Portrait of Frederick Leister

Acting

Frederick Leister

Career

Active from 1931 to 1955, busiest in 1937 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frederick Leister Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Showbiz 2
  • Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 62
The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

as Judge

Cone of Silence
Cone of Silence (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sir Henry

Surprise Package
Surprise Package (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Aide to King Pavel II

1950s

17 titles ยท average score 69
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling (1959)

TV show ยท as Sir Isaac Spendler

Bleak House
Bleak House (1959)

TV show ยท as The Lord Chancellor

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Reform Club Member (uncredited)

Before I Wake
Before I Wake (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Elder

The Time of His Life
The Time of His Life (1955)

as Sir John

The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (1955)
GoodWatch score 88

as Committee Member

Footsteps in the Fog
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Dr. Simpson

Souls in Conflict
Souls in Conflict (1954)

as Rev. Alan Woodbridge

The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
GoodWatch score 86

as Sebastian

Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence (1952)

as Sir Edward Carteret

Green Grow the Rushes
Green Grow the Rushes (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

as Col. Gill

The Rossiter Case
The Rossiter Case (1951)

as Sir James Ferguson

1940s

25 titles ยท average score 63
Forbidden
Forbidden (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Franklin

For Them That Trespass
For Them That Trespass (1949)

as The Vicar

Quartet
Quartet (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Prison Governor (segment "The Kite")

Escape
Escape (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Judge

The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Mowbray

Kiss the Bride Goodbye
Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)

as Captain Blood

The Hundred Pound Window
The Hundred Pound Window (1944)

as Ernest Draper

One Exciting Night
One Exciting Night (1944)

as Hampton

We'll Meet Again
We'll Meet Again (1943)

as Mr. Hastropp

The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lord Auckland

The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

as Colonel

The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lord Melbourne

1930s

15 titles ยท average score 67
The Outsider
The Outsider (1939)

as Joseph Sturdee

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

as Marsham

On the Night of the Fire
On the Night of the Fire (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Inspector

Sixty Glorious Years
Sixty Glorious Years (1938)

as Herbert H. Asquith

King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Diamond Buyer

Dinner at the Ritz
Dinner at the Ritz (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tarade

O.H.M.S.
O.H.M.S. (1937)

as Vice Consul

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife
Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife (1936)

as Emperor

The Iron Duke
The Iron Duke (1934)

as King of Prussia

The World, the Flesh and the Devil
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1932)

as Sir James Hall

Down River
Down River (1931)

as Inspector Manning

Bracelets
Bracelets (1931)

as Slim Symes