Leslie Henson
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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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.1383 |
| Birthday | 1891-08-03 |
| Place of Birth | Notting Hill, London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Leslie Lincoln Henson, |
1934
It's a Boy
10/1
"It's a Boy" stars Horton as Dudley Leake, who is betrothed to Mary Bogle (the very pretty Wendy Barrie). Shortly before the wedding, Dudley blurts a...
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It's a Boy
1935
Oh, Daddy!
6/3
Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.
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Oh, Daddy!
1943
The Demi-Paradise
6.625/8
Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking sh...
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The Demi-Paradise
1930
A Warm Corner
5.875/4
This early Gainsborough film is truly a lost treasure and easily one of the most daring and risque films ever made. At least half a dozen different ta...
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A Warm Corner
1933
The Girl from Maxim's
8/1
A Doctor tries to pass off a singer as his wife in Paris in 1904.
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The Girl from Maxim's
1931
The Sport of Kings
7/2
Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert...
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The Sport of Kings
1956
Home and Away
7/3
When George discovers that he has won the pools, there is huge excitement in the household. But it turns out that it's his son who has won, in partner...
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Home and Away
1924
Tons of Money
9/1
Tons of Money is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Leslie Henson, Flora le Breton and Mary Brough. Aubrey Al...
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Tons of Money
1922
Fashion Forecasts for Adam - By Mr Leslie Henson!
0/0
Funny film - pastiche of how women's fashions are described in flowery terms. Leslie is funny! (British Pathé)
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Fashion Forecasts for Adam - By Mr Leslie Henson!
1916
The Lifeguardsman
9/1
An idiot heir helps a wounded prince save the princess from forced marriage to a usurper.
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The Lifeguardsman
1920
Alf's Button
5.5/2
A soldier's tunic button, made from Aladdin's lamp, grants his wishes.
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