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Leon Marks Lion was an English actor, primarily of stage but also of screen; playwright, theatrical manager and producer. His first professional performance was in 1897, and he went on to enjoy a successful and varied career on the stage (including touring with light opera and Shakespeare companies), regularly performing in London's West End; as ... See full bio »

Born:

March 12, 1879 in London, England, UK

Died:

March 28, 1947 (age 68) in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

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Known For

Number 17 Ben

(1932)

Hard Times Tom Gradgrind

(1915)

Many Waters Writer

(1931)

Spinner o' Dreams

Spinner o' Dreams Writer

(1918)

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Actor (16 credits)

1939 A Cup of Happiness (TV Movie)
Tobias Gigg - Bessie's head man

1939 The Silver Box (TV Movie)
Jones

1939 A Game of Cut-Throat (TV Movie)
Bill

1938 The Man with 100 Faces
Hambro Golding

1938 Libel (TV Movie)
Thomas Foxley, K.C.

1938 Strange Boarders
Luke

1938 Black Magic (TV Movie)
Giles Chalfont

1936 The Amazing Adventure
Dorrington

1934 Lady in Danger
Dittling

1932 Number 17
Ben

1932 The Chinese Puzzle
Marquis Li Chung

1931 The Boat from Shanghai
The Mandarin

1919 The Chinese Puzzle
Marquis Li Chung

1917 The Woman Who Was Nothing
Ferret

1915 Hard Times
Tom Gradgrind

1915 Grip (Short)
Count de Lacy

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Writer (12 credits)

1939 A Game of Cut-Throat (TV Movie)

1932 The Chinese Puzzle (play)

1931 Many Waters (play)

1923 The Naked Man (play "Felix Gets a Month")

1923 Strangling Threads (play "The Cobweb")

1922 Dicky Monteith (play)

1919 The Chinese Puzzle (play)

1919 As He Was Born (play "Felix Gets a Month")

1918 Spinner o' Dreams (writer)

1918 The Hanging Judge (play)

1918 The Touch of a Child (play)

1917 The Cobweb (play)

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Producer (1 credit)

1932 Number 17 (producer)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

1936 A Clown Must Laugh (dialogue supervisor)

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Archive footage (2 credits)

2016 Donald Little Hands (Video short)
Dancing Monkey

2009 Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (TV Movie documentary)
Ben (uncredited)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Playwright: "Many Waters" (fllmed as Many Waters (1931)). See more »

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1 Print Biography | 4 Articles | See more »

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Father: Henry Solomon Lion; Mother: Mathilde Marks. See more »

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Pisces

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