Leslie Henson
Known for ActingBorn 1891-08-03 — died 1957-12-02Notting Hill, London, England, UK
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Leslie Lincoln Henson (3 August 1891 – 2 December 1957) was an English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy and became a popular music hall comedian who enjoyed a long stage career. He was famous for his bulging eyes, malleable face and raspy voice and helped to form the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during the Second World War.
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Henson's post war stage success continued in revues, musicals and plays, including a West End adaptation of The Diary of a Nobody in 1955. Henson's film career was intermittent, and he made 14 films from 1916 to 1956. The most notable of these was Tons of Money in 1924, which introduced the popular Aldwych farces to British cinema audiences for the first time. In 1956.
Henson died at his home in Harrow Weald, Middlesex, in 1957. He was 66.
Known for
A Warm Corner
1930 · as Mr. Corner
Home and Away
1956 · as Uncle Tom
Oh, Daddy!
1935 · as Lord Wilfred Pye
The Demi-Paradise
1943 · as Himself
Alf's Button
1920 · as Alf Higgins
The Sport of Kings
1931 · as Amos Purdie, JP
The Girl from Maxim's
1933 · as Dr Lucien Petypon
It's a Boy
1934 · as James Skippett
The Lifeguardsman
1916 · as Lieutenant Spiff
Tons of Money
1924 · as Aubrey Allington
Fashion Forecasts for Adam - By Mr Leslie Henson!
1922 · as Himself