
Person
Leslie Banks
Acting · 1890–1952 · 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.
Known for

The Man Who Knew Too Much
Bob Lawrence

Jamaica Inn
Joss Merlyn

The Most Dangerous Game
Count Zaroff

Henry V
Chorus

21 Days
Keith Durrant

The Small Back Room
Col. A. K. Holland

The Three Maxims
Mac

Cottage to Let
John Barrington

Went the Day Well?
Oliver Wilsford

Fire Over England
The Earl of Leicester
Filmography
- 1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)
- 1950Your WitnessCol. Roger Summerfield
- 1950MadeleineJames Smith
- 1949The Small Back RoomCol. A. K. Holland
- 1947Mrs. FitzherbertCharles Fox
- 1945The True GloryCommentator
- 1944Henry VChorus
- 1942Went the Day Well?Oliver Wilsford
- 1942The Big BlockadeTaylor
- 1941Ships with WingsVice Adm. David Wetherby
- 1941Cottage to LetJohn Barrington
- 1940Neutral PortGeorge Carter
- 1940The Door with Seven LocksDr. Manetta
- 1940Busman's HoneymoonInspector Kirk
- 1940Dead Man's ShoesRoger de Vetheuil
- 194021 DaysKeith Durrant
- 1939Sons of the SeaCapt. Hyde
- 1939The Arsenal Stadium MysteryAnthony Slade
- 1939Jamaica InnJoss Merlyn
- 1938Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de Bergerac
- 1937Fire Over EnglandThe Earl of Leicester
- 1937Wings of the MorningLord Clontarf
- 1937Farewell AgainCol. Harry Blair
- 1936Debt of HonourMaj. Jimmie Stanton
- 1936The Three MaximsMac
- 1935The TunnelFrederick 'Robbie' Robbins
- 1935Sanders of the RiverR.G. Sanders
- 1934The Man Who Knew Too MuchBob Lawrence
- 1934The Night of the PartySir John Holland
- 1934Red EnsignDavid Barr
- 1934The Fire RaisersJim Bronton
- 1933I Am Suzanne!Adolpe 'Baron' Herring
- 1932The Most Dangerous GameCount Zaroff
- 1921Experience
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