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Of Human Bondage (1934) -- Abandoning artistic ambitions, sensitive and club-footed Philip Carey enrolls in medical school and falls in love with illiterate waitress Mildred Rogers...
Secrets (1933) -- forgetthetalkies.com - Secrets Clip 1 (youtube)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) -- Leslie Howard plays Sir Percy Blakeney, an 18th century English aristocrat who leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat...
The Animal Kingdom (1932) -- Tom Collier has had a great relationship with Daisy, but when he decides to marry, it is not Daisy whom he asks...
Secrets (1933) -- forgetthetalkies.com - Secrets Clip 2 (youtube)

Overview

Date of Birth:
3 April 1893, Forest Hill, London, England, UK more
Date of Death:
1 June 1943, Bay of Biscay more
Mini Biography:
Leslie Howard Stainer was born in Forest Hill on 3rd April, 1893. He was... more
Trivia:
Father of Leslie Ruth Dale-Harris (b. 1924). 17 years old she married... more
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Down 10% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Where My Heart Lies: My Favorite Actors. And Yours?
 (From FilmExperience. 29 August 2009, 10:05 AM, PDT)
Gone with the Wind Breezes Onto DVD and Blu-ray November 17th
 (From MovieWeb. 18 August 2009, 5:03 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
A Passer-By

