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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China Passage | Anthony Durand | 1937-03-12 |
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Soak the Poor | Nick Garvey | 1937-08-21 |
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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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Murder on a Bridle Path | Don Gregg | 1936-04-17 |
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Sworn Enemy | Steve Sherman | 1936-09-11 |
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Stolen Harmony | Joe Harris (uncredited) | 1935-04-20 |
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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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Chinatown Squad | Su Quong | 1935-05-31 |
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East of Java | Captain Wong Bo | 1935-12-01 |
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The Casino Murder Case | Dr. Kane | 1935-03-15 |
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White Lies | Dan Oliver | 1935-12-27 |
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Marie Galante | General Saki Tenoki | 1934-10-25 |
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I Believed in You | Russell Storm | 1934-04-09 |
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Fugitive Road | Frank Riker | 1934-08-22 |
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Take the Stand | Hugh Halliburton | 1934-08-07 |
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Strange Wives | Svengaart | 1934-11-30 |
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Night Flight | Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot | 1933-10-06 |
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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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The Hatchet Man | Harry En Hai | 1932-02-06 |
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Air Mail | Tony Dressel | 1932-11-03 |
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The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Nick 'Nicky' Grant | 1932-05-28 |
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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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Murder at Midnight | Walter Grayson | 1931-09-01 |
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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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The Guilty Generation | Joe Palmero | 1931-11-19 |
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The Pagan Lady | Gerald 'Gerry' Willis | 1931-09-07 |
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The Public Enemy | Samuel 'Nails' Nathan | 1931-04-23 |
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Broadway | 'Scar' Edwards | 1929-05-27 |
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The Office Scandal | Andrew 'Andy' Corbin | 1929-03-03 |
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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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Paris Bound | Richard Parrish | 1929-08-03 |
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Woman Trap | Eddie Evans | 1929-09-28 |
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Dynamite | Young 'Vulture' | 1929-12-13 |
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The Last Performance | Buffo | 1929-10-13 |
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The Gateway of the Moon | Jim Mortlake | 1928-01-01 |
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The Drag Net | Shakespeare | 1928-05-01 |
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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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Black Paradise | James Callahan | 1926-05-30 |
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Sandy | Douglas Keith | 1926-04-10 |
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What Price Glory | Lt. Moore | 1926-11-23 |
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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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The Ancient Mariner | Joe Barlow | 1925-12-27 |
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Thunder Mountain | Sam Martin | 1925-10-11 |
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Havoc | Babe | 1925-09-27 |
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Lazybones | Dick Ritchie | 1925-11-06 |
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East Lynne | Richard Hare | 1925-11-23 |
