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Leo Genn

1905 - 1978

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Leopold John Genn ( GHEN; 9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister. Distinguished 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, sophisticated roles. Born to a Jewish family in London, Genn was educated as a lawyer and was a practising barrister until after World War II, in which he had 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Genn is the 3,004th most popular actor (down from 1,909th in 2019), the 2,832nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,824th in 2019) and the 377th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Leo Genn ranks 3,004 out of 13,578. Before her are Lloyd Bacon, Caroline Goodall, Kenneth Welsh, Harry Andrews, Bill Melendez, and Christian Oliver. After her are Sybille Schmitz, Wayne Morris, Miriam Hopkins, Philip Bosco, Clarence Gilyard, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

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Among people born in 1905, Leo Genn ranks 195. Before her are Zoilo Saldombide, Lillian Hellman, Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, Manès Sperber, Mario Varglien, and Ángel Melogno. After her are Nihal Atsız, Walter Zapp, Carlos Riolfo, Eugen Sänger, Luigi Zampa, and István Avar. Among people deceased in 1978, Leo Genn ranks 131. Before her are Franz Bäke, Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Rudolf Svensson, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Mario Varglien, and Julio Jaramillo. After her are Willy Hansen, Edward Lindberg, Carlos Riolfo, Liane Augustin, Jean Nicolas, and Georges Speicher.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Leo Genn ranks 2,833 out of 8,785. Before her are Robert Holdstock (1948), Paul Kennedy (1945), William Ernest Henley (1849), Harry Andrews (1911), John Osborne (1929), and William Playfair (1759). After her are Andrew Birkin (1945), Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977), William Gregor (1761), Peter Thompson (1942), Richard Bremmer (1953), and Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Leo Genn ranks 377. Before her are Vanessa Angel (1966), Toby Jones (1966), Siân Phillips (1933), Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865), Caroline Goodall (1959), and Harry Andrews (1911). After her are Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977), Richard Bremmer (1953), Maurice Evans (1901), Kevin McNally (1956), Lily Collins (1989), and Patrick Troughton (1920).

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