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Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Actor · Died April 21, 1952, aged 61 · West Derby, Liverpool, England, UK

Leslie Banks, CBE (9 June 1890 – 21 April 1952) was an English theatre and cinema actor, director and producer, now best remembered playing gruff, menacing characters in black and white movies of the 1930s and 1940s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Banks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 9, 1890
Died
April 21, 1952 (aged 61)
From
West Derby, Liverpool, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 28% in 30 days

What are Leslie Banks' films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

Steady 7 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Threshold guardian
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Hopeful
3
Other
11

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leslie Banks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Subscription and free streaming for Leslie Banks' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

33 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Your Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Col. Roger Summerfield

  • Madeleine(1950)

    as James Smith

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The Small Back Room(1949)

    as Col. A. K. Holland

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Mrs. Fitzherbert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Charles Fox

  • The True Glory(1945)

    as Commentator

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Henry V(1944)

    as Chorus

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Went the Day Well?(1942)

    as Oliver Wilsford

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • The Big Blockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Taylor

  • Ships with Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Vice Adm. David Wetherby

  • Bombsight Stolen(1941)

    as John Barrington

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Neutral Port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as George Carter

  • The Door with Seven Locks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Dr. Manetta

  • Busman's Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Inspector Kirk

  • Dead Man's Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Roger de Vetheuil

  • 21 Days Together(1940)

    as Keith Durrant

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Sons of the Sea(1939)

    as Capt. Hyde

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Anthony Slade

  • Jamaica Inn(1939)

    as Joss Merlyn

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Cyrano de Bergerac

  • Fire Over England(1937)

    as The Earl of Leicester

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Wings of the Morning(1937)

    as Lord Clontarf

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Farewell Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Col. Harry Blair

  • Debt of Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Maj. Jimmie Stanton

  • The Three Maxims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mac

  • The Tunnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Frederick 'Robbie' Robbins

  • Sanders of the River(1935)

    as R.G. Sanders

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much(1934)

    as Bob Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Murder Party(1934)

    as Sir John Holland

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Red Ensign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as David Barr

  • The Fire Raisers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jim Bronton

  • I Am Suzanne! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Adolpe 'Baron' Herring

  • The Most Dangerous Game(1932)

    as Count Zaroff

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles from 1921 to 1950.

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 33: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s17 · acting1940s13 · acting1950s2 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 20% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Leslie Banks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 15 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Leslie Banks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leslie Banks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Laurence Olivier shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles