Leon Janney was born on April 1, 1917 in Ogden, Utah, USA as Leon Ramon. He was an actor, known for Another World (1964), Charly (1968) and The Wind (1928). He was married to Dorothy and Jessica Pepper. He died on October 28, 1980 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Child actor, on stage at the Pantages Theatre in Ogden, Utah, from the age of two. On Broadway, from 1934.
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Pefected more than 20 different accents and dialects, which made him a favorite actor in diverse radio shows between 1939 and 1944.
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Member of the board of the American Federation of Television and radio Artists for more than thirty years. Served on the council of Actor's Equity and was a board member of the Screen Actor's Guild.
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Between 1974 and 1978, he appeared in 80 episodes of the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater."
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Janney was a voice-over regular on the popular 1930s radio series "Gangbusters" that featured weekly episodes based actual crime incidents. Each program ended with various descriptions of wanted criminals, many of whom were later arrested due to avid listener participation.
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Played many roles in radio dramas during radio's "golden age"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Andros Targets
1977
TV Series
Elliot Taylor
Charly
1968
Dr. Richard Nemur
The Jackie Gleason Show
1966
TV Series
Interrogator
Hawk
1966
TV Series
Ed Gorten / Ed Gorton / Assistant D.A. Gorten
Another World
1964
TV Series
James 'Jim' Matthews #2 (1964)
East Side/West Side
1964
TV Series
Roger Hamilton Bradford
The Defenders
1962
TV Series
Harvey Kimbrough
Car 54, Where Are You?
1962
TV Series
Dr. Strum
The United States Steel Hour
1960-1961
TV Series
Addison Wardlow
Sunday Showcase
1960
TV Series
The Philadelphia Story
1959
TV Movie
Sidney Kidd
The Last Mile
1959
Callahan
The Edge of Night
1957
TV Series
Clayton Pike
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
1955
TV Series
Professor Hinkel
That Wonderful Guy
1950
TV Series
Stolen Paradise
1940
Richard 'Dick' Gordon
College Dads
1936
Short
Police Court
1932
Junior Barry
Penrod and Sam
1931
Penrod
Their Mad Moment
1931
Narcio
Father's Son
1931
Bill Emory
Die Maske fällt
1931
The Doorway to Hell
1930
Jackie
Old English
1930
Jock Larne
Courage
1930
Bill Colbrook
Bear Shooters
1930
Short
Donald 'Spud'
Los cazadores de osos
1930
Short
Pancho
The Younger Generation
1929
Eddie Lesser as a Boy (uncredited)
The Leatherneck
1929
Altar Boy (uncredited)
The Wind
1928
Cora's Child (as Laon Ramon)
The Elephant's Elbows
1928
Short
Johnny Smith (as Laon Ramon)
Abie's Irish Rose
1928
Little Abie (uncredited)
Comrades
1928
Perry O'Toole as a boy
On Your Toes
1927
Elliott Beresford as a Boy (uncredited)
Quality Street
1927
Student (uncredited)
Love and Lions
1925
Short as Leon Ramon
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Think Fast
1949
TV Series
Himself / panelist
Hollywood Party
1937
Short
Himself (uncredited)
The Big Benefit
1933
Short
Himself
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
Short
Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 22
1930
Short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
E! True Hollywood Story
2002
TV Series documentary
Spud
The Our Gang Story
1994
Video documentary
Donald 'Spud'
The Little Rascals
1955
TV Series
Donald 'Spud' (1955)
Known for movies
Another World (1964) as James 'Jim' Matthews #2 (1964)
$3 Million
