Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Actor

West Derby, Liverpool, England, UK
June 9, 1890

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.

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Leslie Banks 1
Leslie Banks 2

Representative Works

Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
6.1
/ English
Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well?
7.1
/ English
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game
6.9
/ English
The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room
6.7
/ English
Henry V
Henry V
6.7
/ English
21 Days
21 Days
6.1
/ English
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
6.5
/ English
Madeleine
Madeleine
6.8
/ English
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
7.2
/ English
Fire Over England
Fire Over England
6.2
/ English
The Door with Seven Locks
The Door with Seven Locks
6.3
/ English
Cottage to Let
Cottage to Let
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Jamaica Inn
1939Nominee

Best Performance

Jamaica Inn

Went the Day Well?
1942Nominee

Best Performance

Went the Day Well?

The Most Dangerous Game
1932Nominee

Best Performance

The Most Dangerous Game

Career Highlights

The Small Back Room
1949Highlight

Best Performance

The Small Back Room

Henry V
1944Highlight

Best Performance

Henry V

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