Leslie Groves

Leslie Groves

Actor

Albany, New York, USA
August 17, 1896

Biography

Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, a top secret research project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II.

Photo

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Representative Works

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
7.7
/ English
Too Near the Sun
Too Near the Sun
7.0
/ English
Bombshell
Bombshell
8.0
/ English
A Compassionate Spy
A Compassionate Spy
6.2
/ English
The Day After Trinity
The Day After Trinity
7.6
/ English
Death in Focus
Death in Focus
5.0
/ English
Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb
Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb
8.5
/ French
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
2023Winner

Best Director

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

Too Near the Sun
1966Nominee

Best Performance

Too Near the Sun

Bombshell
2026Winner

Best Performance

Bombshell

Career Highlights

A Compassionate Spy
2022Highlight

Best Performance

A Compassionate Spy

The Day After Trinity
1980Highlight

Best Performance

The Day After Trinity

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