 8/9/1905 in London, England, UK

Died: 1/26/1978 (age 72)

Known for: Acting

Leo Genn

★ Acting #12,281

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.

Known For

Moby Dick

71%

Starbuck

1956

Quo Vadis

71%

Petronius

1951

55 Days at Peking

69%

Gen. Jung-Lu

1963

Ten Little Indians

63%

General Mandrake

1965

The Persuaders!

77%

Sir Hugo Chalmers

1971

The Snake Pit

71%

Mark Kik

1948

Green for Danger

67%

Mr. Eden

1946

Frightmare

64%

Dr. Lytell

1974

The World of Hammer

68%

Self (archive footage)

1994

You Are Free, Dr. Korczak

80%

Dr. Janusz Korczak

1975

Frightmare

64%

Dr. Lytell

1974

The MacKintosh Man

61%

Rollins (uncredited)

1973

The Silent One

73%

Chief of M.I.5

1973

Endless Night

61%

Psychiatrist (uncredited)

1972

The Persuaders!

77%

Sir Hugo Chalmers

1971

Die Screaming Marianne

60%

The Judge

1971

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

65%

Edmond Brighton

1971

Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary

Patrick Hastings, KC

1970

Connecting Rooms

58%

Dr. Norman

1970

The Bloody Judge

50%

Lord Wessex

1970

The Expert

90%

Dr. Bellman

1968

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

68%

Dr. Lanyon

1968

Khartoum

63%

Narrator (voice)

1966

Circus of Fear

55%

Elliott

1966

BBC Play of the Month

52%

Henry Wilcox

1965

Ten Little Indians

63%

General Mandrake

1965

The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse

62%

Adm. Quency

1964

The Delhi Way

63%

Narrator (voice)

1964

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

59%

Unknown

1963

55 Days at Peking

69%

Gen. Jung-Lu

1963

The Merv Griffin Show

68%

Self

1962

The Longest Day

76%

Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

1962

The Virginian

65%

Gavin Heath

1962

The Defenders

63%

Dr. Morton Chaney

1961

The Life of Adolf Hitler

74%

Narrator

1961

Too Hot to Handle

48%

Johnny Solo

1960