- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeon Ramon
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Leon Janney was born on April 1, 1917 in Ogden, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Father's Son (1931), Charly (1968) and Stolen Paradise (1940). He was married to Isabel K. Janney, Jessica Pepper and Dorothy. He died on October 28, 1980 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
- SpousesIsabel K. Janney(1945 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)Jessica Pepper(March 26, 1936 - August 5, 1936) (divorced)Dorothy(? - October 28, 1980) (his death, 1 child)
- ParentsBernice Rebecca Janney
- RelativesRae Ethelyn(Cousin)
- Theatrical elocution in radio.
- Between 1974 and 1978, he appeared in 80 episodes of the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater."
- Pefected more than 20 different accents and dialects, which made him a favorite actor in diverse radio shows between 1939 and 1944.
- Member of the board of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) for more than thirty years. Served on the council of Actors' Equity and was a board member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
- Child actor, on stage at the Pantages Theatre in Ogden, Utah, from the age of two. On Broadway, from 1934.
- Janney was a voice-over regular on the popular 1930s radio series "Gangbusters" that featured weekly episodes based actual crime incidents. Each program ended with various descriptions of wanted criminals, many of whom were later arrested due to avid listener participation.
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