Leo Gorcey
Leo Gorcey's parents were actor Bernard Gorcey (born 1888) who stood 4' 10", and Josephine Condon (born 1901), who stood 4' 11" and weighed 95 pounds; they worked in vaudeville in New York. In 1915, 14-year-old Josephine gave birth to Fred. In 1917, Leo was born, a large baby at 12 lb. 3 oz.; as an adult he would be 5' 6". In 1921 his brother David Gorcey was born. In 1935, Leo and David appeared in the stage play "Dead End." In 1937, this was made into a movie, and Leo became one of the busiest actors for the next 20 years -- from 1937-1939 he starred in seven Dead End Kids movies, from 1940-1945 in 21 East Side Kids films, from 1946-1956 in 41 Bowery Boys movies. In 1939, Leo married 17-year-old dancer Kay Marvis, who appeared in four of his movies. They divorced in 1944 after five years of marriage; she went on to marry Groucho Marx. In 1945, Leo married Evalene Bankston; they divorced in 1948. Leo was to have paid her $50,000 in a divorce settlement; however, when two detectives she hired broke into his home, he retaliated by firing his gun at them. They sued, and Leo countersued for illegal entry and won $35,000 back. In 1949, Leo married Amelita Ward, whom he met while filming Smugglers' Cove (1948). Their marriage produced Leo Gorcey Jr. in 1949, and a baby girl they named Jan (after Leo's producer and manager, Jan Grippo) in 1951. They divorced in 1956. That year Leo married his young nanny, Brandy, who was taking care of his two kids. They had a baby girl, Brandy Jo, in 1958. The couple divorced in 1962. Leo went to the altar one last time in February, 1968, marrying Mary Gannon. He stayed married to her until his death on June 2, 1969.
Leo Gordon
Big, burly character actor, one of the toughest of screen heavies. New York-born Leo Gordon's combination of a powerful physique, deep, menacing voice and icy, withering glare was guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of even the bravest screen hero. Director Don Siegel, who used Gordon in his prison film Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954), once said that "Leo Gordon was the scariest man I have ever met"--this coming from a man who had directed John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and Bette Midler! Siegel wasn't talking about just Gordon's screen presence. As a "heavy", Gordon was the real deal--before becoming an actor (he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Gordon served five years in San Quentin State Prison for armed robbery (during which he was shot several times point-blank by police--and survived). "Riot in Cell Block 11" was filmed at Folsom State Prison--where Gordon also served time--and the Folsom warden remembered him as a troublemaker.At first he refused to allow the film to be shot there if Gordon was to be in it, but Siegel was able to convince him that Gordon was no threat to the prison. Contrary to his image, though, Gordon was not just a one-note villain. He did play sympathetic parts on occasion, notably in the western Black Patch (1957)--which he also wrote--and in Roger Corman's civil rights drama The Intruder (1962), and turned in first-rate performances, especially in the latter film. Gordon was also a screenwriter, turning out several screenplays for Corman. He wasn't just limited to writing low-budget sci-fi films, either; he penned the screenplay for the WWII epic Tobruk (1967), writing in a meaty part for himself as Kruger, a tough sergeant in a platoon of German Jews masquerading as Nazi soldiers to help blow up a German oil storage facility. Leo Gordon died in Los Angeles, CA, in 2000 at age 78 of heart failure.
Leo Gregory
Leo Gregory was born on November 22, 1978 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. He is an actor and producer, known for Hooligans (2005), Stoned (2005) and Tristan + Isolde (2006).
Leo Haidar
Leo Haidar is known for The Three Musketeers (2011), The Oxford Murders (2008) and A Good Year (2006).
Leo Hamilton
Leo Hamilton is known for The Beautiful Game (2024).
Leo Hanna
Leo Hanna is known for Cocaine Bear (2023), Wolf (2021) and About Joan (2022).
Leo Harlem
Leo Harlem was born on 16 November 1962 in Matarosa del Sil, El Bierzo, León, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for Superagente Makey (2020), La mejor Navidad de mi vida and Como Dios manda (2023).
Leo Hatton
Leo Hatton was born in London, England. She received a classical training under the renowned acting teacher Christopher Fettes and Giles Foreman. Prior to her training, Leo performed in Punchdrunk and Adam Curtis' It Felt Like A Kiss for the BBC and the Manchester International Festival (2009). She went on to work as a set designer for Punchdrunk across four years. During this time, she also studied a BA in Fine Art and History of Art at Goldsmiths College, London for which she was awarded a 2:1. During these years, Leo worked very closely with film makers from the NFTS, in particular the young British film director Roland Kennedy. Together they have collaborated on over four short films, one of which Leo co-wrote and starred in, as well as a 1960s themed campaign for Jigsaw which won a British Arrow. Leo was cast by Fyzal Boulifa for his short film, Rate Me (2015) which won the Quinzaine Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival. Her recent credits include being cast in Wes Anderson's short film for H&M alongside Adrian Brody (2016) and Shekhar Kapur's Will (2017). She was cast in Steve McLean's Postcards From London (2017), an independent feature film produced by the BFI, co-starring Harris Dickinson and Jonah Hauer-King.
Leo Heller
Leo Heller was born on April 27, 2003. He is an actor, known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), Ready Player One (2018) and Stella's Last Weekend (2018).
Leo Herrera
Leo Herrera is known for Divina Señal (2023).