Portrait of Leo Genn

Acting

Leo Genn

Career

Active from 1936 to 1975, busiest in 1950 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
38
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Escape by Night
Escape by Night
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leo Genn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 7
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Psychological Tension 5
  • Forbidden Love 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Epic 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • French Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

11 titles · average score 60
You Are Free, Dr. Korczak
You Are Free, Dr. Korczak (1975)

as Dr. Janusz Korczak

Frightmare
Frightmare (1974)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Lytell

The Silent One
The Silent One (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

as Chief of M.I.5

The MacKintosh Man
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rollins (uncredited)

Endless Night
Endless Night (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Die Screaming Marianne
Die Screaming Marianne (1971)
GoodWatch score 40

as The Judge

The Persuaders!
The Persuaders! (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Sir Hugo Chalmers

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

as Edmond Brighton

The Bloody Judge
The Bloody Judge (1970)
GoodWatch score 40

as Lord Wessex

Connecting Rooms
Connecting Rooms (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Norman

Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary (1970)

as Patrick Hastings, KC

1960s

19 titles · average score 66
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Lanyon

Circus of Fear
Circus of Fear (1966)
GoodWatch score 47

as Elliott

Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as General Mandrake

The Delhi Way
The Delhi Way (1964)

as Narrator (voice)

55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking (1963)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gen. Jung-Lu

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Gavin Heath

The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)
GoodWatch score 78

as Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

The Life of Adolf Hitler
The Life of Adolf Hitler (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

as Narrator

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Dr. Morton Chaney

Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle (1960)
GoodWatch score 53

as Johnny Solo

Escape by Night
Escape by Night (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

as British Major Michael Pemberton

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1960)

as Clem Miniver

1950s

28 titles · average score 65
Tank Force!
Tank Force! (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sgt. Kendall

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

as Starbuck

Beyond Mombasa
Beyond Mombasa (1956)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ralph Hoyt

Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sir Clifford Chatterley

The Titanic Incident
The Titanic Incident (1955)

as Paul Bernard

The Red Beret
The Red Beret (1953)
GoodWatch score 47

as Major J. Snow

The Girls of Pleasure Island
The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)

as Roger Halyard

Personal Affair
Personal Affair (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Stephen Barlow

24 Hours of a Woman's Life
24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Robert Sterling

Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

as Petronius

The Wooden Horse
The Wooden Horse (1950)
GoodWatch score 72

as Peter Howard

No Place for Jennifer
No Place for Jennifer (1950)

as William Parry

1940s

20 titles · average score 70
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mark Kik

The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Michael Morrell

Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Adam Brant

Green for Danger
Green for Danger (1946)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mr. Eden

Theirs Is the Glory
Theirs Is the Glory (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

as Narrator (uncredited)

Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bel Affris

Tunisian Victory
Tunisian Victory (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

as Narrator (voice)

Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Attack! The Battle for New Britain (1944)

as Narrator (voice)

Henry V
Henry V (1944)
GoodWatch score 85

as The Constable of France

The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead (1944)
GoodWatch score 84

as Captain Edwards

Ten Days in Paris
Ten Days in Paris (1940)

as Lanson

Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder (1940)

as Another Agent

1930s

8 titles · average score 72
Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

as Prince (uncredited)

The Drum
The Drum (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Abdul Fakir (uncredited)

Dangerous Medicine
Dangerous Medicine (1938)

as Murdoch

Kate Plus Ten
Kate Plus Ten (1938)

as Dr. Gurdon

Jump for Glory
Jump for Glory (1937)

as Prosecuting Counsel

The Rat
The Rat (1937)

as Defending Counsel

The Dream Doctor
The Dream Doctor (1936)

as Husband

Accused
Accused (1936)

as Man