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Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

Acting·1893–1943·44 films

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.

As Actor

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)Ashley Wilkes
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest (1936)Alan Squier
Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)Henry Higgins
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage (1934)Philip Carey
49th Parallel
49th Parallel (1941)Philip Armstrong Scott
In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve (1942)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel
A Free Soul
A Free Soul (1931)Dwight Winthrop
Intermezzo: A Love Story
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)Holger Brandt
The First of the Few
The First of the Few (1942)R.J. Mitchell
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1936)Romeo
It's Love I'm After
It's Love I'm After (1937)Basil Underwood
"Pimpernel" Smith
"Pimpernel" Smith (1941)Professor Horatio Smith
Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through (1932)Sir John Carteret
The Animal Kingdom
The Animal Kingdom (1932)Tom Collier
British Agent
British Agent (1934)Stephen 'Steve' Locke
Stand-In
Stand-In (1937)Atterbury Dodd
Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square (1933)Peter Standish
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)Self (archive footage)
Outward Bound
Outward Bound (1930)Tom Prior
Five and Ten
Five and Ten (1931)Berry Rhodes
Secrets
Secrets (1933)John Carlton
Glorious Technicolor
Glorious Technicolor (1998)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Complicated Women
Complicated Women (2003)Self (archive footage)
The Gentle Sex
The Gentle Sex (1943)Narrator (voice)
Captured!
Captured! (1933)Captain Fred Allison
The White Eagle
The White Eagle (1942)Narrator (voice)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996)Self (archive footage)
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland (2004)Himself (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)Self (archive footage)
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931)Dan
Devotion
Devotion (1931)David Trent
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)Self (archive footage)
Service for Ladies
Service for Ladies (1932)Max Tracey
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Master Will Shakespeare
Master Will Shakespeare (1936)Romeo (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)(archive footage)
The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing (1934)Albert Latour
The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert
The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert (2005)Self (archive footage)
Bookworms
Bookworms (1920)Richard
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1936
Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)Self

As Director