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Leslie French(1904-1999)

  • Actor
  • Director
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Leslie French was born on 23 April 1904 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Living Daylights (1987), The Avengers (1961) and The Leopard (1963). He died on 21 January 1999 in Surrey, England, UK.
BornApril 23, 1904
DiedJanuary 21, 1999(94)
BornApril 23, 1904
DiedJanuary 21, 1999(94)
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Known for

Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo in The Living Daylights (1987)
The Living Daylights
6.7
  • Lavatory Attendant
  • 1987
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Gregory
  • Rathbone
Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, and Alain Delon in The Leopard (1963)
The Leopard
7.9
  • Cavalier Chevalley
  • 1963
The Franchise Affair
TV Series
  • Mr. Heseltine

Credits

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Actor

  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • The Major
    • 1994
  • Perfect Scoundrels (1990)
    Perfect Scoundrels
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Caan
    • 1992
  • 4 Play (1989)
    4 Play
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Judge Cox
    • 1989
  • Uncle Silas (1989)
    Uncle Silas
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Lawyer
    • 1989
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Mathematician
    • 1988
  • Young Toscanini (1988)
    Young Toscanini
    6.1
    • Comparsa (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo in The Living Daylights (1987)
    The Living Daylights
    6.7
    • Lavatory Attendant
    • 1987
  • Tom Adams and Annabel Leventon in Strike It Rich! (1986)
    Strike It Rich!
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Albert Kingsley
    • 1986–1987
  • The Singing Detective (1986)
    The Singing Detective
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Mr. Tomkey
    • Noddy Tomkey
    • 1986
  • Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)
    Lovejoy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Cuthie
    • 1986
  • Invitation to the Wedding (1983)
    Invitation to the Wedding
    5.4
    • Hobbs
    • 1983
  • Brigit Forsyth and Ian Ogilvy in Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982)
    Tom, Dick and Harriet
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Henry
    • 1982
  • The Glamour Girls (1980)
    The Glamour Girls
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Mr. Cheeseman
    • 1982
  • Trevor Eve in Shoestring (1979)
    Shoestring
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Lane
    • 1980
  • The Trial of Lady Chatterley
    TV Movie
    • E.M. Forster
    • 1980

Director

  • Traitor's Gate
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • April 23, 1904
    • Bromley, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 21, 1999
    • Surrey, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer's Night Dream," at the Open-Air Theatre in Regents Park, London, England with Sir Robert Atkins, John Laurie, Basil Gill, Margaretta Scott, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, and Jessica Tandy in the cast. Sir Robert Atkins was director.

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  • Trivia
    He was the nude model for the statue of Ariel on the facade of the BBC's Broadcasting House in London.

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