Leslie Banks
Acting
Born June 9, 1890, West Derby, Liverpool, England, UK
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.
Filmography
- 1950Madeleine — James Smith
- 1950Your Witness — Col. Roger Summerfield
- 1949The Small Back Room — Col. A. K. Holland
- 1947Mrs. Fitzherbert — Charles Fox
- 1945The True Glory — Commentator
- 1944Henry V — Chorus
- 1942The Big Blockade — Taylor
- 1942Went the Day Well? — Oliver Wilsford
- 1941Cottage to Let — John Barrington
- 1941Ships with Wings — Vice Adm. David Wetherby
- 194021 Days — Keith Durrant
- 1940Busman's Honeymoon — Inspector Kirk
- 1940Dead Man's Shoes — Roger de Vetheuil
- 1940Neutral Port — George Carter
- 1940The Door with Seven Locks — Dr. Manetta
- 1939Jamaica Inn — Joss Merlyn
- 1939Sons of the Sea — Capt. Hyde
- 1939The Arsenal Stadium Mystery — Anthony Slade
- 1938Cyrano de Bergerac — Cyrano de Bergerac
- 1937Farewell Again — Col. Harry Blair
- 1937Fire Over England — The Earl of Leicester
- 1937Wings of the Morning — Lord Clontarf
- 1936Debt of Honour — Maj. Jimmie Stanton
- 1936The Three Maxims — Mac
- 1935Sanders of the River — R.G. Sanders
- 1935The Tunnel — Frederick 'Robbie' Robbins
- 1934Red Ensign — David Barr
- 1934The Fire Raisers — Jim Bronton
- 1934The Man Who Knew Too Much — Bob Lawrence
- 1934The Night of the Party — Sir John Holland
- 1933I Am Suzanne! — Adolpe 'Baron' Herring
- 1932The Most Dangerous Game — Count Zaroff
- 1921Experience
Appearances as themselves (1)
- 1975Black Shadows on a Silver Screen — Self (archive footage)