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Leslie Fenton

Leslie Fenton

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 12, 1902
Died Mar 25, 1978 (76)
Birthplace Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
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, Elizabet ... h 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

Filmography

Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

as Dan Farrow

Captain Kidd's Treasure

Captain Kidd's Treasure

1938

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Soak the Poor

Soak the Poor

1937

as Nick Garvey

China Passage

China Passage

1937

as Anthony Durand

The House of Secrets

The House of Secrets

1936

as Barry Wilding

The Longest Night

The Longest Night

1936

as Carl Briggs

Two in the Dark

Two in the Dark

1936

as Stuart Eldredge

Sworn Enemy

Sworn Enemy

1936

as Steve Sherman

White Lies

White Lies

1935

as Dan Oliver

East of Java

East of Java

1935

as Captain Wong Bo

Chinatown Squad

Chinatown Squad

1935

as Su Quong

Star of Midnight

Star of Midnight

1935

as Tim Winthrop

Men Without Names

Men Without Names

1935

as Monk

The Casino Murder Case

The Casino Murder Case

1935

as Dr. Kane

Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony

1935

as Joe Harris (uncredited)

Fugitive Road

Fugitive Road

1934

as Frank Riker

Marie Galante

Marie Galante

1934

as General Saki Tenoki

I Believed in You

I Believed in You

1934

as Russell Storm

Take the Stand

Take the Stand

1934

as Hugh Halliburton

Strange Wives

Strange Wives

1934

as Svengaart

F.P.1

F.P.1

1933

as Capt. B.E. Droste

Lady Killer

Lady Killer

1933

as Duke

Night Flight

Night Flight

1933

as Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot

The Hatchet Man

The Hatchet Man

1932

as Harry En Hai

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

1932

as Nick 'Nicky' Grant

Thunder Below

Thunder Below

1932

as Webb

The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

as Perrin

Air Mail

Air Mail

1932

as Tony Dressel

Kick In

Kick In

1931

as Charlie

The Guilty Generation

The Guilty Generation

1931

as Joe Palmero

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

1931

as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan

The Pagan Lady

The Pagan Lady

1931

as Gerald 'Gerry' Willis

Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

1931

as Walter Grayson

The Man Who Came Back

The Man Who Came Back

1931

as Baron le Duc

The Last Performance

The Last Performance

1929

as Buffo

The Office Scandal

The Office Scandal

1929

as Andrew 'Andy' Corbin

Paris Bound

Paris Bound

1929

as Richard Parrish

A Dangerous Woman

A Dangerous Woman

1929

as Peter Allerton

The Man I Love

The Man I Love

1929

as Carlo Vesper

Woman Trap

Woman Trap

1929

as Eddie Evans

Dynamite

Dynamite

1929

as Young 'Vulture'

Broadway

Broadway

1929

as 'Scar' Edwards

The Gateway of the Moon

The Gateway of the Moon

1928

as Jim Mortlake

The First Kiss

The First Kiss

1928

as Carol Talbot

The Drag Net

The Drag Net

1928

as Shakespeare

The Showdown

The Showdown

1928

as Kilgore Shelton

The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory

1926

as David Hale

The Shamrock Handicap

The Shamrock Handicap

1926

as Neil Ross

Sandy

Sandy

1926

as Douglas Keith

Black Paradise

Black Paradise

1926

as James Callahan

What Price Glory

What Price Glory

1926

as Lt. Moore

Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

1925

as Sam Martin

Lazybones

Lazybones

1925

as Dick Ritchie

Havoc

Havoc

1925

as Babe

East Lynne

East Lynne

1925

as Richard Hare

The Ancient Mariner

The Ancient Mariner

1925

as Joe Barlow

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Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

1949

Director

On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

1948

Director

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

1948

Director

Lulu Belle

Lulu Belle

1948

Director

Saigon

Saigon

1947

Director

Pardon My Past

Pardon My Past

1945

Director

Tomorrow, the World!

Tomorrow, the World!

1944

Director

The Saint's Vacation

The Saint's Vacation

1941

Director

The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing

1940

Director

The Man from Dakota

The Man from Dakota

1940

Director

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

Director

Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

1939

Director

Miracle Money

Miracle Money

1938

Director

A Criminal Is Born

A Criminal Is Born

1938

Director

Captain Kidd's Treasure

Captain Kidd's Treasure

1938

Director

The Forgotten Step

The Forgotten Step

1938

Director

Pardon My Past

Pardon My Past

1945

Producer

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