Leslie Fenton

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1902-03-12

Deathday 1978-03-25 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Also Known As Лесли Фентон

Leslie Fenton

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

Actor

1938
Boys Town

as Dan Farrow

1938
Captain Kidd's Treasure

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1937
Soak the Poor

as Nick Garvey

1937
China Passage

as Anthony Durand

1936
The House of Secrets

as Barry Wilding

1936
The Longest Night

as Carl Briggs

1936
Sworn Enemy

as Steve Sherman

1936
Two in the Dark

as Stuart Eldredge

1935
White Lies

as Dan Oliver

1935
East of Java

as Captain Wong Bo

1935
1935
Chinatown Squad

as Su Quong

1935
Stolen Harmony

as Joe Harris (uncredited)

1935
Star of Midnight

as Tim Winthrop

1935
1934
Strange Wives

as Svengaart

1934
Marie Galante

as General Saki Tenoki

1934
Fugitive Road

as Frank Riker

1934
Take the Stand

as Hugh Halliburton

1934
I Believed in You

as Russell Storm

1933
Lady Killer

as Duke

1933
Night Flight

as Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot

1933
F.P.1

as Capt. B.E. Droste

1932
Air Mail

as Tony Dressel

1932
1932
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

as Nick 'Nicky' Grant

1932
The Hatchet Man

as Harry En Hai

1931
The Guilty Generation

as Joe Palmero

1931
The Pagan Lady

as Gerald 'Gerry' Willis

1931
Murder at Midnight

as Walter Grayson

1931
Kick In

as Charlie

1931
The Public Enemy

as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan

1931
The Man Who Came Back

as Baron le Duc

1929
Dynamite

as Young 'Vulture'

1929
Woman Trap

as Eddie Evans

1929
Paris Bound

as Richard Parrish

1929
Broadway

as 'Scar' Edwards

1929
The Man I Love

as Carlo Vesper

1929
A Dangerous Woman

as Peter Allerton

1929
The Office Scandal

as Andrew 'Andy' Corbin

1928
The First Kiss

as Carol Talbot

1928
The Drag Net

as Shakespeare

1928
The Showdown

as Kilgore Shelton

1928
The Gateway of the Moon

as Jim Mortlake

1926
What Price Glory

as Lt. Moore

1926
Black Paradise

as James Callahan

1926
1926
Sandy

as Douglas Keith

1926
The Road to Glory

as David Hale

1925
The Ancient Mariner

as Joe Barlow

1925
East Lynne

as Richard Hare

1925
Lazybones

as Dick Ritchie

1925
Thunder Mountain

as Sam Martin

1925
Havoc

as Babe

Director

1949
Streets of Laredo

as Director

1948
Whispering Smith

as Director

1948
On Our Merry Way

as Director

1948
Lulu Belle

as Director

1947
Saigon

as Director

1945
Pardon My Past

as Director

1944
1941
1940
1940
1939
Tell No Tales

as Director

1939
1938
Miracle Money

as Director

1938
A Criminal Is Born

as Director

1938
The Forgotten Step

as Director

1938

Producer

1945
Pardon My Past

as Producer