Leslie Perrins
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Leslie Perrins | |
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| Born | 7 October 1901 |
| Died | 13 December 1962 (aged 61) |
| Alma mater | RADA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1922-1961 |
Leslie Perrins (7 October 1901 – 13 December 1962) was an English actor who often played villains.[1][2] After training at RADA, he was on stage from 1922,[3] and in his long career, appeared in well over 60 films.[4][5]
Perrins and wife Violet were dog lovers: he was a judge at Crufts in 1957, and president of the Welsh Corgi League from 1956 until his death.[6] Their annual award, "The Leslie Perrins Memorial Trophy," is named after him.
He wrote a book called Keeping a Corgi, which was published in 1958.[6]
