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Leon Janney(1917-1980)

  • Actor
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Leon Janney in Loin du ghetto (1929)
Leon Janney was born on 1 April 1917 in Ogden, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Father's Son (1931), Charly (1968) and Stolen Paradise (1940). He was married to Isabel K. Janney, Jessica Pepper and Dorothy. He died on 28 October 1980 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
BornApril 1, 1917
DiedOctober 28, 1980(63)
BornApril 1, 1917
DiedOctober 28, 1980(63)
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    • 1 win total

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Known for

Leon Janney, Irene Rich, and Lewis Stone in Father's Son (1931)
Father's Son
6.4
  • Bill Emory
  • 1931
Claire Bloom and Cliff Robertson in Charly (1968)
Charly
6.9
  • Dr. Richard Nemur
  • 1968
Eleanor Hunt and Leon Janney in Stolen Paradise (1940)
Stolen Paradise
3.8
  • Richard 'Dick' Gordon
  • 1940
Mickey Rooney in La rafale de la dernière chance (1959)
La rafale de la dernière chance
6.6
  • Callahan
  • 1959

Credits

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  • The Andros Targets (1977)
    The Andros Targets
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Elliot Taylor
    • 1977
  • Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht (1970)
    Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht
    4.8
    • Mr. McCarthy
    • 1970
  • Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)
    The Edge of Night
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Eric Barrington
    • Clayton Pike
    • 1957–1969
  • Claire Bloom and Cliff Robertson in Charly (1968)
    Charly
    6.9
    • Dr. Richard Nemur
    • 1968
  • The Eternal Light
    TV Series
    • Phineas
    • 1959–1967
  • Burt Reynolds in Hawk, l'oiseau de nuit (1966)
    Hawk, l'oiseau de nuit
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Ed Gorton
    • Ed Gorten
    • Assistant D.A. Ed Gorten
    • 1966
  • Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Jane Kean, and Sheila MacRae in The Jackie Gleason Show (1966)
    The Jackie Gleason Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Interrogator
    • 1966
  • Un autre monde (1964)
    Un autre monde
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Jim Matthews
    • 1964
  • George C. Scott in East Side/West Side (1963)
    East Side/West Side
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Roger Hamilton Bradford
    • 1964
  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in Les accusés (1961)
    Les accusés
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Harvey Kimbrough
    • 1962
  • Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
    Car 54, Where Are You?
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Strum
    • 1962
  • Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Addison Wardlow
    • 1960–1961
  • John Forsythe, Larry Blyden, and Barbara Rush in Sunday Showcase (1959)
    Sunday Showcase
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Dr. Clayman
    • 1960
  • The Philadelphia Story
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Sidney Kidd
    • 1959
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
    Armstrong Circle Theatre
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Meyers
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Laon Ramon
  • Height
    • 1.70 m
  • Born
    • April 1, 1917
    • Ogden, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • October 28, 1980
    • Guadalajara, Mexico(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Isabel K. Janney1945 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
  • Parents
    • Bernice Rebecca Janney
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

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    Between 1974 and 1978, he appeared in 80 episodes of the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater."
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      Theatrical elocution in radio.

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