Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Deceased · Born: Jun 9, 1890 · Died: Apr 21, 1952

Personal Details

BornJun 9, 1890 West Derby, Liverpool, England, UK

Biography

Leslie Banks, CBE (9 June 1890 – 21 April 1952) was an English theatre and cinema actor, director and producer, now best remembered playing gruff, menacing characters in black and white movies of the 1930s and 1940s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Banks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

1950
Madeleine
Madeleine as James Smith
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Eye Witness
Eye Witness as Col. Roger Summerfield
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1949
Hour of Glory
Hour of Glory as Col. A. K. Holland
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1945
The True Glory
The True Glory as Commentator
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1944
Henry V
Henry V as Chorus
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1942
48 Hours
48 Hours as Oliver Wilsford
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The Big Blockade
The Big Blockade as Taylor
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1941
Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings as Vice Adm. David Wetherby
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Bombsight Stolen
Bombsight Stolen as John Barrington
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1940
Chamber of Horrors
Chamber of Horrors as Dr. Manetta
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Haunted Honeymoon
Haunted Honeymoon as Inspector Kirk
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21 Days Together
21 Days Together as Keith Durrant
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1939
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn as Joss Merlyn
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Sons of the Sea
Sons of the Sea as Capt. Hyde
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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery as Anthony Slade
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1937
Fire Over England
Fire Over England as The Earl of Leicester
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Wings of the Morning
Wings of the Morning as Lord Clontarf
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1935
Transatlantic Tunnel
Transatlantic Tunnel as Frederick 'Robbie' Robbins
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Sanders of the River
Sanders of the River as Commissioner R.G. Sanders
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1934
Strike!
Strike! as David Barr
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much as Bob Lawrence
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1933
I Am Suzanne!
I Am Suzanne! as Adolpe 'Baron' Herring
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1932
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game as Count Zaroff
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1975