Leo Genn

Leo Genn

Nascimento : 1905-08-09, London, England, UK

Morte : 1978-01-26

História

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.​

Perfil

Leo Genn
Leo Genn

Filmes

You Are Free, Dr. Korczak
Dr. Janusz Korczak
Frightmare
Dr. Lytell
In 1957, Dorothy and Edmund Yates were committed to an institution for the criminally insane, she for acts of murder and cannibalism and he for covering up her crimes. Fifteen years later, they are pronounced fit for society and released. However, in Dorothy's case the doctors may have jumped the gun a bit. Edmund and eldest daughter, Jackie, try to discover just how far Mother's bloodlust has taken her. Meanwhile, youngest daughter Debbie begins to explore the crazy roots of her family tree as fully as possible.
O Emissário de MacKintosh
Rollins (uncredited)
Um membro da inteligência britânica assume uma identidade criminosa fictícia e se permite ser pego, preso e libertado para se infiltrar em uma organização de espionagem e expor um traidor.
O Silencioso
Chief of M.I.5
Quem é Anton Haliakov, que acaba de ser sequestrado pelo MI 5 em Londres? Um cientista soviético aparentemente. Mas dezesseis anos antes o homem tinha outra identidade, Clément Tibère, e outra nacionalidade, francesa. Então, o que o levou a se tornar russo e mudar a identidade? E por que os serviços secretos britânicos estão interessados nele? (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Endless Night
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious incidents. The spouse has dark intentions toward his naive, inexperienced bride. Secrets from his past and sinister ties to their house guest Greta lead to a terrible turn of unexpected events.
Die Screaming Marianne
The Judge
After their parents divorce, one daughter lives with her mother in England while the other lives with her father in Portugal. After the untimely death of her mother, the one daughter stands to inherit a large sum of money and also a number of documents containing information that will incriminate her father, who was a crooked judge. While her father wants the documents, her sister wants the money and they will each stop at nothing, even murder, to get what they want.
Uma Lagartixa num Corpo de Mulher
Edmond Brighton
Carol Hammond, esposa de um advogado londrino, tem sonhos bizarros com a vizinha desinibida, Julia Durer, que dá festas barulhentas na casa ao lado. Uma noite, ela acorda e descobre que seus pesadelos se tornaram realidade: Julia foi assassinada e Carol é a principal suspeita.
Quartos Conjugados
Dr. Norman
Based on the play The Cellist, by Marion Hart, exploring the relationships shared by the residents of a seedy boarding house owned by dour Mrs. Brent. Among them are busker Wanda Fleming, who is flattered by the attention paid her by rebellious pop songwriter wannabe Mickey Hollister, and former schoolmaster James Wallraven, who has been accused of pedophilia and reduced to working as a janitor in an art gallery.
O Juiz Sanguinário
Lord Wessex
Horror icon Christopher Lee, who worked with Jess Franco on several occasions, plays Lord George Jeffreys, the infamous and merciless judge and Lord Chancellor in England torn by strife between the reigning King James II and William of Orange. Convincend of doing what's necessary, the cruel judge mercilessly persecutes 'traitors', who sympathize with the King's opponent William of Orange, as well as 'witches', who are accused of being in league with the devil...
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Lanyon
In this Dan Curtis production of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Jack Palance stars as Dr. Henry Jekyll, a scientist experimenting to reveal the hidden, dark side of man, who, in the process of his experiment, releases a murderer from within himself.
Khartoum
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Depois que o exército egípcio, comandada por oficiais britânicos, é destruído em uma batalha no Sudão em 1880, o governo britânico está em um dilema. Ele não querem enviar uma força militar britânica para uma guerra estrangeira, mas eles têm o compromisso de proteger os egípcios em Cartum. Eles decidem pedir o general Charles "Chinês" Gordon, que era uma espécie de herói popular no Sudão por ter acabado com o comércio de escravos na área, para providenciar a evacuação. Gordon concorda, mas também decide defender a cidade contra as forças do Mahdi - O Esperado - e tenta forçar os britânicos a enviar tropas.
O Circo do Medo
Inspector Elliott
A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.
E Não Sobrou Nenhum
General Mandrake
Dez pessoas, oito estranhos e um casal de empregados, desfrutam de um final de semana em um castelo longínquo. Sem saber, cada um deles foi convidado para seu próprio assassinato. Você passará o tempo todo tentando adivinhar quem é o verdadeiro assassino enquanto assiste à mais esta brilhante adaptação da obra de Agatha Christie, O Caso dos 10 Negrinhos
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
Adm. Quency
The evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world.
The Delhi Way
Narrator (voice)
A documentary about Delhi.
55 Dias em Pequim
Gen. Jung-Lu
Na Pequim de 1900, durante a rebelião dos Boxers (revolta de uma facção do povo chinês contra a presença ocidental na China), é organizada uma comissão que reúne diplomatas, ministros do exército e outros representantes de dezenas de nações. A idéia é encontrar uma solução amigável e diplomática, mas há o evidente conflito de interesses entre os países presentes e o Império Chinês.
O Mais Longo dos Dias
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
