About
Leslie Howard Steiner (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943) was an English actor, director and producer. He wrote many stories and articles for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair and was one of the biggest box-office draws and movie idols of the 1930s. Active in both Britain and Hollywood, Howard played Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939). He had roles in many other films, often playing the quintessential Englishman, including Berkeley Square (1933), Of Human Bondage (1934), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), The Petrified Forest (1936), Pygmalion (1938), Intermezzo (1939), "Pimpernel" Smith (1941), and The First of the Few (1942). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Berkeley Square and Pygmalion. Howard's World War II activities included acting and filmmaking. He helped to make anti-German propaganda and shore up support for the Allies—two years after...
Known for
Gone with the WindMovie • 1939
MGM ParadeSeries • 1955
Of Human BondageMovie • 1934
49th ParallelMovie • 1941
The Scarlet PimpernelMovie • 1934
Romeo and JulietMovie • 1936
In Which We ServeMovie • 1942
The Petrified ForestMovie • 1936
Intermezzo: A Love StoryMovie • 1939
PygmalionMovie • 1938
Smilin' ThroughMovie • 1932
British AgentMovie • 1934
It's Love I'm AfterMovie • 1937
The First of the FewMovie • 1942
"Pimpernel" SmithMovie • 1941
The Animal KingdomMovie • 1932
A Free SoulMovie • 1931