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Leonard Whiting is a Actor British born on 30 june 1950 at London (United-kingdom)

Leonard Whiting

Leonard Whiting
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Birth name Leonard Whiting
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 30 june 1950 (73 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Leonard Whiting (born 30 June 1950) is an English actor who is best known for his role as Romeo in the 1968 Zeffirelli film version of Romeo and Juliet opposite Olivia Hussey's Juliet, a role which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor. He was touted as a star in the making, the next Laurence Olivier and the next great British actor.

Biography

Whiting ended his film career, for the most part, in the mid-'70s and subsequently placed his
focus upon his theatrical career as an actor and writer.He now lives in London.

In 2014, he reunited with Olivia Hussey for the film Social Suicide (2015), their first work together in the 46 years since Romeo and Juliet.

Best films

Romeo and Juliet (1968)
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Filmography of Leonard Whiting (9 films)

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Frankenstein: The True Story, 3h5
Directed by Jack Smight
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Leonard Whiting, Jane Seymour, David McCallum, James Mason, Michael Sarrazin, Nicola Pagett
Roles Victor Frankenstein
Rating71% 3.5970753.5970753.5970753.5970753.597075
Part one Victor Frankenstein is a man training as a doctor, engaged to Elizabeth Fanshawe. After Victor's younger brother, William, drowns, Victor renounces his belief in God and declares that he would join forces with the Devil if he could learn how to restore his brother to life.
War Is War
War Is War (1972)
, 1h30
Directed by Bernard Borderie
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors Leonard Whiting, Curd Jürgens, Sylvie Fennec, Silvia Dionisio, Herbert Fux, Ivo Garrani
Roles Franz Keller
Rating53% 2.655062.655062.655062.655062.65506
Les aventures amoureuses et guerrières de Franz, un jeune officier de hussards, au début de la Première Guerre mondiale.
Summertime Killer, 1h50
Directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Olivia Hussey, Christopher Mitchum, Karl Malden, Claudine Auger, Raf Vallone, Gérard Barray
Roles Marcus Sullivan Castor
Rating60% 3.0021453.0021453.0021453.0021453.002145
A young boy witnesses four mobsters beating his father to death. Twenty years later, he sets out on a quest to eliminate all of the gang members involved in the murder. After killing three of them, the mob's boss is informed by Police Captain John Kiley (Karl Malden) that an unknown boy has begun killing his mob partners.
Say Hello to Yesterday, 1h36
Directed by Alvin Rakoff
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jean Simmons, Leonard Whiting, Evelyn Laye, Jack Woolgar, John Lee, Derek Francis
Roles Boy
Rating57% 2.854112.854112.854112.854112.85411
From one of the upper middle class suburbs of London, the Woman, having just quarrelled with her husband is going to London, shopping. Unhappily she drives to the station. Among the crowd as she boards the train is the Boy. He is 22 today. He is bored. He is determined to make the day a different one.
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence, 2h5
Directed by Luigi Comencini
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Leonard Whiting, Maria Grazia Buccella, Lionel Stander, Tina Aumont, Raoul Grassilli, Wilfrid Brambell
Roles Giacomo Casanova
Rating75% 3.754073.754073.754073.754073.75407
In 1742 in Venice, the young Giacomo Casanova is in a great trouble. A few years ago, in the seminary in Padua, Giacomo has experienced his first love, though he is destined to be a priest. While Giacomo now follows the seminary, the young noble is to sneak into his palace of beautiful girls that spends the night. One day, Giacomo falls in love with a beautiful countess, and so he decides to abandon his studies to become a priest for being a daring libertine.
The Royal Hunt of the Sun, 2h1
Directed by Irving Lerner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport, Leonard Whiting, Michael Craig, James Donald
Roles Young Martin
Rating60% 3.049533.049533.049533.049533.04953
With a small rag-tag band of soldiers, Francisco Pizarro enters the Inca Empire and captures its leader, Atahualpa. Pizarro promises to free him in return for a golden ransom, but later finds himself conflicted between his desire to conquer and his friendship for his captive...
Romeo and Juliet, 2h18
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Théâtre, Erotic films, Romeo and Juliet, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Milo O'Shea, John McEnery, Robert Stephens, Michael York
Roles Romeo
Rating75% 3.7974653.7974653.7974653.7974653.797465
In Verona, Italy, the longstanding feud between the Montague and the Capulet clans breaks out in a street brawl, broken up by the Prince of the city. The same night, two teenagers of the two families — Romeo (Montague) and Juliet (Capulet) — meet at a Capulet feast and become deeply infatuated. Later, Romeo stumbles into the secluded garden under Juliet's bedroom balcony and the two exchange impassioned pledges. They are soon secretly married by Romeo's confessor and father figure, Friar Laurence, with the assistance of Juliet's nursemaid. Unfortunately, another street duel breaks out between Juliet's first cousin Tybalt and Romeo's best friend Mercutio when Tybalt insults Romeo. Since Tybalt is Juliet's cousin and Romeo has just been married to Juliet, he sees Tybalt as family and refuses to fight him, leading Mercutio to be a loyal friend and fight for him. This leads to Mercutio's death. Romeo retaliates by fighting Tybalt and killing him, and is punished by the Prince with banishment instead of the death penalty. Romeo, however, sees his banishment as worse than death, as Verona is the only home he has known and does not want to be pulled away from Juliet. Friar Laurence eventually convinces Romeo that he is very lucky and should be thankful for what he has. Romeo and Juliet secretly spend their wedding night together and consummate their marriage.
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin, 2h
Directed by James Neilson
Origin USA
Actors George Cole, Leonard Whiting, Bernard Lee, Richard Pearson, Colin Blakely, Richard Wattis
Roles Jimmy the Dip
Rating73% 3.683323.683323.683323.683323.68332
Le jeune fermier Dick Turpin est contraint de devenir un bandit de grand chemin à cause de Lord Calmsden, un suzerain corrompu qui lui a confisqué sa ferme et tous ses biens.