O maior ataque que o mundo já viu, acontecido no dia 6 de junho, ficou conhecido como o Dia D e desbancou o domínio nazista na Europa. A ofensiva, que envolveu mais de 3 milhões de homens, foi uma das mais ousadas e sangrentas estratégias militares da era moderna e marcou o início do fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Vencedor dos Oscar de Fotografia em Preto e Branco e Efeitos Especiais, foi indicado ainda à outras três categorias: Filme, Montagem e Direção de Arte em Preto e Branco.
Life of Adolf Hitler
Narrator
Carefully chronicling in great detail the early years of Hitler's political life until his fall as the leader of Germany, this archive-footage documentary offers a sharply critical insight into the stealthy rise of the Nazi party and how it's racist vision of the world slowly took hold in a disillusioned Germany.
Ela Era Irresistível
Johnny Solo
A French reporter working on a steamy story about the secret strip joints found in London's Soho district becomes involved in the lives of the owner and star of a famous club.
Era Noite em Roma
Michael Pemberton
Sob a ocupação alemã, três militares de diferentes nacionalidades escapam de um campo nazista de extermínio em Roma e tentam chegar às linhas aliadas. Para isso, eles contam com o apoio de italianos que encontram pelo caminho.
Mrs. Miniver
Clem Miniver
A British housewife faces up to the harsh realities of the Second World War.
Tank Force!
Sgt. Kendall
During World War II, members of a British tank unit in northern Africa are captured and held prisoners by Germans.
I Accuse!
Maj. Picquart
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs it the "Dreyfus Affair." Eventually, Dreyfus is pardoned when the military cover-up is made public, and he returns to France. But his name is forever tarnished by the accusations of treason.
The Steel Bayonet
Maj. Gerrard
Tunis, 1943. Battle-weary troops of Company C have orders to occupy a derelict Tunisian farmhouse. They are to establish an artillery observation post, reporting on enemy movements before the imminent offensive to liberate Tunis. However German infantrymen discover their operations. The ensuing battle for control of this small piece of land will decide who controls Tunis but more critically, the victors in the battle of democracy versus fascism.
Mombasa, a Selva Negra
Ralph Hoyt
Um americano viaja para o leste da África, buscando descobrir como seu irmão morreu.
Moby Dick
Starbuck
Consumido por uma raiva completamente insana, Capitão Ahab (Gregory Peck) tem apenas um objetivo na vida: Vingar-se de Moby Dick, a grande baleia branca que o feriu e desfigurou. O obcecado capitão de um baleeiro usa seu poder de comando como uma desculpa para navegar pelos Sete Mares em uma busca sem fim pelo seu objeto de ódio. Lutando contra uma tripulação amotinada, o calor tropical e tormentas violentas, Ahab finalmente encontra com sua inimiga e começa um confronto que irá culminar em uma luta épica de uma fúria sem fim…
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Sir Clifford Chatterley
Based on D. H. Lawrence’s 1928 novel of the same name, Lady Chatterley’s Lover stars Danielle Darrieux, Leo Genn, and Erno Crisa in this controversial tale of adultery! After her husband is paralyzed from fighting in WWI, Lady Chatterley feels a loss of intimacy between her husband and herself, and decides to have an affair with the gamekeeper, a man of a lower class.
The Green Scarf
Rodelec
A deaf, dumb and blind man, Jacques Vauthier (Kieron Moore), confesses to committing a murder, apparently without motive. He depends on his defense attorney, Delfot (Michael Redgrave), to unravel the mystery behind his actions.
Tormento da Suspeita
Stephen Barlow
A British girl disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife of a Latin teacher she loves.
Sinal Vermelho
Major J. Snow
A aventura de um americano que se alistou no Regimento de Pára-quedas britânico em 1940, alegando ser canadense.
Elizabeth Is Queen
Narrator
This spectacular 1953 documentary, released in cinemas, records the events of Elizabeth II's coronation day in glorious colour.
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Roger Halyard
In the spring of 1945, World War II is coming to a close. Roger Halyard, a dignified, strait-laced Englishmen, lives on a South Sea atoll with his three daughters, Gloria, Hester and Violet, along with the housekeeper, Thelma, who has raised the girls since childhood. Other than their father, the girls have never seen another man. Halyard is informed that 1500 U.S. Marines will soon arrive to establish an air base on the island. Halyard is rather apprehensive over the prospect of his daughters, who have never met another man, being thrown together with 1500 Marines who haven't seen a woman in months.
O Veleiro da Aventura
William Bradford
Christopher Jones é o turrão, tenaz capitão cujo objetivo é levar um punhado de calvinistas de Plymouth, na Inglaterra, até as terras da América, do outro lado do Atlântico. Entre perigos variados, tempestades e diversos obstáculos, nasce um romance entre John Alden e Priscilla Mullins. Outra passageira importante é Dorothy Bradford, a noiva do futuro governador William Bradford. O capitão se apaixona por ela, que não lhe é indiferente.
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Robert Sterling
A compulsive gambler stumbles towards losing everything when Merle Oberon decides to save him from himself.
A Caixa Mágica
Maida Vale Doctor
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
Quo Vadis
Petronius
