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name: "Leslie Dwyer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leslie-dwyer"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 August 1906"
died: "29 December 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:00.292283+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Leslie Dwyer

Actor. Born 28 August 1906 in Catford, London, England, UK. Died 29 December 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 August 1906, Catford, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 29 December 1986
- **Active:** 1946–1975
- **Also known as:** Leslie Gilbert Dwyer

## Biography

Leslie Dwyer (also credited as Leslie Gilbert Dwyer) was an English film and television actor. Born in Catford, London, he was the son of music hall comedian Johnny Dwyer. He began acting on stage at the age of ten and appeared in his first film in 1921.

Dwyer had supporting roles in wartime films including *In Which We Serve* (1942) and *The Way Ahead* (1944). He appeared as Lionel Sturgis in *Steptoe and Son* (1962) and as Vorg in the *Doctor Who* serial *Carnival of Monsters* (1973). He is best known for playing the grumpy Punch and Judy man Mr Partridge in the BBC sitcom *Hi-de-Hi!* (1980–1984). Other credits include *Die, Monster, Die!* (1965). He died in Truro, Cornwall, in 1986.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, comedy.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Sweeney* (1975), Fi1m 84, as Ted Greenhead — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Steptoe and Son* (1962), Fi1m 83, as Lionel Sturgis — [page](https://film.one/tv/steptoe-and-son.md)
- *A Matter of Life and Death* (1946), Fi1m 92, as ARP Warden (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-matter-of-life-and-death.md)

## Also known for

- *In Which We Serve* (1942), Parkinson
- *Die, Monster, Die!* (1965), Potter
- *The Way Ahead* (1944), Pvt. Sid Beck

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