Biography
Leslie Dwyer was an English film and tv actor, best known to modern audiences for his role as Mr Partridge, the miserable Punch and Judy man with a dislike of children in television's Hi-de-Hi.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Dominique
1980
The wife of a greedy man comes back to haunt him after he scares her to death.
The Peddler
1976
as Alec's Father
One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which drug can he...
Waxworks
1976
The children visit a waxworks museum near closing time, whilst their grandmother does her shopping. Alice the chimp gets lost, and the children hide a...
Brenda
1973
as Les Penny
Brenda is 20 and has moved back to her parents' house in an attempt for some stability in her life.
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
1973
as Vorg
The Doctor and Jo find themselves trapped inside an alien peepshow machine which showman Vorg and his assistant Shirna have brought to amuse the popul...
A Touch of the Victorians
1972
as Jack
An Amateur Drama Troupe putting on a show at an old people's home, start to improvise the script with their own personal problems.
A Hole Lot of Trouble
1971
as Evangelist
Three workmen assigned to dig a hole in a road for an electrical cable run into problems with local officials who believe the hole is being dug in the...
Crooks and Coronets
1969
as Henry
Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
as Bookshop Assistant
Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's ...
Lionheart
1968
as Carpenter
A lion escapes from a circus but is rescued and protected by a young boy.
Die, Monster, Die!
1965
as Potter
A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation...
I've Gotta Horse
1965
as Bert
A fast-moving comedy with Billy Fury, who plays himself in the film. The story reveals his great love of animals, and it features his own racehorse, A...
Seventy Deadly Pills
1963
as Police Constable Robinson
A small boy, Dickie Goodwin, finds some strychnine pills mixed with sweets in a stolen car left in a deserted garage. With them he buys his way into t...
Left Right and Centre
1959
as Alf Stoker
At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the Conservatives finds himself up against Billingsgate girl Stel...
The 39 Steps
1959
as Milkman
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
Under Night Streets
1958
as Jack Bedwell (voice)
After the last train at night and before the first in the morning, 800 people are hard at work behind the scenes making London's Underground fit to tr...
Stormy Crossing
1958
as Bill Harris, Kitty's Trainer
After murdering his lover, cross-channel swimmer Joy Webster, Derek Bond attempts to do same to her other boyfriend, Sheldon Lawrence. John Ireland pl...
The End Begins
1957
as Sgt. Marks
On an island off the west coast of Great Britain, a group of survivors of World War Three struggle to continue living. Hugh Packenham foresaw the onco...
Eyewitness
1956
as Henry Cammon
After a fight with her husband, Lucy runs out of the house, and into a night of terror. She heads for the local cinema, and in doing so, becomes the o...
Cloak Without Dagger
1956
as Fred Borcombe
A British Intelligence officer fails a mission during WW2. Years later whilst working in a hotel he bumps into an old flame who is desperate to discov...
Not So Dusty
1956
Two London rubbish collectors come into possession of a valuable book, and thwart the attempts of some criminals to con them out of it. Meanwhile one ...
Room in the House
1955
as Benji Pugh
Betsy Richards, a hard-working widow, tries to solve the domestic problems of her three grown-up sons.
Where There's a Will
1955
as Alfred "Alfie" Brewer
A Cockney family inherit a ramshackle Devon farm. The rest of the family don't want to leave London but the father insists and off they go, to face th...
The Black Rider
1954
as Robert Plack
When young reporter and amateur biker Jerry Marsh investigates a mysterious hooded figure on a motorbike, he discovers crooks hiding out in a ruined c...
The Good Die Young
1954
as Stookey
An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.
Roadhouse Girl
1953
as George Saunders
A middle-aged garage owner's life is turned upside down when his new mechanics gets it on with his sexy younger wife.
The Hour of 13
1952
as Ernie Perker
1890, London, and a serial killer known as The Terror is murdering policemen. When gentleman thief Nicholas Revel unwittingly becomes the chief suspec...
Hindle Wakes
1952
as Chris Hawthorn
During a holiday to the beach Jenny meets Alan and agrees to spend the week with him. Wanting to keep this a secret from her parents Jenny gets help ...
