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Home/People/Leslie Banks
Leslie Banks profile photo
Born
Jun 9, 1890Died: Apr 21, 1952
Lived 61 years
Place of Birth
West Derby, Liverpool, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

34
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Лесли Бэнкс
Leslie James Banks
IMDb Profile

Leslie Banks

Acting

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.
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen poster

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)
1975
Your Witness poster

Your Witness

as Col. Roger Summerfield
1950
Madeleine poster

Madeleine

as James Smith
1950
The Small Back Room poster

The Small Back Room

as Col. A. K. Holland
1949
Mrs. Fitzherbert poster

Mrs. Fitzherbert

as Charles Fox
1947
The True Glory poster

The True Glory

as Commentator
1945
Henry V poster

Henry V

as Chorus
1944
Went the Day Well? poster

Went the Day Well?

as Oliver Wilsford
1942
The Big Blockade poster

The Big Blockade

as Taylor
1942
Ships with Wings poster

Ships with Wings

as Vice Adm. David Wetherby
1941
Cottage to Let poster

Cottage to Let

as John Barrington
1941
Neutral Port poster

Neutral Port

as George Carter
1940
The Door with Seven Locks poster

The Door with Seven Locks

as Dr. Manetta
1940
Busman's Honeymoon poster

Busman's Honeymoon

as Inspector Kirk
1940
Dead Man's Shoes poster

Dead Man's Shoes

as Roger de Vetheuil
1940
21 Days poster

21 Days

as Keith Durrant
1940
Sons of the Sea poster

Sons of the Sea

as Capt. Hyde
1939
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery poster

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

as Anthony Slade
1939
Jamaica Inn poster

Jamaica Inn

as Joss Merlyn
1939
Cyrano de Bergerac poster

Cyrano de Bergerac

as Cyrano de Bergerac
1938