Leslie Dwyer
Biography
Leslie Dwyer was an English actor who worked across stage, film and television, starting as a child performer. He was born in Catford into a theatrical family and trained with his parents before attending the Italia Conti Academy. His stage debut came at the Palace Theatre, Euston in 1916, and he entered silent films in 1921 before moving into talkies and television. His movie roles included the 1952 remake of Hindle Wakes, Act of Love (1953), Room in the House (1955), In Which We Serve, The Way Ahead, Die, Monster, Die! and the 1959 version of The 39 Steps. A part in Terence Rattigan's Flare Path in 1942 first brought him notice. He was perhaps best known on television for playing Mr Partridge, the Punch and Judy man in Hi-de-Hi!, and he also appeared in Steptoe and Son, The Sweeney, Terry and June, Public Eye, Wodehouse Playhouse, Z-Cars and Doctor Who.
80years old at death
- Born Catford
- Died Truro
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Leslie Gilbert Dwyer
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 36 years1944 to 1980
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First role
Three years later, Dwyer played a wolf in Peter Pan at St James's Theatre. The author J. M. Barrie auditioned him personally for the part.
Big break
In the original 1942 staging of Terence Rattigan's Flare Path, Dwyer took the part of Sergeant Dusty Miller. It was the first role that helped bring him into notice.
Leslie Dwyer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sandra Dorne appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Sandra Dorne's page
David Niven's page
Joan Hickson's page
John Laurie's page
Freda Jackson's page
Ronald Adam's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Lloyd PearsonHindle Wakes (1952) and The Way Ahead (1944)
- Ben WilliamsRoadhouse Girl (1953) and Hindle Wakes (1952)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.