
He also made the occasional foray into film and television, appearing in two Luchino Visconti films, “The Leopard” (1963) and “Death in Venice” (1971), as well as many popular British television programs. These include ‘Dixon of Dock Green’, ‘Armchair Theatre’, ‘Z-Cars’, ‘The Avengers’, ‘Jason King and The Singing Detective’. His role as Mr. Woodhouse in a BBC serial of Jane Austen's ‘Emma’ (1960) is considered one of his most memorable screen performances. French was also considered for the role of the First Doctor in the science fiction series ‘Doctor Who’, a part that eventually went to William Hartnell. He finally appeared in the program in its 1988 serial, ‘Silver Nemesis’, playing the Mathematician.
Leslie appeared in only one Euro-western “The Singer Not the Song” (1961) as Padre Gomez.
He died on January 21, 1999 in Ewell, Surrey, England.
Today we remember Leslie French on what would have been his 110th birthday.
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