Leslie Perrins (7 October 1901 – 13 December 1962) was an

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who often played villains. After training at

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, he was on stage from 1922, and in his long career, appeared in well over 60 films.

Hobbies

Perrins and wife Violet were dog lovers, and he was a judge at

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in 1957, and president of the Welsh Corgi League from 1956 until his death. Their annual award, "The Leslie Perrins Memorial Trophy," is named after him. He wrote a book called 'Keeping a Corgi'. It was published in 1958.

Filmography

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The Sleeping Cardinal ''The Sleeping Cardinal'', also known as ''Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour'' in the United States, is a 1931 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming. The film is an adaptation of the Sherlock H ...

'' (1931) as Ronald Adair (film debut) * '' The House of Unrest'' (1931) as Cleaver * '' The Rosary'' (1931) as Ronald Overton * '' The Calendar'' (1931) as Henry Lascarne * ''

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'' (1932) as Clive Wilson * ''

White Face ''White Face'' (also known as ''Edgar Wallace's White Face the Fiend'') is a 1932 British crime film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Hugh Williams, Gordon Harker and Renee Gadd. The film is based on a play by Edgar Wallace. Plot A doc ...

'' (1932) as Louis Landor * '' The Lost Chord'' (1933) as Count Carol Zara * ''

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'' (1933) as Duke of Bristol * ''

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'' (1933) as Mayer * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1933) as Honorable James Mallory * '' The Roof'' (1933) as Inspector Darrow * '' The Scotland Yard Mystery'' (1934) as John Freeman * '' Lily of Killarney'' (1934) as Sir James Corrigan * '' The Man Who Changed His Name'' (1934) as Frank Ryan * '' The Lash'' (1934) as Alec Larkin * ''

Song at Eventide ''Song at Eventide'' is a 1934 British musical film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Fay Compton, Lester Matthews and Nancy Burne. The screenplay concerns a top cabaret singer who is blackmailed in a scandal that threatens to ruin her and h ...

'' (1934) as Ricardo * ''

Lord Edgware Dies ''Lord Edgware Dies'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September 1933 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year under the title of ''Thirtee ...

'' (1934) as Bryan Martin * ''

Gay Love ''Gay Love'' is a 1934 British musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Florence Desmond, Sophie Tucker and Sydney Fairbrother. It is about two sisters. The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.82 The film's sets w ...

'' (1934) as Gerald Sparkes * ''Womanhood'' (1934) as Richard Brent * '' Open All Night'' (1934) as Ranger * '' D'Ye Ken John Peel?'' (1935) as Sir Charles Hawksley / Mr. Craven * '' The Rocks of Valpre'' (1935) as Captain Rodolphe * ''

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes ''The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner. It was based on the 1915 Sherlock Holmes novel '' The Valley of Fear'' by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the fourth film ...

'' (1935) as John Douglas * ''

The Village Squire ''The Village Squire'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring David Horne, Leslie Perrins, Moira Lynd and Vivien Leigh. It is based on Arthur Jarvis Black's play. The screenplay concerns a village's amateur prod ...

'' (1935) as Richard Venables * ''

The White Lilac ''The White Lilac'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Judy Gunn, Claude Dampier and Percy Marmont. It is based upon the play of the same name by Ladislas Fodor. It was made at Wembley Studios as ...

'' (1935) as Iredale * ''

The Silent Passenger ''The Silent Passenger'' is a British black-and-white mystery film produced in 1935 at Ealing Studios, London. It is based on an original story written by Sayers specifically for the screen. Her amateur sleuth was portrayed as a somewhat eccentr ...

'' (1935) as Maurice Windermere * '' Lucky Days'' (1935) as Jack Hurst * ''

Line Engaged ''Line Engaged'' is a 1935 British, black-and-white, thriller directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Bramwell Fletcher, Jane Baxter and Arthur Wontner. It was produced by British Lion Film Corporation. Plot Eva Rutland (played by Jane ...

'' (1935) as Gordon Rutland * '' Expert's Opinion'' (1935) as Richard Steele * ''

Sunshine Ahead ''Sunshine Ahead'' is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Wallace Orton and starring Eddie Pola, Betty Astell and Leslie Perrins. It was made at Cricklewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by Universal Pictures.Wood p.88 Cast ...

'' (1936) as The Critic * ''The Shadow of Mike Emerald'' (1936) as Mike Emerald * '' They Didn't Know'' (1936) as Duval * ''

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'' (1936) as Thomas Seymour * ''

Rhythm in the Air ''Rhythm in the Air'' is a 1936 British comedy dance film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring husband and wife dance partnership American Jack Donohue and Norwegian Tutta Rolf. The film was a quota quickie production, written by Donohue ...

'' (1936) as Mr. David, Dance Director * ''

Southern Roses ''Southern Roses'' is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring George Robey, Gina Malo and Chili Bouchier. It was shot at Denham Studios.Wood p.92 The film's sets were designed by the art director Frederick ...

'' (1936) as Don Ramon * '' The Limping Man'' (1936) as Paul Hoyt * '' No Escape'' (1936) as Anthony Wild * ''

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'' (1936) as Strange * '' The Price of Folly'' (1937) as Owen * '' Bulldog Drummond at Bay'' (1937) as Maj. Grayson * '' Secret Lives'' (1937) as J 14 * ''

The High Command ''The High Command'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim and James Mason. It was shot at Ealing Studios and on location on the Gold Coast. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1937) as Maj. Carson * ''

Mr. Reeder in Room 13 ''Mr. Reeder in Room 13'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Peter Murray-Hill, Sally Gray and Gibb McLaughlin. It is based on the first J. G. Reeder book, '' Room 13'' by Edgar Wallace. The film was released in th ...

