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Leo Genn (born August 9, 1905 in London; died January 26, 1978 in London) was a British actor on stage and in films who had studied law at Cambridge and qualified as a barrister. He ceased practising as a lawyer soon after the Second World War.

During World War II he served in the Royal Artillery, being made Lieutenant Colonel in 1943. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1945. He was part of the British unit that investigated war crimes at Belsen concentration camp and later was an assistant prosecutor at the trial for Belsen. He acted in London and on Broadway. Between September 1934 and March 1936, he was a member of the Old Vic Company where he appeared in many productions of Shakespeare. His many other stage performances included: The Flashing Stream, Another Part of the Forest, 12 Angry Men, The Devil's Advocate and The Sacred Flame.

Filmography

1944 Henry V
1946 Green for Danger
1947 Mourning Becomes Electra
1948 The Snake Pit
1950 The Wooden Horse
1951 Quo Vadis? (Petronius)
1958 I Accuse!
1956 Moby Dick
1960 Era Notte a Roma
1962 The Longest Day
1963 55 Days at Peking
1964 The Delhi Way, narrator (documentary directed by James Ivory)

He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his portayal of Petronius in Quo Vadis.

Television

1970 Howards End with Glenda Jackson, BBC Television
Documentary on Coventry Cathedral, British television (narrator)
appearances on British & American television

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