Leslie Perrins


Leslie Perrins was an English actor who often played villains. After training at RADA, he was on stage from 1922, and in his long career, appeared in well over 60 films.

Personal life and death

Perrins and wife Violet were dog lovers: he was a judge at Crufts 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, which was published in 1958.

Filmography

The Sleeping Cardinal as Ronald Adair The House of Unrest as CleaverThe Rosary as Ronald OvertonThe Calendar as Henry LascarneBetrayal as Clive WilsonWhite Face as Louis LandorThe Lost Chord as Count Carol ZaraLeave It to Smith as Duke of BristolEarly to Bed as MayerThe Pointing Finger as Honorable James MalloryThe Roof as Inspector DarrowThe Scotland Yard Mystery as John FreemanLily of Killarney as Sir James CorriganThe Man Who Changed His Name as Frank RyanThe Lash as Alec LarkinSong at Eventide as RicardoLord Edgware Dies as Bryan MartinGay Love as Gerald SparkesWomanhood as Richard BrentOpen All Night as RangerD'Ye Ken John Peel? as Sir Charles Hawksley / Mr. CravenThe Rocks of Valpre as Captain RodolpheThe Triumph of Sherlock Holmes as John DouglasThe Village Squire as Richard VenablesThe White Lilac as IredaleThe Silent Passenger as Maurice WindermereLucky Days as Jack HurstLine Engaged as Gordon RutlandExpert's Opinion as Richard SteeleSunshine Ahead as The CriticThe Shadow of Mike Emerald as Mike EmeraldThey Didn't Know as DuvalTudor Rose as Thomas SeymourRhythm in the Air as Mr. David, Dance DirectorSouthern Roses as Don RamonThe Limping Man as Paul HoytNo Escape as Anthony WildSensation as StrangeThe Price of Folly as OwenBulldog Drummond at Bay as Maj. GraysonSecret Lives as J 14The High Command as Maj. CarsonMr. Reeder in Room 13 as Jeffrey Legge, alias Maj. Jeffrey FloydRomance à la carte as LouisNo Parking as Captain SneydHis Lordship Goes to Press - Sir Richard SwingletonCalling All Crooks as DuvaneLuck of the Navy as BriggsThe Gables Mystery as Inspector LloydOld Iron as Richard PenshawThe Gang's All Here as HarperWanted by Scotland Yard as StandishI Killed the Count as Count MattoniBlind Folly as DeverellAll at Sea as WilliamsThe Prime Minister as Earl of Salisbury Suspected Person as Tony GarrettWomen Aren't Angels as SchafferHeaven Is Round the Corner as Robert SedleyI'll Turn to You as Mr. ChigwellThe Turners of Prospect Road as Mr. WebsterThe Idol of Paris as Count PaivaIt's Hard to Be Good as Major Gordon Man on the Run as CharlieA Run for Your Money as BurneyMidnight Episode as Charles MasonThe Lost Hours as Doctor MorrisonSouls in Conflict Guilty? as PoynterFortune Is a Woman as Chairman of Tribunal The Haunted Strangler as Newgate Prison Governor