Leslie Henson
Born 1891 (age 66) · Notting Hill, London, England, UK
Appears in 11 titles

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.

Filmography

The Demi-Paradise
6.6
The Demi-Paradise
1943
as Himself
A Warm Corner
5.9
A Warm Corner
1930
as Mr. Corner
Oh, Daddy!
6.0
Oh, Daddy!
1935
as Lord Wilfred Pye
Home and Away
7.0
Home and Away
1956
as Uncle Tom
The Sport of Kings
7.0
The Sport of Kings
1931
as Amos Purdie, JP
Alf's Button
5.5
Alf's Button
1920
as Alf Higgins
10.0
It's a Boy
1934
as James Skippett
The Girl from Maxim's
8.0
The Girl from Maxim's
1933
as Dr Lucien Petypon
Tons of Money
9.0
Tons of Money
1924
as Aubrey Allington
9.0
The Lifeguardsman
1916
as Lieutenant Spiff