Leslie Fenton
Known for: Acting
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
Film
The Public Enemy
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
1931
Film
Boys Town
Dan Farrow
1938
Film
Murder on a Bridle Path
Don Gregg
1936
Film
Air Mail
Tony Dressel
1932
Film
Marie Galante
General Saki Tenoki
1934
Film
Night Flight
Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
1933
Film
Lady Killer
Duke
1933
Film
The Hatchet Man
Harry En Hai
1932
Film
The Longest Night
Carl Briggs
1936
Film
The Pagan Lady
Gerald 'Gerry' Willis
1931
Film
Stolen Harmony
Joe Harris (uncredited)
1935
Film
Men Without Names
Monk Gleason, gang boss
1935
Film
The Famous Ferguson Case
Perrin
1932
Film
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Nick 'Nicky' Grant
1932
Film
The Guilty Generation
Joe Palmero
1931
Film
Two in the Dark
Stuart Eldredge
1936
Film
The Man I Love
Carlo Vesper
1929
Film
Murder at Midnight
Walter Grayson
1931
Film
Star of Midnight
Tim Winthrop
1935
Film
The Last Performance
Buffo
1929
Film
Dynamite
Young 'Vulture'
1929
Film
Sworn Enemy
Steve Sherman
1936
Film
The Man Who Came Back
Baron le Duc
1931
Film
China Passage
Anthony Durand
1937
Film
Woman Trap
Eddie Evans
1929
Film
The Shamrock Handicap
Neil Ross
1926
Film
Broadway
'Scar' Edwards
1929
Film
Thunder Mountain
Sam Martin
1925
Film
East of Java
Captain Wong Bo
1935
Film
The First Kiss
Carol Talbot
1928
Film
The Casino Murder Case
Dr. Kane
1935
Film
The House of Secrets
Barry Wilding
1936
Film
A Dangerous Woman
Peter Allerton
1929
Film
Kick In
Charlie
1931
Film
Thunder Below
Webb
1932
Film
Paris Bound
Richard Parrish
1929
Film
Girls Gone Wild
Boogs
1929
Film
I Believed in You
Russell Storm
1934
Film
Chinatown Squad
Su Quong
1935
Film
Strange Wives
Svengaart
1934
Film
Lazybones
Dick Ritchie
1925
Film
White Lies
Dan Oliver
1935
Film
What Price Glory
Lt. Moore
1926
Film
The Drag Net
Shakespeare
1928
Film
The Road to Glory
David Hale
1926
Film
Black Paradise
James Callahan
1926
Film
The Showdown
Kilgore Shelton
1928
Film
The Office Scandal
Andrew 'Andy' Corbin
1929
Film
Take the Stand
Hugh Halliburton
1934
Film
Havoc
Babe
1925
Film
Fugitive Road
Frank Riker
1934
Film
The Ancient Mariner
Joe Barlow
1925
Film
Soak the Poor
Nick Garvey
1937
Film
Sandy
Douglas Keith
1926
Film
The Gateway of the Moon
Jim Mortlake
1928
Film
F.P.1
Capt. B.E. Droste
1933
Film
East Lynne
Richard Hare
1925
Film
Captain Kidd's Treasure
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1938