Leslie Howard

Person

Leslie Howard

Born 3 April 1893 Died 1 June 1943, aged 50 Forest Hill, London, England, UK TMDB ↗

Leslie Howard Steiner (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943) was an English actor, director and producer. He wrote many stories and articles for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair and was one of the biggest box-office draws and movie idols of the 1930s.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
27age in their first credit on record (1920)
35years on screen and counting
4credits in 1934, their busiest year
31dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Gentle Sex poster Age: 50

The Gentle Sex

1943
as Narrator (voice)
In Which We Serve poster Age: 49

In Which We Serve

1942
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The First of the Few poster Age: 49

The First of the Few

1942
as R.J. Mitchell
The White Eagle poster Age: 48

The White Eagle

1942
as Narrator (voice)
49th Parallel poster Age: 48

49th Parallel

1941
as Philip Armstrong Scott
"Pimpernel" Smith poster Age: 48

"Pimpernel" Smith

1941
as Professor Horatio Smith
Gone with the Wind poster Age: 46

Gone with the Wind

1939
as Ashley Wilkes
Intermezzo: A Love Story poster Age: 46

Intermezzo: A Love Story

1939
as Holger Brandt
Pygmalion poster Age: 45

Pygmalion

1938
as Henry Higgins
Stand-In poster Age: 44

Stand-In

1937
as Atterbury Dodd
It's Love I'm After poster Age: 44

It's Love I'm After

1937
as Basil Underwood
Romeo and Juliet poster Age: 43

Romeo and Juliet

1936
as Romeo
Master Will Shakespeare poster Age: 43

Master Will Shakespeare

1936
as Romeo (uncredited)
The Petrified Forest poster Age: 42

The Petrified Forest

1936
as Alan Squier
The Scarlet Pimpernel poster Age: 41

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934
as Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel
British Agent poster Age: 41

British Agent

1934
as Stephen 'Steve' Locke
The Lady Is Willing poster Age: 41

The Lady Is Willing

1934
as Albert Latour
Of Human Bondage poster Age: 41

Of Human Bondage

1934
as Philip Carey
Berkeley Square poster Age: 40

Berkeley Square

1933
as Peter Standish
Captured! poster Age: 40

Captured!

1933
as Captain Fred Allison
Secrets poster Age: 39

Secrets

1933
as John Carlton
The Animal Kingdom poster Age: 39

The Animal Kingdom

1932
as Tom
Smilin' Through poster Age: 39

Smilin' Through

1932
as Sir John Carteret
Service for Ladies poster Age: 38

Service for Ladies

1932
as Max Tracey
Devotion poster Age: 38

Devotion

1931
as David Trent
Five and Ten poster Age: 38

Five and Ten

1931
as Berry Rhodes
A Free Soul poster Age: 38

A Free Soul

1931
as Dwight Winthrop
Never the Twain Shall Meet poster Age: 38

Never the Twain Shall Meet

1931
as Dan
Outward Bound poster Age: 37

Outward Bound

1930
as Tom Prior
Bookworms poster Age: 27

Bookworms

1920
as Richard
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TV credits

Newest first
MGM Parade poster Age: 62

MGM Parade

1955
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