Leslie Fenton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 12, 1902
- Died
- March 25, 1978 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English-born American actor and film director. He appeared in 62 films between 1923 and 1945. Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He moved to America with his mother, Elizabeth Carter, and his brothers when he was six years old. They sailed as steerage passengers on board the R.M.S. Celtic. As a teenager, Leslie worked as an office clerk. He moved to New York and began a career on the stage. His film career began later with Fox Studios. He also directed 19 films between 1938 and 1951. He married American actress Ann Dvorak in 1932. Dvorak (Anna May McKim) moved to Britain with Fenton while he served in the British armed forces during the Second World War. The union was childless and ended in divorce in 1945. Fenton died 25 March 1978 in Montecito, California, aged 76. Some sources, including IMDb, incorrectly cite Frank Fenton, the noted screenwriter and novelist, as his younger brother. Frank Fenton's parents were actually John Fenton and Eveline Edgington (married Liverpool, 1900), as evidenced by the ship's manifest for the RMS Caronia (page 0817, line 0008), aboard which Frank Fenton arrived in the US on 21 April 1906.
Known For
Filmography
Boys Town
Movie · as Dan Farrow
Captain Kidd's Treasure
Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Soak the Poor
Movie · as Nick Garvey
China Passage
Movie · as Anthony Durand
The House of Secrets
Movie · as Barry Wilding
Two in the Dark
Movie · as Stuart Eldredge
The Longest Night
Movie · as Carl Briggs
Sworn Enemy
Movie · as Steve Sherman
Murder on a Bridle Path
Movie · as Don Gregg
The Casino Murder Case
Movie · as Dr. Kane
Men Without Names
Movie · as Monk Gleason, gang boss
Stolen Harmony
Movie · as Joe Harris (uncredited)
Star of Midnight
Movie · as Tim Winthrop
Chinatown Squad
Movie · as Su Quong
White Lies
Movie · as Dan Oliver
East of Java
Movie · as Captain Wong Bo
Fugitive Road
Movie · as Frank Riker
Strange Wives
Movie · as Svengaart
Take the Stand
Movie · as Hugh Halliburton
Marie Galante
Movie · as General Saki Tenoki
I Believed in You
Movie · as Russell Storm
Lady Killer
Movie · as Duke
F.P.1
Movie · as Capt. B.E. Droste
Night Flight
Movie · as Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
Air Mail
Movie · as Tony Dressel
The Hatchet Man
Movie · as Harry En Hai
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Movie · as Nick 'Nicky' Grant
Thunder Below
Movie · as Webb
The Famous Ferguson Case
Movie · as Perrin
The Public Enemy
Movie · as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
The Pagan Lady
Movie · as Gerald 'Gerry' Willis
The Guilty Generation
Movie · as Joe Palmero
Murder at Midnight
Movie · as Walter Grayson
The Man Who Came Back
Movie · as Baron le Duc
Kick In
Movie · as Charlie
The Man I Love
Movie · as Carlo Vesper
Woman Trap
Movie · as Eddie Evans
Paris Bound
Movie · as Richard Parrish
The Last Performance
Movie · as Buffo
A Dangerous Woman
Movie · as Peter Allerton
The Office Scandal
Movie · as Andrew 'Andy' Corbin
Broadway
Movie · as 'Scar' Edwards
Dynamite
Movie · as Young 'Vulture'
Girls Gone Wild
Movie · as Boogs
The Drag Net
Movie · as Shakespeare
The Showdown
Movie · as Kilgore Shelton
The First Kiss
Movie · as Carol Talbot
The Gateway of the Moon
Movie · as Jim Mortlake
What Price Glory
Movie · as Lt. Moore
The Shamrock Handicap
Movie · as Neil Ross
Sandy
Movie · as Douglas Keith
The Road to Glory
Movie · as David Hale
Black Paradise
Movie · as James Callahan
Thunder Mountain
Movie · as Sam Martin
Lazybones
Movie · as Dick Ritchie
Havoc
Movie · as Babe
East Lynne
Movie · as Richard Hare
The Ancient Mariner
Movie · as Joe Barlow