Leo Gratten Carroll (October 25, 1886 – October 16, 1972) was an
English actor, best known for his roles in several
Hitchcock films and
.
Life and career
He was born in
Weedon Bec,
Northamptonshire, to William and Catherine Carroll. His
Roman Catholic parents named him after the reigning pope
Leo XIII. In the 1901 Census for
West Ham,
London his occupation is listed as a Wine Trade Clerk. In 1897 he is in
York, where his
Irish born father was a foreman in an ordnance store.
Carroll made his stage debut in 1912. However, his acting career was on hold during
World War I, when he served in the
British Army. He then performed in
London and
Broadway, until he moved to
Hollywood to appear in films. He made his film debut in
Sadie McKee (1934).