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Gentle Sex (1943) (voice) Narrator 1943 - 5.9 (104)
- 2. War in the Mediterranean (1943) (voice) Narrator 1943 - -
- 3. In Which We Serve (1942) (uncredited) Voice 1942 - 7.6 (1,619)
- 4. The First of the Few (1942)   R.J. Mitchell 1942 - 7.0 (292)
AKAs:
  • Spitfire (USA)
- 5. 49th Parallel (1941)   Philip Armstrong Scott 1941 - 7.5 (1,967)
AKAs:
  • The Invaders (USA)
- 6. 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)   Professor Horatio Smith 1941 - 7.3 (334)
AKAs:
  • Mister V (USA: reissue title)
  • The Fighting Pimpernel
- 7. Common Heritage (1940) 1940 - 6.6 (10)
- 8. Gone with the Wind (1939) Ashley - His Son 1939 $390M 8.2 (70,308)
- 9. Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)   Holger Brandt 1939 - 6.9 (960)
AKAs:
  • Escape to Happiness (UK)
  • Intermezzo (USA: short title)
- 10. Pygmalion (1938)   Professor Henry Higgins 1938 - 8.0 (2,584)
AKAs:
  • Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (UK: complete title)
- 11. Stand-In (1937) Atterbury Dodd 1937 - 6.7 (364)
- 12. It's Love I'm After (1937) Basil Underwood 1937 - 7.7 (523)
- 13. Romeo and Juliet (1936) Romeo - Son to Montague 1936 - 6.8 (540)
- 14. The Petrified Forest (1936)   Alan Squier 1936 - 7.7 (4,475)
AKAs:
  • Petrified Forest (USA: poster title)
- 15. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel 1934 - 7.6 (1,526)
- 16. British Agent (1934)   Stephen 'Steve' Locke 1934 - 6.0 (115)
AKAs:
  • Brutal Agent
- 17. The Lady Is Willing (1934) Albert Latour 1934 - -
- 18. Of Human Bondage (1934) Philip Carey 1934 - 7.3 (1,842)
- 19. Berkeley Square (1933) Peter Standish 1933 - 6.9 (57)
- 20. Captured! (1933) Captain Fred Allison 1933 - 6.4 (79)
- 21. Secrets (1933) John Carlton 1933 - 7.7 (216)
- 22. The Animal Kingdom (1932)   Tom Collier 1932 - 6.5 (251)
AKAs:
  • The Woman in His House (UK)
- 23. Smilin' Through (1932) Sir John Carteret 1932 - 7.2 (241)
- 24. Service for Ladies (1932)   Max Tracey 1932 - 6.2 (52)
AKAs:
  • Reserved for Ladies (USA)
- 25. Devotion (1931) David Trent 1931 - 6.7 (31)
- 26. Five and Ten (1931)   Berry Rhodes 1931 - 8.3 (708)
AKAs:
  • Daughter of Luxury (UK)
- 27. A Free Soul (1931) Dwight Winthrop 1931 - 6.5 (626)
- 28. Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931) Dan Pritchard 1931 - 6.8 (24)
- 29. Outward Bound (1930) Tom Prior 1930 - 6.4 (168)
- 30. Bookworms (1920) Richard 1920 - -
- 31. Five Pounds Reward (1920) Tony Marchmont 1920 - -
- 32. The Lackey and the Lady (1919) Tony Dunciman 1919 - -
- 33. The Happy Warrior (1917) Rollo 1917 - -
- 34. The Heroine of Mons (1914) 1914 - -
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Lamp Still Burns (1943) (producer) 1943 - 6.2 (44)
- 2. The Gentle Sex (1943) (producer) (uncredited) 1943 - 5.9 (104)
- 3. The First of the Few (1942)   (producer) 1942 - 7.0 (292)
AKAs:
  • Spitfire (USA)
- 4. 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)   (producer) 1941 - 7.3 (334)
AKAs:
  • Mister V (USA: reissue title)
  • The Fighting Pimpernel
- 5. Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)   (associate producer) 1939 - 6.9 (960)
AKAs:
  • Escape to Happiness (UK)
  • Intermezzo (USA: short title)
- 6. Too Many Cooks (1921) (producer) 1921 - -
- 7. Bookworms (1920) (producer) 1920 - -
- 8. Five Pounds Reward (1920) (producer) 1920 - -
- 9. The Bump (1920) (producer) 1920 - -
- 10. Twice Two (1920) (producer) 1920 - -
- 11. The Temporary Lady (1920) (producer) 1920 - -
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Gentle Sex (1943) 1943 - 5.9 (104)
- 2. The First of the Few (1942)   1942 - 7.0 (292)
AKAs:
  • Spitfire (USA)
- 3. 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)   1941 - 7.3 (334)
AKAs:
  • Mister V (USA: reissue title)
  • The Fighting Pimpernel
- 4. Pygmalion (1938)   1938 - 8.0 (2,584)
AKAs:
  • Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (UK: complete title)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)   ("Intermezzo" (1936)) 1939 - 6.9 (960)
AKAs:
  • Escape to Happiness (UK)
  • Intermezzo (USA: short title)
- 2. Stand-In (1937) ("That Old Feeling" (uncredited)) 1937 - 6.7 (364)
- 3. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) ("God Save the King!" (1744)) 1934 - 7.6 (1,526)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. From the Four Corners (1941) (writer) 1941 - 7.3 (31)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The White Eagle (1942)   (voice) Narrator 1942 - -
AKAs:
  • Bialy orzel (Poland)
- 2. From the Four Corners (1941) (as A Passer-By) Himself 1941 - 7.3 (31)
- 3. Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (1934) Himself 1934 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. Diálogos de cine (2008) (TV) Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 2. "Broadway: The American Musical"  
1 TV episode:
- 3. Complicated Women (2003) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 4. "Omnibus"  
1 TV episode:
- 5. Glorious Technicolor (1998) (TV) Himself
- 6. Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) (TV) (uncredited) Actor in 'The Petrified Forest'
- 7. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) Himself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind'
- 8. South of Reno (1988) (uncredited) Clip from 'Of Human Bondage'
- 9. Ingrid (1984) (uncredited) Himself, clip from 'Intermezzo'
- 10. "The British Greats"  
1 TV episode:
- 11. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (uncredited) Himself, film clip from 'Intermezzo'
- 12. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Hamlet (1936). Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Incidental music by Virgil Thomson. Musical Direction by Hugh Davis. Directed by Leslie Howard. Directed in collaboration with John Houseman. Imperial Theatre: 10 Nov 1936- Dec 1936 (closing date unknown/39 performances). Cast: Leslie Howard (as "Hamlet, son to the late, and nephew to the present King"), Gay Adams, Wesley Addy (as "Marcellus, Officer"), Joan Adrian, John Barclay, Daphne Bayne, Bourn Blood, Richard Cameron, Albert Carroll, Richard Clayton, Clifford Evans, Paul Foster, Eugene Francis, Paul Genge, Denis Green, James Hayes, Janet Hill, Joseph Holland, George Ingham, Paul Jones, Stanley Lathbury, Henry Leonard, Eric Mansfield, Aubrey Mather, Mary Meyer, Hugh Norton, Richard Ogden, Winston O'Keefe (as "Guildenstern, Courtier"), John Parrish, Tileston Perry, Madelyn Phillips, Edward Potter, Keith Randall, Herbert Ranson, Alexander Scourby (as "Player King"), Mary Servoss (as "Gertrude, Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet"), Mary Shower, Toni Sorel, Hope Spingarn, Pamela Stanley, Philip Sudana, Daphne Sylva, Vernon Tanner, George Volk, Wilfrid Walter, O.Z. Whitehead (as "Second Gravedigger"), Arthur Zwerling. Produced by Leslie Howard. more
Publicity Listings:
4 Portrayals | 7 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Short more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Based On Play | Father Daughter Relationship | Murder more

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