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Leopold John Genn ( / ɡɛn / GEN; 9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister. Distinguished by his relaxed charm and smooth, "black velvet" voice, [1] he had a lengthy career in theatre, film, television, and radio; often playing aristocratic or gentlemanly, sophisticate roles. [1]
Leo Genn. Actor: Quo Vadis. Leo Genn was the son of a successful jewelry merchant Woolfe (William) Genn and his wife Rachel Asserson. He attended the City of London School as a youth and went on to study law at Cambridge.
Jan 27, 1978 · Leo Genn, the British lawyer turned actor who became .known as “the man with the black velvet voice” in a stage and screen career that spanned almost four decades, died yesterday at a London...
Leo John Genn (9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister. Signified by his relaxed charm and smooth, "black velvet" voice, he had a lengthy career in theatre, film, television, and radio; often playing aristocratic or gentlemanly, sophisticate roles.
Leopold John "Leo" Genn (9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and lawyer. He played Petronius in the 1951 movie Quo Vadis . This role earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.
Leo Genn. Highest Rated: 100% Henry V (1945) Lowest Rated: 57% 55 Days at Peking (1963) Birthday: Aug 9, 1905. Birthplace: London, England, UK. The career of British-born actor Leo Genn...
Smooth, refined British star Leo Genn is known for his relaxed charm and "black velvet" voice. Before becoming an actor, he received a law degree at Cambridge and worked as a barrister in the early '20s.
