Leslie Howard

1893-1943

Biography: life and films

Leslie Howard was an English actor, film director and producer. He was born in Forest Hill, London, England on 3rd April 1893 and died in Bay of Biscay on 1st June 1943, aged 50.

His best films as an actor include Robert Z. Leonard's Five and Ten (1931), John Cromwell's Of Human Bondage (1934), Harold Young's The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), Anthony Asquith's Pygmalion (1938) and Gregory Ratoff's Intermezzo (1939), and whose best work as a film director include Pygmalion (1938), 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941) and The Gentle Sex (1943).

Leslie Howard appeared in 35 films and directed 4 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Robert Milton (2 films), Archie Mayo (2) and Adrian Brunel (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (18 films), romance (11), War (7), comedy-drama (6), comedy (6), comedy-romance (4), history (3), Thriller (2) and Fantasy (2).

Our average rating for Leslie Howard over all films is: 3.2

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director

The Happy Warrior (1917) [a]

The Lackey and the Lady (1919) [a]

Outward Bound (1930) [a]

A Free Soul (1931) [a]

Devotion (1931) [a]

Five and Ten (1931) [a]

Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931) [a]

Service for Ladies (1932) [a]

Smilin' Through (1932) [a]

The Animal Kingdom (1932) [a]

Berkeley Square (1933) [a]

Captured! (1933) [a]

Secrets (1933) [a]

British Agent (1934) [a]

Of Human Bondage (1934) [a]

The Lady Is Willing (1934) [a]

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) [a]

Romeo and Juliet (1936) [a]

The Petrified Forest (1936) [a]

It's Love I'm After (1937) [a]

Stand-In (1937) [a]

Pygmalion (1938) [a,d]

Gone with the Wind (1939) [a]

Intermezzo (1939) [a]

'Pimpernel' Smith (1941) [a,d]

49th Parallel (1941) [a]

The First of the Few (1942) [a,d]

The Gentle Sex (1943) [a,d]

Ingrid (1984) [a]

South of Reno (1988) [a]

On the Inside (2011) [a]



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