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Frederick Leister

Actor
Died August 24, 1970 (84 years)
Frederick Leister was an English actor. He began his career in musical comedy, and after serving in the First World War he played character roles in modern West End plays and in classic drama. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1922 and 1961.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Madeleine
  • King Solomon's Mines
Known For
  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips
  • The Crimson Pirate
  • The Captive Heart
  • Footsteps in the Fog
  • The End of the Affair
  • Green Grow the Rushes
  • We'll Meet Again
  • Dinner at the Ritz
  • The Fugitive
  • Kiss the Bride Goodbye
  • You're in the Army Now
  • Dangerous Exile
  • Forbidden
  • The Spell of Amy Nugent
  • The Time of His Life
  • Nightbeat
  • The Agitator
  • Mozart
  • The Outsider
  • The Shipbuilders
  • Souls in Conflict

Filmography

1961
The Naked Edge · as Judge
1960
Surprise Package · as Aide To King Pavel Ii
1960
Trouble in the Sky · as Sir Henry
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as The Judge
1959
Bleak House (1959) (TV Series) · as Lord Chancellor
1959
No Hiding Place (TV Series) · as General
1959
Interpol Calling (TV Series) · as Sir Isaac Spendler
1957
Dangerous Exile · as Capt. Andrew Ogden
1957
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) · as John Handon
1956
Around the World in 80 Days · as Reform Club Member (uncredited)
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Leonard Braithwaite
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Judge
1955
Footsteps in the Fog · as Dr. Simpson
1955
The Dam Busters · as Committee Member
1955
The End of the Affair · as Dr Collingwood
1955
Shadow of Fear · as Dr. Elder
1955
The Time of His Life · as Sir John
1954
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Constable
1954
The Vise (TV Series) · as Cast
1954
Souls in Conflict · as Rev. Alan Woodbridge
1954
Delayed Action · as Sir Francis
1953
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as The Governor
1952
Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow · as Prime Minister
1952
The Promise · as Mr. Redfern
1952
Circumstantial Evidence · as Sir Edward Carteret
1952
The Crimson Pirate · as Sebastian
1951
Green Grow the Rushes · as Col. Gill
1951
The Rossiter Case · as Sir James Ferguson
1950
Madeleine · as Forbes - Solicitor
1950
The Astonished Heart · as Vicar In Play
1950
The 20 Questions Murder Mystery · as Police Commissioner
1950
Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Lucian
1949
Boys in Brown · as Judge
1949
Landfall · as Admiral
1949
Dear Mr. Prohack · as The Director General
1949
Paper Orchid · as Walter Wibberley
1949
For Them That Trespass · as The Vicar
1949
All Over the Town · as Wainer
1949
Forbidden · as Dr. Franklin
1948
Quartet · as Prison Governor
1948
Escape · as Judge
1947
Mrs. Fitzherbert · as Henry Errington
1947
So Well Remembered · as John Channing
1947
Nightbeat · as Magistrate
1946
The Captive Heart · as Mr. Mowbray
1945
The Agitator · as Mark Overend
1945
Kiss the Bride Goodbye · as Captain Blood
1944
1943
The Shipbuilders · as Mr. Villier
1943
The Gentle Sex · as Colonel Lawrence
1943
Dear Octopus · as Charles Randolph
1943
We'll Meet Again · as Mr. Hastropp
1942
The Young Mr. Pitt · as Lord Auckland
1942
The Next of Kin · as Colonel
1941
Atlantic Ferry · as James Morison
1941
The Spell of Amy Nugent · as Mr. Vincent
1941
The Prime Minister · as Lord Melbourne
1939
The Fugitive · as Inspector
1939
The Outsider · as Joseph Sturdee
1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips · as Marsham
1938
Queen of Destiny · as Herbert H. Asquith
1937
Dinner at the Ritz · as Tarade
1937
The Show Goes On · as O.b. Dalton
1937
King Solomon's Mines · as Diamond Buyer
1937
You're in the Army Now · as Vice Consul
1936
Scotland Yard Commands · as Dr. Mckenzie
1936
The Spy in White · as Dignitary At Ball
1936
Mozart · as Emperor
1934
The Iron Duke · as King Of Prussia
1934
Evensong · as Emperor Franzjosef
1931
Down River · as Inspector Manning
1931
The Dreyfus Case · as Edgar Demange
1922
The Glorious Adventure · as A Knight

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