Acting
William Leslie
Born March 27, 1928 · Seagraves, Texas, USA
Died December 19, 2005 · aged 77
William Leslie was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Leslie began his acting career appearing in various films, such as Forever Female (1953), Johnny Dark (1954) and the Jane Wyman dramatic adaptation Magnificent Obsession (1954). He also appeared in the Frankie Laine musical Bring Your Smile Along (1955), the dramatic adaptation Queen Bee (1955) with Joan Crawford, and The Long Gray…
Known For
The Horse Soldiers · 1959The Horse Soldiers
★ 6.91959
MovieWesternWar
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.
The Long Gray Line · 1955The Long Gray Line
★ 7.01955
MovieComedyDrama
The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.
Andy Hardy Comes Home · 1958Andy Hardy Comes Home
★ 5.01958
MovieComedy
Andy Hardy, now a grown man with a wife and children, returns to his hometown on a business trip and finds himself getting mixed up in local politics.
Magnificent Obsession · 1954Magnificent Obsession
★ 6.81954
MovieDramaRomance
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.
Forever Female · 1953Forever Female
★ 6.91953
MovieComedyRomance
An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.
7th Cavalry · 19567th Cavalry
★ 6.11956
MovieWestern
An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers's body after Little Big Horn.
Up Periscope · 1959Up Periscope
★ 6.21959
MovieWarAdventure
Lieutenant Braden discovers that Sally, the woman he's been falling in love with, has actually been checking out his qualifications to be a U.S. Navy frogman. He must put his personal life behind him after being assigned to be smuggled into a Japanese-held island via submarine to photograph radio codes.
The Last Hurrah · 1958The Last Hurrah
★ 7.21958
MovieDrama
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.
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Forever Female · 1953Forever Female
★ 6.91953
MovieComedyRomance
An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.
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