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Leo G. Carroll

1886–1972 · Actor

Biography

Leo Gratten Carroll (25 October 1886 – 16 October 1972) was an English actor. He is best known for his roles in six Alfred Hitchcock films - Rebecca, Suspicion, Spellbound, The Paradine Case, Strangers on a Train, and North by Northwest - and the television series Topper, Going My Way, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Notable Noir Roles

The House on 92nd Street

1945Dir. Henry Hathaway · Col. Hammersohn

The US Government tries to track down embedded Nazi agents in the States.

Strangers on a Train

1951Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · Sen. Morton

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

Full Noir Filmography

2 films · 1945–1951