Person · Actor · Active 1935–1973
Leo Genn
1905–1978, London
British actor, born in London. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Appeared in 28 films on this site, including Quo Vadis (1951), The Snake Pit (1948) and 55 Days at Peking (1963).
He was in Green for Danger (1946) and The Snake Pit (1948).
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He played Major Michael Pemberton in Roberto Rossellini's Era Notte a Roma (Escape by Night, 1960).
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Regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- Quo Vadis 1951actor, as Petronius
- The Snake Pit 1948actor
- 55 Days at Peking 1963actor, as Gen. Jung-Lu
- Moby Dick 1956actor
- Caesar and Cleopatra 1945actor, as Bel Affris
- The Mackintosh Man 1973actor
1930s
1940s
- Contraband (1940)actor
- The Young Mr Pitt (1942)actor
- The Way Ahead (1944)actor
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)actor, as Bel Affris
- Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)actor
- The Snake Pit (1948)actor
- The Velvet Touch (1948)actor
1950s
- The Miniver Story (1950)actor
- Quo Vadis (1951)actor, as Petronius
- The Magic Box (1951)actor
- Plymouth Adventure (1952)actor
- Personal Affair (1953)actor
- The Red Beret (1954)actor
- Beyond Mombasa (1956)actor
- Moby Dick (1956)actor
- I Accuse! (1958)actor
- No Time to Die (1958)actor
1960s
- Escape by Night (1960)actor
- Too Hot to Handle (1960)actor
- 55 Days at Peking (1963)actor, as Gen. Jung-Lu
- Ten Little Indians (1965)actor
- Circus of Fear (1966)actor
- The Bloody Judge (1969)actor