Leslie Perrins
Leslie Perrins | |
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| Born | 7 October 1901 |
| Died | 13 December 1962 (aged 61) |
| Alma mater | RADA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1922-1961 |
Leslie Perrins (7 October 1901 – 13 December 1962) was an English actor who often played villains.[1][2] After training at RADA, he was on stage from 1922,[3] and in his long career, appeared in well over 60 films.[4][5]
Hobbies[]
Perrins and wife Violet were dog lovers, and he was a judge at Crufts in 1957, and president of the Welsh Corgi League from 1956 until his death.[6] Their annual award, "The Leslie Perrins Memorial Trophy," is named after him. He wrote a book called 'Keeping a Corgi'. It was published in 1958. [6]
Filmography[]
- The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) as Ronald Adair (film debut)
- The House of Unrest (1931) as Cleaver
- The Rosary (1931) as Ronald Overton
- The Calendar (1931) as Henry Lascarne
- Betrayal (1932) as Clive Wilson
- White Face (1932) as Louis Landor
- The Lost Chord (1933) as Count Carol Zara
- Leave It to Smith (1933) as Duke of Bristol
- Early to Bed (1933) as Mayer
- The Pointing Finger (1933) as Honorable James Mallory
- The Roof (1933) as Inspector Darrow
- The Scotland Yard Mystery (1934) as John Freeman
- Lily of Killarney (1934) as Sir James Corrigan
- The Man Who Changed His Name (1934) as Frank Ryan
- The Lash (1934) as Alec Larkin
- Song at Eventide (1934) as Ricardo
- Lord Edgware Dies (1934) as Bryan Martin
- Gay Love (1934) as Gerald Sparkes
- Womanhood (1934) as Richard Brent
- Open All Night (1934) as Ranger
- D'Ye Ken John Peel? (1935) as Sir Charles Hawksley / Mr. Craven
- The Rocks of Valpre (1935) as Captain Rodolphe
- The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) as John Douglas
- The Village Squire (1935) as Richard Venables
- The White Lilac (1935) as Iredale
- The Silent Passenger (1935) as Maurice Windermere
- Lucky Days (1935) as Jack Hurst
- Line Engaged (1935) as Gordon Rutland
- Expert's Opinion (1935) as Richard Steele
- Sunshine Ahead (1936) as The Critic
- The Shadow of Mike Emerald (1936) as Mike Emerald
- They Didn't Know (1936) as Duval
- Tudor Rose (1936) as Thomas Seymour
- Rhythm in the Air (1936) as Mr. David, Dance Director
- Southern Roses (1936) as Don Ramon
- The Limping Man (1936) as Paul Hoyt
- No Escape (1936) as Anthony Wild
- Sensation (1936) as Strange
- The Price of Folly (1937) as Owen
- Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937) as Maj. Grayson
- Secret Lives (1937) as J 14
- The High Command (1937) as Maj. Carson
- Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) as Jeffrey Legge, alias Maj. Jeffrey Floyd
- Romance à la carte (1938) as Louis
- No Parking (1938) as Captain Sneyd
- His Lordship Goes to Press (1938) - Sir Richard Swingleton
- Calling All Crooks (1938) as Duvane
- Luck of the Navy (1938) as Briggs
- The Gables Mystery (1938) as Inspector Lloyd
- Old Iron (1938) as Richard Penshaw
- The Gang's All Here (1939) as Harper
- Wanted by Scotland Yard (1939) as Standish
- I Killed the Count (1939) as Count Mattoni
- Blind Folly (1939) as Deverell
- All at Sea (1940) as Williams
- The Prime Minister (1941) as Earl of Salisbury (uncredited)
- Suspected Person (1942) as Tony Garrett
- Women Aren't Angels (1943) as Schaffer
- Heaven Is Round the Corner (1944) as Robert Sedley
- I'll Turn to You (1946) as Mr. Chigwell
- The Turners of Prospect Road (1947) as Mr. Webster
- The Idol of Paris (1948) as Count Paiva
- It's Hard to Be Good (1948) as Major Gordon (uncredited)
- Man on the Run (1949) as Charlie
- A Run for Your Money (1949) as Burney
- Midnight Episode (1950) as Charles Mason
- The Lost Hours (1952) as Doctor Morrison
- Souls in Conflict (1954)
- Guilty? (1956) as Poynter
- Fortune Is a Woman (1957) as Chairman of Tribunal (uncredited)
- The Haunted Strangler (1958) as Newgate Prison Governor (final film)
References[]
- ^ "Leslie Perrins". 19 October 2016.
- ^ League, The Broadway. "Leslie Perrins – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB".
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Leslie Perrins - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie".
- ^ "Leslie Perrins".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Welsh Corgi News - The Leslie Perrins Memorial Trophy".
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