1902-03-12 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
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Boys Town | Dan Farrow | 1938-09-08 |
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Captain Kidd's Treasure | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1938-01-22 |
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Soak the Poor | Nick Garvey | 1937-08-21 |
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China Passage | Anthony Durand | 1937-03-12 |
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The Longest Night | Carl Briggs | 1936-10-02 |
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Two in the Dark | Stuart Eldredge | 1936-01-10 |
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The House of Secrets | Barry Wilding | 1936-10-28 |
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Sworn Enemy | Steve Sherman | 1936-09-11 |
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Men Without Names | Monk | 1935-06-29 |
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Star of Midnight | Tim Winthrop | 1935-04-19 |
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East of Java | Captain Wong Bo | 1935-12-01 |
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White Lies | Dan Oliver | 1935-12-27 |
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Chinatown Squad | Su Quong | 1935-05-31 |
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Stolen Harmony | Joe Harris (uncredited) | 1935-04-20 |
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The Casino Murder Case | Dr. Kane | 1935-03-15 |
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Take the Stand | Hugh Halliburton | 1934-08-07 |
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Marie Galante | General Saki Tenoki | 1934-10-25 |
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Fugitive Road | Frank Riker | 1934-08-22 |
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I Believed in You | Russell Storm | 1934-04-09 |
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Strange Wives | Svengaart | 1934-11-30 |
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F.P.1 | Capt. B.E. Droste | 1933-04-02 |
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Lady Killer | Duke | 1933-12-09 |
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Night Flight | Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot | 1933-10-06 |
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The Hatchet Man | Harry En Hai | 1932-02-06 |
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The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Nick 'Nicky' Grant | 1932-05-28 |
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Air Mail | Tony Dressel | 1932-11-03 |
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The Famous Ferguson Case | Perrin | 1932-04-19 |
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Thunder Below | Webb | 1932-06-17 |
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The Public Enemy | Samuel 'Nails' Nathan | 1931-04-23 |
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Kick In | Charlie | 1931-05-22 |
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The Man Who Came Back | Baron le Duc | 1931-01-11 |
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Murder at Midnight | Walter Grayson | 1931-09-01 |
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The Pagan Lady | Gerald 'Gerry' Willis | 1931-09-07 |
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The Guilty Generation | Joe Palmero | 1931-11-19 |
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The Office Scandal | Andrew 'Andy' Corbin | 1929-03-03 |
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Paris Bound | Richard Parrish | 1929-08-03 |
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The Last Performance | Buffo | 1929-10-13 |
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Dynamite | Young 'Vulture' | 1929-12-13 |
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Broadway | 'Scar' Edwards | 1929-05-27 |
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The Man I Love | Carlo Vesper | 1929-05-25 |
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A Dangerous Woman | Peter Allerton | 1929-05-16 |
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Woman Trap | Eddie Evans | 1929-09-28 |
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The Gateway of the Moon | Jim Mortlake | 1928-01-01 |
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The First Kiss | Carol Talbot | 1928-08-17 |
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The Showdown | Kilgore Shelton | 1928-02-25 |
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The Drag Net | Shakespeare | 1928-05-01 |
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The Road to Glory | David Hale | 1926-02-07 |
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The Shamrock Handicap | Neil Ross | 1926-05-02 |
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What Price Glory | Lt. Moore | 1926-11-23 |
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Sandy | Douglas Keith | 1926-04-10 |
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Black Paradise | James Callahan | 1926-05-30 |
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Lazybones | Dick Ritchie | 1925-11-06 |
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East Lynne | Richard Hare | 1925-11-23 |
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The Ancient Mariner | Joe Barlow | 1925-12-27 |
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Thunder Mountain | Sam Martin | 1925-10-11 |
