Acting · Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK · Born March 12, 1902
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.
MovieBoys Town
1938
as Dan Farrow
MovieCaptain Kidd's Treasure
1938
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MovieSoak the Poor
1937
as Nick Garvey
MovieChina Passage
1937
as Anthony Durand
MovieThe House of Secrets
1936
as Barry Wilding
MovieThe Longest Night
1936
as Carl Briggs
MovieSworn Enemy
1936
as Steve Sherman
MovieMurder on a Bridle Path
1936
as Don Gregg
MovieTwo in the Dark
1936
as Stuart Eldredge
MovieWhite Lies
1935
as Dan Oliver
MovieEast of Java
1935
as Captain Wong Bo
MovieMen Without Names
1935
as Monk Gleason, gang boss
MovieChinatown Squad
1935
as Su Quong
MovieStolen Harmony
1935
as Joe Harris (uncredited)
MovieStar of Midnight
1935
as Tim Winthrop
MovieThe Casino Murder Case
1935
as Dr. Kane
MovieStrange Wives
1934
as Svengaart
MovieMarie Galante
1934
as General Saki Tenoki
MovieFugitive Road
1934
as Frank Riker
MovieTake the Stand
1934
as Hugh Halliburton
MovieI Believed in You
1934
as Russell Storm
MovieLady Killer
1933
as Duke
MovieNight Flight
1933
as Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
MovieF.P.1
1933
as Capt. B.E. Droste
MovieAir Mail
1932
as Tony Dressel
MovieThunder Below
1932
as Webb
MovieThe Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Nick 'Nicky' Grant
MovieThe Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Perrin
MovieThe Hatchet Man
1932
as Harry En Hai
MovieThe Guilty Generation
1931
as Joe Palmero
MovieThe Pagan Lady
1931
as Gerald 'Gerry' Willis
MovieMurder at Midnight
1931
as Walter Grayson
MovieKick In
1931
as Charlie
MovieThe Public Enemy
1931
as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
MovieThe Man Who Came Back
1931
as Baron le Duc
MovieDynamite
1929
as Young 'Vulture'
MovieThe Last Performance
1929
as Buffo
MovieWoman Trap
1929
as Eddie Evans
MovieParis Bound
1929
as Richard Parrish
MovieBroadway
1929
as 'Scar' Edwards
MovieThe Man I Love
1929
as Carlo Vesper
MovieA Dangerous Woman
1929
as Peter Allerton
MovieGirls Gone Wild
1929
as Boogs
MovieThe Office Scandal
1929
as Andrew 'Andy' Corbin
MovieThe First Kiss
1928
as Carol Talbot
MovieThe Drag Net
1928
as Shakespeare
MovieThe Showdown
1928
as Kilgore Shelton
MovieThe Gateway of the Moon
1928
as Jim Mortlake
MovieWhat Price Glory
1926
as Lt. Moore
MovieBlack Paradise
1926
as James Callahan
MovieThe Shamrock Handicap
1926
as Neil Ross
MovieSandy
1926
as Douglas Keith
MovieThe Road to Glory
1926
as David Hale
MovieThe Ancient Mariner
1925
as Joe Barlow
MovieEast Lynne
1925
as Richard Hare
MovieLazybones
1925
as Dick Ritchie
MovieThunder Mountain
1925
as Sam Martin
MovieHavoc
1925
as Babe
