Leslie Henson
Known For
Acting
Born
1891-08-03 in Notting Hill, London, England, UK
Died
1957-12-02
Biography
From Wikipedia Leslie Lincoln Henson (3 August 1891 – 2 December 1957) was an English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy and became a popular music hall comedian who enjoyed a long stage career. He was famous for his bulging eyes, malleable face and raspy voice and helped to form the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during the Second World War. Henson's post war stage success continued in revues, musicals and plays, including a West End adaptation of The Diary of a Nobody in 1955. Henson's film career was intermittent, and he made 14 films from 1916 to 1956. The most notable of these was Tons of Money in 1924, which introduced the popular Aldwych farces to British cinema audiences for the first time. In 1956. Henson died at his home in Harrow Weald, Middlesex, in 1957. He was 66.
Most Known For
Oh, Daddy!
as Lord Wilfred Pye
Home and Away
as Uncle Tom
The Demi-Paradise
as Himself
The Girl from Maxim's
as Dr Lucien Petypon
It's a Boy
as James Skippett
A Warm Corner
as Mr. Corner
The Sport of Kings
as Amos Purdie, JP
Tons of Money
as Aubrey Allington
The Lifeguardsman
as Lieutenant Spiff
Fashion Forecasts for Adam - By Mr Leslie Henson!
as Himself