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Frederick Leister

Frederick Leister

6 movies on Netflix

Biography

Frederick Leister was an English actor who came to the stage through musical comedy and went on to play character parts in West End plays and in classic drama. His first stage appearance was in 1906, when he sang in the chorus of A Country Girl at the Crown Theatre in Peckham, and he then spent six years touring musical comedies before his London debut in 1913 at the Prince's Theatre. Classic roles included Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Faulconbridge in King John, Pavel Lebedyev in Ivanov and Peter Nikolayavich in The Seagull, while he had the role of the Emperor in The White Horse Inn, staged at the Coliseum. In lighter plays he was Maxwell Davenport in The Late Christopher Bean and Charles Donkin in Ian Hay's comedy Housemaster, repeating the latter on Broadway as Bachelor Born, and he later featured in Esther McCracken's No Medals and Agatha Christie's Towards Zero. He died in 1970.

84years old at death

Born December 1, 1885London
Died August 24, 1970London
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 16 years1939 to 1955

Genres

Drama83%, 5 films
Romance33%, 2 films
War33%, 2 films
Adventure17%, 1 film
Comedy17%, 1 film

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First role
Leister first appeared on stage in 1906 at the Crown Theatre in Peckham, where he sang in the chorus of A Country Girl. He then toured in musical comedies for six years.

Frederick Leister movies on Netflix

Footsteps in the Fog1955IMDb rating 7.0as Dr. Simpson
The Dam Busters1955IMDb rating 7.4as Committee Member
The End of the Affair1955IMDb rating 6.5as Dr Collingwood
The Crimson Pirate1952IMDb rating 7.1as Sebastian
The Captive Heart1946IMDb rating 7.0as Mr. Mowbray
Goodbye, Mr. Chips1939IMDb rating 7.9as Marsham

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips1939 Drama, Romanceas Marsham
IMDb rating 7.912K votes
The Crimson Pirate1952 Adventure, Comedyas Sebastian
IMDb rating 7.17.7K votes
The Captive Heart1946as Mr. Mowbray
IMDb rating 7.01.3K votes
The Dam Busters1955as Committee Member
IMDb rating 7.412K votes
Footsteps in the Fog1955as Dr. Simpson
IMDb rating 7.02.5K votes
The End of the Affair1955as Dr Collingwood
IMDb rating 6.51.7K votes

Worked with

Frederick Leister shares two films with John Mills, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Michael Redgrave

Christopher Lee

Burt Lancaster

Peter Cushing

Deborah KerrSam WoodDirector, 1 film

Michael AndersonDirector, 1 film

Robert SiodmakDirector, 1 film

Films together

John Mills2 films together, 1939 to 1955
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- The End of the Affair1955IMDb rating 6.5Leister as Dr CollingwoodMills as Albert Parkis
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips1939IMDb rating 7.9Leister as MarshamMills as Peter Colley as a Young Man
Michael Redgrave2 films together, 1946 to 1955
Michael Redgrave's page
- The Dam Busters1955IMDb rating 7.4Leister as Committee MemberRedgrave as Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
- The Captive Heart1946IMDb rating 7.0Leister as Mr. MowbrayRedgrave as Capt. Karel Hasek
Christopher Lee1 film together, 1952
Christopher Lee's page
- The Crimson Pirate1952IMDb rating 7.1Leister as SebastianLee as Joseph - Military Attaché
Burt Lancaster1 film together, 1952
Burt Lancaster's page
- The Crimson Pirate1952IMDb rating 7.1Leister as SebastianLancaster as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
Peter Cushing1 film together, 1955
Peter Cushing's page
- The End of the Affair1955IMDb rating 6.5Leister as Dr CollingwoodCushing as Henry Miles
Deborah Kerr1 film together, 1955
Deborah Kerr's page
- The End of the Affair1955IMDb rating 6.5Leister as Dr CollingwoodKerr as Sarah Miles
Sam WoodDirector, 1 film, 1939
All films by Sam Wood
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips1939IMDb rating 7.9Leister as Marsham
Michael AndersonDirector, 1 film, 1955
All films by Michael Anderson
- The Dam Busters1955IMDb rating 7.4Leister as Committee Member
Robert SiodmakDirector, 1 film, 1952
All films by Robert Siodmak
- The Crimson Pirate1952IMDb rating 7.1Leister as Sebastian

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