Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1890-06-09
- Day of Death1952-04-21 (61 years)
- Place of BirthWest Derby, Liverpool, England, UK
- Also Known AsЛесли БэнксLeslie James Banks
Leslie Banks
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.
Acting Career
- 1950
Your Witness
As: Col. Roger Summerfield
- 1950
Madeleine
As: James Smith
- 1949
The Small Back Room
As: Col. A. K. Holland
- 1947
Mrs. Fitzherbert
As: Charles Fox
- 1945
The True Glory
As: Commentator
- 1944
Henry V
As: Chorus
- 1942
Went the Day Well?
As: Oliver Wilsford
- 1942
The Big Blockade
As: Taylor
1941Ships with Wings
As: Vice Adm. David Wetherby
1941Cottage to Let
As: John Barrington
1940The Door with Seven Locks
As: Dr. Manetta
1940Busman's Honeymoon
As: Inspector Kirk
1940Dead Man's Shoes
As: Roger de Vetheuil
194021 Days Together
As: Keith Durrant
1939Sons of the Sea
As: Capt. Hyde
1939The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
As: Anthony Slade
- 1939
Jamaica Inn
As: Joss Merlyn
1937Fire Over England
As: The Earl of Leicester
1937Wings of the Morning
As: Lord Clontarf
1937Farewell Again
As: Col. Harry Blair
1936Debt of Honour
As: Maj. Jimmie Stanton
1936The Three Maxims
As: Mac
1935The Tunnel
As: Frederick 'Robbie' Robbins
1935Sanders of the River
As: Commissioner R.G. Sanders
- 1934
The Man Who Knew Too Much
As: Bob Lawrence
1934The Night of the Party
As: Sir John Holland
1934Red Ensign
As: David Barr
1934The Fire Raisers
As: Jim Bronton
1933I Am Suzanne!
As: Adolpe 'Baron' Herring
- 1932
The Most Dangerous Game
As: Count Zaroff