Após três anos em campanha, o general Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor) retorna à Roma e encontra Lygia (Deborah Kerr), por quem se apaixona. Ela é uma cristã e não quer nenhum envolvimento com um guerreiro. Mas, apesar de ter sido criada como romana, Lygia é a filha adotiva de um general aposentado e, teoricamente, uma refém de Roma. Marcus procura o imperador Nero (Peter Ustinov), para que ela lhe seja dada pelos serviços que ele fez. Lygia se ressente, mas de alguma forma se apaixona por Marcus. Enquanto isso, as atrocidades de Nero são cada vez mais ultrajantes e, quando ele queima Roma e culpa os cristãos, Marcus salva Lygia e a família dela. Nero captura todos os cristãos e os atira aos leões mas, no final, Marcus, Lygia e o cristianismo prevalecerão. Na filmagem da obra de Sienkiewicz, foram utilizados cerca de 32 mil figurinos e milhares de figurantes, dentre eles então os 'desconhecidos' Bud Spencer, Sophia Loren (então com 17 anos) e Elizabeth Taylor.
Romance de uma Esposa
Steve Brunswick
The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in post-War Britain, among continuing shortages and growing tensions within the family.
The Wooden Horse
Peter Howard
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany
No Place for Jennifer
William Parry
A young girl goes through the trauma of her parent's divorce and seperate re-marriages.
The Undefeated
Joe Anderson (voice)
Looking at how soldiers injured and disabled during WWII would be helped to live as normal a life as possible in the post war years.
Na Cova da Serpente
Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")
Uma crônica detalhada da estadia de uma mulher em uma instituição mental. Virginia Cunningham se encontra em um asilo de loucos... E não consegue se lembrar de como chegou lá. Em flashback, seu marido Robert relata seu namoro, casamento e seus sintomas em desenvolvimento. O pessoal do asilo não é demonizado, mas o medo, a ignorância e os preconceitos mantêm a Virgínia em um estado de miséria, enquanto o Dr. Mark Kik luta para encontrar a raiz de seu problema. Mas uma recaída leva Virgínia de volta para a angustiante 'Cova da Serpente' ...
A Última Noite de Glória
Michael Morrell
After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.
Conflito de Paixões
Adam Brant
Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.
Verde Passional
Mr. Eden
In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?
Theirs Is the Glory
Narrator (uncredited)
Re-enactment of World War 2 Battle of Arnhem using the survivors from the battle.
César e Cleópatra
Bel Affris
The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
Marcus Antonius
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
Henrique V
The Constable of France
Henrique V (Laurence Olivier) foi o rei da Inglaterra de 1413 até 1422, e se envolveu em um episódio heróico e patriótico. Ele partiu em uma pequena expedição até a França para reivindicar a coroa daquela nação. Só que quando ele chegou a Agingcourt, foi recebido pelo vasto exército francês, que não estava nem um pouco disposto a deixá-lo passar.
The Return of the Vikings
Narrator (voice)
British war documentary
Attack: The Battle for New Britain
Narrator (voice)
War - Documentary film depicting the attack by Allied forces on the Japanese strong-holds of Arawe Beach and Cape Gloucester, New Britain, in the South Pacific theatre of the Second World War in 1943. - Leo Genn, Burgess Meredith, Anthony Veiller
Têmpera de Aço
Captain Edwards
Um grupo de recrutas é convocado para a infantaria durante a WW2. No início, eles parecem um bando sem esperança, mas seu sargento e seu tenente acreditam neles e os transformam em uma boa equipe. Quando eles entram em ação na África do Norte eles percebem qual que é o jogo.
Tunisian Victory
Narrator (voice)
Documentary made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps after the North African campaign.
The Bells Go Down
Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.
The Young Mr. Pitt
Danton (uncredited)
This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.
Girl in the News
Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later the nurse, under a new name and identity, cares for a patient who also dies of an overdose. When her real identity comes out, suspicions arouses.
Ten Days in Paris
Lanson
Bob Stevens awakens in a hospital with a gunshot wound to his head, and is told that he has been in Paris for ten days. However, this cannot be true because he insists that he crashed his plane and has no recollection of being anywhere for ten days. Bob decides to follow a note found in his jacket, to the woman who wrote it, "Miss D", and get to the bottom of the whole strange situation.
Contraband
First Brother Grimm
When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.
French Communique
Commentator
Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."
Pygmalion
Prince (uncredited)
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.
Kate Plus Ten
Dr. Gurdon
Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?
The Rat
Defending Counsel
Jean Boucheron the cat burglar is the darling of the Montmartre whores--and catches the eye of slumming socialite Zelia de Chaumont, who decides to "reform" him. A complication is his lovely young ward Odile... murder and a grand courtoom scene ensue.
Jump for Glory
Prosecuting Counsel
A London cat burglar falls for the girlfriend of a stockbroker who used to be his partner.
Accused
Man
Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later murdered with the dagger used by Tony and his wife in their act, and Gaby is accused of the crime.
The Dream Doctor
Husband
A British drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman