Leo Genn
Leo John Genn (born August 9, 1905 in London , † January 26, 1978 ibid) was an English actor and barrister .
Life
Leo Genn began acting in the theater in 1930. His first play was A Marriage Has Been Disarranged at the Devonshire Park Theater in Eastbourne . He then played at the Royalty Theater in Dean Street, London. The actor and manager Leon M. Lion had hired him simultaneously as an actor and lawyer. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Artillery (from July 1940). In 1943 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel . In 1944 he was asked to leave the troops permission to enter Laurence Olivier's Henry V play along.
Genn was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1945. He was part of the British delegation investigating war crimes in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and he later served as the prosecutor's assistant in the Lüneburg trial . He worked in numerous film and television productions, mostly in supporting roles. The best known are those of Senator Petronius in Quo Vadis? (1951) and that of the level-headed First Officer Starbuck in Moby Dick from 1956. For his performance in Quo vadis? he was nominated for an Oscar . Genn died in 1978 of a heart attack caused by pneumonia .
Filmography (selection)
- 1938: Danger at Doro Pass ( The Drum ) unnamed
- 1945: Caesar and Cleopatra
- 1945: Heinrich V.
- 1947: Mourning Becomes Electra
- 1948: The Snake Pit ( The Snake Pit )
- 1950: Your Secret ( The Miniver Story )
- 1951: Quo Vadis?
- 1951: The Wonderful Flicker Box ( The Magic Box )
- 1952: Ship without a home ( Plymouth Adventure )
- 1953: Your first disappointment (Personal Affair)
- 1955: Chantage
- 1956: Moby Dick
- 1958: No Time to Die ( No Time to Die )
- 1960: Too Hot to Handle ( Too Hot to Handle )
- 1960: It was night in Rome ( Era Notte a Roma )
- 1962: The Longest Day ( The Longest Day )
- 1963: 55 Days at Peking ( 55 Days at Peking )
- 1964: The death rays of Dr. Mabuse
- 1965: Secret in the Blue Castle ( Ten Little Indians )
- 1966: The riddle of the silver triangle
- 1969: The Blackmoor Witch Slayer
- 1972: I, the number 1 ( Les silencieux )
- 1973: The Mackintosh Man ( The Mackintosh Man )
- 1974: Frightmare
- 1974: You are free, Dr. Korczak
Awards
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Academy Award
- 1952: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Quo Vadis
Web links
- Leo Genn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Genn, Leo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Genn, Leo John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English actor and barrister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1978 |
| Place of death | London |