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Frederick Leister (1 December 1885 – 24 August 1970), was an English actor. He began his career in musical comedy and after serving in the First World War he played character roles in modern West End plays and in classic drama. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1922 and 1961.
Frederick Leister was born on 1 December 1885 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Evensong (1934), The World, the Flesh, the Devil (1932) and The Prime Minister (1941). He was married to Dora Luther. He died on 24 August 1970.
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Frederick Leister was born on December 1, 1885 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Evensong (1934), The World, the Flesh, the Devil (1932) and The Prime Minister (1941). He was married to Dora Luther. He died on August 24, 1970.
- December 1, 1885
- August 24, 1970
Frederick Leister was a British actor who had a successful Hollywood career from 1937 to 1961. He appeared in films such as King Solomon's Mines, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Crimson Pirate, and The Naked Edge.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score Yet55%Judge (Character)No Score YetNo Score YetSir John Carter-Wilson (Character)No Score YetNo Score YetDr. Elder (Character)100%84%Sebastian (Character)The Captive Heart: Directed by Basil Dearden. With Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Frederick Leister, Mervyn Johns. In 1940, a concentration camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer, only to become a prisoner of war.
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Frederick Leister was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Leister began his career with roles in the Annabella crime picture "Dinner at the Ritz" (1937), the Paul Robeson adventure "King Solomon's Mines" (1937) and "O.H.M.S." (1937).
A stage actor from 1906, Frederick Leister was well into his fifties when he made his first screen appearance in 1937. For the next quarter century, the distinguished, orotund Leister enlivened British films with his own brand of unassailable dignity.
