Leslie Banks

1890-06-09 – 1952-04-21 (age 61) West Derby, Liverpool, England, UK

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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.

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Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Known For

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

as Joss Merlyn

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

1932

as Count Zaroff

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1934

as Bob Lawrence

Henry V

Henry V

1944

as Chorus

Madeleine

Madeleine

1950

as James Smith

The Tunnel

The Tunnel

1935

as Frederick 'Robbie' Robbins

The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949

as Col. A. K. Holland

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942

as Oliver Wilsford

Fire Over England

Fire Over England

1937

as The Earl of Leicester

Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let

1941

as John Barrington

The Door with Seven Locks

The Door with Seven Locks

1940

as Dr. Manetta

Your Witness

Your Witness

1950

as Col. Roger Summerfield

The True Glory

The True Glory

1945

as Commentator

21 Days

21 Days

1940

as Keith Durrant

Busman's Honeymoon

Busman's Honeymoon

1940

as Inspector Kirk

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

as Self (archive footage)

The Night of the Party

The Night of the Party

1934

as Sir John Holland

Farewell Again

Farewell Again

1937

as Col. Harry Blair

Ships with Wings

Ships with Wings

1941

as Vice Adm. David Wetherby

The Three Maxims

The Three Maxims

1936

as Mac