My Wife's Lodger
1952
as Roger the Lodger
My Wife’s Lodger finds hapless soldier Willie Higginbottom (Dominic Roche) hoping for a hero’s welcome when he returns home after the war. But, while ...
Judgment Deferred
1952
as Flowers
A group of very strange men, refugees and casualties of the war, rally round when one of their number is framed by a drug racketeer. Co-opting a well-...
Dodging the Column
1952
as Narrator (voice)
The transporting of a distillation colurm, 137 feet long, 500 miles by road from Greenwich to Grangemouth in Scotland. The commentary, spoken by the r...
There Is Another Sun
1951
as Mick Foley
Story of romance between a young boxer in fairground boxing booth and a chorus girl, and how 'Racer', a 'Wall of Death' rider in the same fairground, ...
Laughter in Paradise
1951
as Police Sergeant
When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something whic...
Smart Alec
1951
as Gossage
A young artist plots "the perfect murder" in order to inherit his wealthy uncle's fortune.
Midnight Episode
1950
A panhandler who opens car doors for people in London's theatre district finds himself involved in a deadly mystery when a corpse with a cash-stuffed ...
Lilli Marlene
1950
as Berry
Lilli Marlene, a French girl working as a bar maid in her uncle's café in Benghazi, Libya, turns out to be the girl that the popular German wartime so...
Double Confession
1950
as Leonard
The hero discovers his estranged wife dead and tries to frame her lover for the murder. He becomes involved with the criminals who make various unsucc...
Poet's Pub
1949
as Holly
A loosely structured comedy allowing for a series of vignettes based around an ancient coaching inn. The story was adapted from the 1929 novel by Scot...
Now Barabbas
1949
as Brown
A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949
as Steve Hall
The lives of the members of a West Yorkshire cycling club are complicated by romantic entanglements and a series of bike thefts.
The Bad Lord Byron
1949
as Fletcher
Injured and on his deathbed in Greece, Lord Byron imagines a celestial trial with witnesses to determine the worth of his character.
It's Not Cricket
1949
as Batman
Kicked out of Army Intelligence, a pair of upper class twits set up as private detectives. The result is refined English chaos. " This is the regettab...
The Calendar
1948
as Sam Hillcott
The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer proves it wasn't him.
Bond Street
1948
as Barman
Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond Street. Linking the four stories together is the impending w...
When The Bough Breaks
1947
as George
The bewildered wife of a bigamist allows her child to be adopted and then regrets it.
Temptation Harbour
1947
as Reg Slater
The story of a harbor signalman who retrieves a suitcase full of money after witnessing a murder, fails to report it to the police, and finds himself ...
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as ARP Warden (uncredited)
When a young RAF pilot miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. But t...
Piccadilly Incident
1946
as Sam
A newly married WREN, presumed drowned when her ship is torpedoed, spends three years on a tropical island before returning to England to find her hus...
I See a Dark Stranger
1946
as Soldier in Café (uncredited)
Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her travels, she encounters J. Miller, who recruits h...
Night Boat to Dublin
1946
as George Leggett
British intelligence officers head off a Nazi plot to kidnap an atomic scientist.
Perfect Strangers
1945
as Stripey
After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.
Great Day
1945
as Pub Customer
An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.
United States
1944
as British soldier
Military training film, narrated by David Niven during his time away from Hollywood to serve in the Army, and produced to instruct British troops in t...
The Way Ahead
1944
as Pvt. Sid Beck
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to ...
Yellow Canary
1943
as Ship's Steward
A socialite poses as a Nazi spy to mask her activities as a British agent.
The Lamp Still Burns
1943
as Siddons
A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
as Servant at Lord Auckland's
This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.
In Which We Serve
1942
as Parkinson
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only comman...
The Goose Steps Out
1942
as German Soldier on Train
Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new secr...
They Flew Alone
1942
as Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights aro...
Cheer Up
1936
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
An impoverished team of composer and songwriter try to secure financial backing for their new musical, with the assistance of a struggling actress wor...
After Loch Lomond
N/A
as Mr. Maystead
Mickey Grant is the life and soul of the many coach trips he has taken. After his latest journey, he meets his travelling companions in a London stati...