Leo G Carroll
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- born: 25/Oct/1892 (Weedon, England, UK)
- died: 16/Oct/1972 (Hollywood, California, USA) - pneumonia brought on by cancer
Biography
Leo G. Carroll was a British character actor, best known for his roles in several Hitchcock films and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
He was born in Weedon, Buckinghamshire to a wealthy Catholic family, who named him after the reigning pope Leo XIII. Carroll made his stage debut in 1912, and played in London and Broadway until he moved to Hollywood in 1934 to start a career in film. Once there he soon made his film debut in "Sadie McKee" (1934). More parts followed, often playing doctors or butlers. He made notable appearances as Marley's ghost in "A Christmas Carol" (1938) and as Joseph in "Wuthering Heights" (1939).
Carroll is perhaps most well-known for his roles in six of Alfred Hitchcock's films. As with earlier roles he was often cast as doctors or other figure of authority, such as the spymaster The Professor in "North by Northwest". He was also popular on television as the befuddled banker "Topper" (1953–56) and later as spymaster Alexander Waverly on "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964–68), echoing his earlier work for Hitchcock. Several U.N.C.L.E. films followed, and a spin-off "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." (1966).
In 1972 he died in Hollywood of pneumonia brought on by cancer and was interred in the Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- Rebecca (1940) - cast: Dr. Baker
- Suspicion (1941) - cast: Captain George Melbeck
- Spellbound (1945) - cast: Dr. Murchison
- The Paradine Case (1947) - cast: Sir Joseph, Counsel for the Prosecution
- Strangers on a Train (1951) - cast: Sen. Morton
- North by Northwest (1959) - cast: The Professor
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