Leslie Fenton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 12, 1902
- Died
- March 25, 1978
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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, Elizabeth 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.
Filmography
The Redhead and the Cowboy 1951
Director
Streets of Laredo 1949
Director
Whispering Smith 1948
Director
Lulu Belle 1948
Director
On Our Merry Way 1948
Director
Saigon 1947
Director
Pardon My Past 1945
Director, Producer
Tomorrow, the World! 1944
Director
The Saint's Vacation 1941
Director
The Golden Fleecing 1940
Director
The Man from Dakota 1940
Director
Stronger Than Desire 1939
Director
Tell No Tales 1939
Director
Boys Town 1938
as Dan Farrow
A Criminal Is Born 1938
Director
The Forgotten Step 1938
Director
Miracle Money 1938
Director
Captain Kidd's Treasure 1938
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director
Soak the Poor 1937
as Nick Garvey
China Passage 1937
as Anthony Durand
The House of Secrets 1936
as Barry Wilding
The Longest Night 1936
as Carl Briggs
Sworn Enemy 1936
as Steve Sherman
Murder on a Bridle Path 1936
as Don Gregg
Two in the Dark 1936
as Stuart Eldredge
White Lies 1935
as Dan Oliver
East of Java 1935
as Captain Wong Bo
Men Without Names 1935
as Monk Gleason, gang boss
Chinatown Squad 1935
as Su Quong
Stolen Harmony 1935
as Joe Harris (uncredited)
Star of Midnight 1935
as Tim Winthrop
The Casino Murder Case 1935
as Dr. Kane
Strange Wives 1934
as Svengaart
Marie Galante 1934
as General Saki Tenoki
Fugitive Road 1934
as Frank Riker
Take the Stand 1934
as Hugh Halliburton
I Believed in You 1934
as Russell Storm
Lady Killer 1933
as Duke
Night Flight 1933
as Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
F.P.1 1933
as Capt. B.E. Droste
Air Mail 1932
as Tony Dressel
Thunder Below 1932
as Webb
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain 1932
as Nick 'Nicky' Grant
The Famous Ferguson Case 1932
as Perrin
The Hatchet Man 1932
as Harry En Hai
The Guilty Generation 1931
as Joe Palmero
The Pagan Lady 1931
as Gerald 'Gerry' Willis
Murder at Midnight 1931
as Walter Grayson
Kick In 1931
as Charlie
The Public Enemy 1931
as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
The Man Who Came Back 1931
as Baron le Duc
Dynamite 1929
as Young 'Vulture'
The Last Performance 1929
as Buffo
Woman Trap 1929
as Eddie Evans
Paris Bound 1929
as Richard Parrish
Broadway 1929
as 'Scar' Edwards
The Man I Love 1929
as Carlo Vesper
A Dangerous Woman 1929
as Peter Allerton
Girls Gone Wild 1929
as Boogs
The Office Scandal 1929
as Andrew 'Andy' Corbin
The First Kiss 1928
as Carol Talbot
The Drag Net 1928
as Shakespeare
The Showdown 1928
as Kilgore Shelton
The Gateway of the Moon 1928
as Jim Mortlake
What Price Glory 1926
as Lt. Moore
Black Paradise 1926
as James Callahan
The Shamrock Handicap 1926
as Neil Ross
Sandy 1926
as Douglas Keith
The Road to Glory 1926
as David Hale
The Ancient Mariner 1925
as Joe Barlow
East Lynne 1925
as Richard Hare
Lazybones 1925
as Dick Ritchie
Thunder Mountain 1925
as Sam Martin
Havoc 1925
as Babe
Credits from TMDB.