'' (1938) as Jeffrey Legge, alias Maj. Jeffrey Floyd * ''Romance à la carte'' (1938) as Louis * ''

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'' (1938) as Captain Sneyd * ''

His Lordship Goes to Press ''His Lordship Goes to Press'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring June Clyde, Hugh Williams, Louise Hampton and Leslie Perrins. The film follows an American reporter who goes to work on a farm for an assignment ...

'' (1938) - Sir Richard Swingleton * '' Calling All Crooks'' (1938) as Duvane * ''

Luck of the Navy ''Luck of the Navy'' is a 1938 British comedy thriller film directed by Norman Lee and starring Geoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly and Clifford Evans. Shot at Elstree StudiosWood p.98 it was based on the play '' The Luck of the Navy'' by Mrs Cliffor ...

'' (1938) as Briggs * ''

The Gables Mystery ''The Gables Mystery'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Francis L. Sullivan, Antoinette Cellier and Leslie Perrins. It is an adaptation of the play ''The Man at Six'' by Jack Celestin and Jack DeLeon, previou ...

'' (1938) as Inspector Lloyd * ''

Old Iron ''Old Iron'' is a 1938 British drama film directed by Tom Walls and starring Richard Ainley, Henry Hewitt, Eva Moore and Cecil Parker. It was made at Shepperton Studios.Wood p.99 Cast * Tom Walls as Sir Henry Woodstock * Eva Moore as Lad ...

'' (1938) as Richard Penshaw * '' The Gang's All Here'' (1939) as Harper * '' Wanted by Scotland Yard'' (1939) as Standish * '' I Killed the Count'' (1939) as Count Mattoni * ''

Blind Folly ''Blind Folly'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Clifford Mollison, Lilli Palmer, and Leslie Perrins. The screenplay concerns a man who inherits a nightclub that belonged to his brother but soon discovers ...

'' (1939) as Deverell * '' All at Sea'' (1940) as Williams * '' The Prime Minister'' (1941) as

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(uncredited) * '' Suspected Person'' (1942) as Tony Garrett * ''

Women Aren't Angels ''Women Aren't Angels'' is a 1943 black and white British comedy film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Aldwych Theatre farceurs Robertson Hare and Alfred Drayton, with Polly Ward and Joyce Heron. It was made at Welwyn Studios and bas ...

'' (1943) as Schaffer * ''

Heaven Is Round the Corner ''Heaven is Round the Corner'' is a 1944 British musical film, directed by Maclean Rogers. It was made by British National Films, starring Will Fyffe, Leni Lynn, Leslie Perrins, and Austin Trevor. The script was written by Austin Melford. Pl ...

'' (1944) as Robert Sedley * ''

I'll Turn to You ''I'll Turn to You'' is a 1946 British drama film directed by Geoffrey Faithfull and starring Terry Randall, Don Stannard and Harry Welchman. It was one of a number of films dealing with the problems of returning servicemen.Spicer p.91 Whilst ...

'' (1946) as Mr. Chigwell * ''

The Turners of Prospect Road ''The Turners of Prospect Road '' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Maurice J. Wilson and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Helena Pickard and Maureen Glynne. A pet greyhound wins a major race meeting.Gillett p.6 It was shot at Walton Studios. As ...

'' (1947) as Mr. Webster * ''

The Idol of Paris ''Idol of Paris'' is a 1948 film based on the novel ''Paiva, Queen of Love'' by Alfred Schirokauer, about a mid-19th century French courtesan Theresa who sleeps her way from poverty to the top of Second Empire society. It was an attempt by its ...

'' (1948) as Count Paiva * ''

It's Hard to Be Good ''It's Hard to Be Good'' is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Jimmy Hanley, Anne Crawford and Raymond Huntley. In the film, an ex-army officer finds his altruistic attempts to improve the world are unsuccessful. ...

'' (1948) as Major Gordon (uncredited) * '' Man on the Run'' (1949) as Charlie * ''

A Run for Your Money ''A Run for Your Money'' is a 1949 Ealing Studios comedy film starring Donald Houston and Meredith Edwards as two Welshmen visiting London for the first time. The supporting cast includes Alec Guinness, Moira Lister and Hugh Griffith. Plot T ...

'' (1949) as Burney * '' Midnight Episode'' (1950) as Charles Mason * '' The Lost Hours'' (1952) as Doctor Morrison * ''Souls in Conflict'' (1954) * ''Guilty?'' (1956) as Poynter * ''

Fortune Is a Woman ''Fortune Is a Woman'' is a 1957 black and white British-American film noir crime film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Jack Hawkins and Arlene Dahl. Its plot concerns an attempted insurance fraud that goes badly wrong. In the United Stat ...

'' (1957) as Chairman of Tribunal (uncredited) * ''

The Haunted Strangler ''The Haunted Strangler'' (also known as ''Grip of the Strangler'' and originally titled ''The Judas Hole'') is a 1958 British horror film directed by Robert Day. It was adapted from "Stranglehold", a story which screenwriter Jan Read had writte ...

'' (1958) as Newgate Prison Governor (final film)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perrins, Leslie 1901 births 1962 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors People from Moseley Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 20th-century English male actors