Acting
Leslie Banks
Born 1890-06-09
West Derby, Liverpool, England, UK
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934
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The Most Dangerous Game
1932
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Jamaica Inn
1939
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Henry V
1944
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Went the Day Well?
1942
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The Small Back Room
1949
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Fire Over England
1937
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Madeleine
1950
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21 Days
1940
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The Door with Seven Locks
1940
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (34 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Black Shadows on a Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1975 |
 | Your Witness | Col. Roger Summerfield | Movie | 1950 |
 | Madeleine | James Smith | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Small Back Room | Col. A. K. Holland | Movie | 1949 |
 | Mrs. Fitzherbert | Charles Fox | Movie | 1947 |
 | The True Glory | Commentator | Movie | 1945 |
 | Henry V | Chorus | Movie | 1944 |
 | Went the Day Well? | Oliver Wilsford | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Big Blockade | Taylor | Movie | 1942 |
 | Ships with Wings | Vice Adm. David Wetherby | Movie | 1941 |
 | Cottage to Let | John Barrington | Movie | 1941 |
| Neutral Port | George Carter | Movie | 1940 | |
 | The Door with Seven Locks | Dr. Manetta | Movie | 1940 |
 | Busman's Honeymoon | Inspector Kirk | Movie | 1940 |
 | Dead Man's Shoes | Roger de Vetheuil | Movie | 1940 |
 | 21 Days | Keith Durrant | Movie | 1940 |
 | Sons of the Sea | Capt. Hyde | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Arsenal Stadium Mystery | Anthony Slade | Movie | 1939 |
 | Jamaica Inn | Joss Merlyn | Movie | 1939 |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac | Movie | 1938 | |
 | Fire Over England | The Earl of Leicester | Movie | 1937 |
 | Wings of the Morning | Lord Clontarf | Movie | 1937 |
 | Farewell Again | Col. Harry Blair | Movie | 1937 |
 | Debt of Honour | Maj. Jimmie Stanton | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Three Maxims | Mac | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Tunnel | Frederick 'Robbie' Robbins | Movie | 1935 |
 | Sanders of the River | R.G. Sanders | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | Bob Lawrence | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Night of the Party | Sir John Holland | Movie | 1934 |
 | Red Ensign | David Barr | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Fire Raisers | Jim Bronton | Movie | 1934 |
 | I Am Suzanne! | Adolpe 'Baron' Herring | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Most Dangerous Game | Count Zaroff | Movie | 1932 |
 | Experience | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1921 |