Leo G. Carroll
from the trailer for The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Born	October 25, 1892 Weedon, Buckinghamshire, U.K.
Died	October 16, 1972, age 79 Hollywood, California, USA

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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). In the 1951 film The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, he played a "sanitized" Gerd von Rundstedt - the film did not mention any of the war crimes Rundstedt was later charged with, instead presenting him as a tragic, resigned figure completely disillusioned with Hitler. Weedon is a village and parish to the north of Aylesbury and south of Hardwick in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... Pope Leo XIII Supreme Pontiff (1878-1903) Leo XIII, né Gioacchino Pecci (March 2, 1810 - July 20, 1903) was Pope from 1878 to 1903. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... ... A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (commonly known as A Christmas Carol ) is what Charles Dickens described as his little Christmas Book and was first published on December 19, 1843 with illustrations by John Leech. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (December 12, 1875 - February 24, 1953) was a Generalfeldmarschall of the German Army during World War II. He held some of the highest field commands in all phases of the war. ...

In the twenties, Carroll played the lead in a successful Broadway play, The Green Bay Tree, and in 1941 starred with Vincent Price and Judith Evelyn in the smash hit Angel Street, which ran for three years at the Golden Theatre on 45th Street. After that closed, he starred in the title role in J.P. Marquand's The Late George Apley. Categories: Stub ... The Late George Apley is a 1937 novel by John Phillips Marquand. ...

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). He was one of the first actors to appear in two different television series as the same character. He is also remembered for his role as the frustrated banker haunted by the ghosts of George and Marion Kirby, in the 1950s television series Topper which also starred Anne Jeffreys, Robert Sterling and Lee Patrick. This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Topper was a television situation comedy series based on the 1930s film series Topper. ... The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was an American television series that ran on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January 15, 1968, for 105 episodes (see 1964 in television and 1968 in television). ... First novel. ... Topper was a television situation comedy series based on the 1930s film series Topper. ... Anne Jeffreys (born January 26, 1923 in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is an American actress and singer. ... Robert Sterling, born William Sterling Hart (November 13, 1917 – May 30, 2006), was an American film and television actor. ... Lee Patrick (November 22, 1901 – November 21, 1982) was an American theater and film actress. ...

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. Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the alveoli (microscopic air-filled sacs of the lung responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere) become inflamed and flooded with fluid. ... Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery at 1341 Glenwood Road in Glendale, California was established in 1884. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ...

Selected films

• Clive of India (1935)
• The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
• Tower of London (1939)
• Wuthering Heights) (1939)
• The House on 92nd Street (1945)
• Forever Amber (1947)
• Father of the Bride (1950)
• The Desert Fox (1951)
• The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
• The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
• We're No Angels (1955)
• Tarantula (1955)
• The Parent Trap (1961)
• The Prize (1963)

With Alfred Hitchcock: Clive of India is a 1935, drama genre film, based on Lord Robert Clives historical biography. ... The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), is a romantic drama film based on the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I (played by Bette Davis) and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (played by Errol Flynn). ... Tower of London (1939) is an American film, starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff, about King Richard III of England and the Princes in the Tower, set in the Tower of London. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 black-and-white film in the film noir genre. ... Forever Amber is a romance novel by Kathleen Winsor that was made into a movie by 20th Century Fox. ... Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter announces that shes engaged, until the wedding actually occurs. ... Desert Fox can have multiple meanings: A nickname for German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel Operation Desert Fox – a U.S.-U.K. bombing campaign against Iraq (December 16-December 18, 1998) The Desert Fox (movie) – a 1951 movie about Rommel This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... The Snows of Kilimanjaro is the name of both a collection of short stories by Ernest Hemingway and the premier story within the collection. ... The Bad and the Beautiful is a 1953 melodramatic film which tells the story of a film producer who alienates all of those around him. ... Were no Angels is a 1955 comedy picture starring Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray. ... Tarantula is a 1955 film starring Leo G. Carroll, John Agar, Mara Corday and, in an uncredited minor role, Clint Eastwood. ... This is the first film in a series. ...

• Rebecca (1940)
• Suspicion (1941)
• Spellbound (1945)
• The Paradine Case (1947)
• Strangers on a Train (1951)
• North by Northwest (1959).

As Alexander Waverly (Man from U.N.C.L.E. films): Rebecca is an Academy Award–winning 1940 psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock as his first American project. ... Suspicion DVD cover Suspicion (1941) is a film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as a married couple. ... Spellbound is a 1945 psychological thriller and mystery film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ... The Paradine Case was a 1947 courtroom drama movie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, produced by David O. Selznick. ... Strangers on a Train is a film released in 1951 by Warner Bros. ... North by Northwest is a 1959 MGM comic thriller by Alfred Hitchcock and is generally considered one of his best works. ... Rare childrens storybook based upon Left to right: David McCallum, Robert Vaughn, and Leo G. Carroll. ...

• The Spy with My Face (1965)
• One Spy Too Many (1966)
• One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966)
• The Spy in the Green Hat (1966)
• The Karate Killers (1967)
• The Helicopter Spies (1968)
• How to Steal the World (1968)

Trivia

• Carroll's work in the movie Tarantula in 1955, was mentioned in a line in the song "Science Fiction Double Feature" from the musical Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Tarantula is a 1955 film starring Leo G. Carroll, John Agar, Mara Corday and, in an uncredited minor role, Clint Eastwood. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The Rocky Horror Picture Show (first released in the United Kingdom on 14 August 1975) is a comedy-horror musical film directed by Jim Sharman from a screenplay by Sharman and Richard OBrien, who also composed the songs. ...

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