Leo G. Carroll was born on October 25, 1892 in Weedon, England.

Leo passed away on October 16, 1972 in Hollywood, California, from pneumonia brought on by cancer.

Carroll was born to a wealthy English catholic family, he was named after the reigning Pope at the time of his birth, Leo XIII (1810 - 1903, reigned 1878 - 1903)

Leo G. Carroll was one of the first actors to play the same regular character on two different television series. He played Alexander Waverly on both THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. and THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E.

Carroll made lasting impressions in two 1930s films, A CHRISTMAS CAROL (as Marley's Ghost) and WUTHERING HEIGHTS.

One of his biggest films was NORTH BY NORTHWEST.

Leo G. Carroll's other notable credits include...

FROM NASHVILLE WITH MUSIC (1969)
HOW TO STEAL THE WORLD (1968)

ONE SPY TOO MANY (1966)
THAT FUNNY FEELING (1965)

THE PRIZE (1963)

THE PARENT TRAP (1961)
ONE PLUS ONE (1961)
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
THE SWAN (1956)

WE'RE NO ANGELS (1955)
TARANTULA (1955)

THE DESERT FOX (1951)

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950)

FOREVER AMBER (1947)
SUSPICION (1941)

WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)

THE RIGHT TO LIVE (1935)

SADIE MCKEE (1934)

 

Leo G. Carroll in NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)

Carroll in SUSPICION (1941)

Leo G. Carroll in TOPPER (a 1953 TV series)

Leo G. Carroll in THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1967 TV)