1940
Rebecca
One of his collaborations with Hitchcock.
FLM.REDLEO G.
CARROLL
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A familiar presence in Hitchcock and television
From Rebecca to The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
From stage to screen
Leo G. Carroll was an English actor whose career took him from the stage to films and American television. Sources differ on his birth date, so it is not specified here.
He appeared in several Alfred Hitchcock films, including Rebecca, Suspicion, Spellbound and Strangers on a Train. These roles formed part of a screen career built largely through supporting characters.
In North by Northwest he played the Professor, an intelligence official connected to the mistaken-identity plot. The film is among his credits listed on FLM.RED.
On television Carroll played Cosmo Topper in Topper and Alexander Waverly in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. He died in 1972.
Selected screen roles
1959
North by Northwest
He played the Professor.
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
He played Alexander Waverly.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- American National Biography — actor profile
- Cary Grant — Hitchcock film credits
- Television Academy — credits
- TV Insider — television biography
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.