---
name: "Leslie Sketchley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leslie-sketchley"
fi1m_id: "leslie-sketchley"
imdb_id: "nm0804089"
tmdb_id: 1466134
roles: []
born: "17 August 1902"
died: "14 October 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-25T02:57:14.156283+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."
---

# Leslie Sketchley

## Identity

Leslie Sketchley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/leslie-sketchley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** leslie-sketchley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0804089
- **TMDB ID:** 1466134
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0804089/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1466134

Actor. Born 17 August 1902 in London, England, UK. Died 14 October 1972.

## Details

- **Born:** 17 August 1902, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 14 October 1972
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 68 (1), 1940s 79 (2)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, War 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0804089/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1466134

## Biography

Leslie Sketchley was a British actor who appeared in numerous films and television series, predominantly in uncredited roles.

Born in London in 1902, he began his screen career in the late 1920s with parts in *Tiger Rose* (1929) and *Journey's End* (1930). He later worked extensively in Hollywood, including as Corporal (uncredited) in *Gunga Din* (1939), London policeman in *The Long Voyage Home* (1940), policeman in *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), and various townsmen, bailiffs and extras in films such as *Fort Apache* (1948), *Around the World in 80 Days* (1956), *Gunfight at the O.K. Corral* (1957) and *The Great Race* (1965).

Sketchley also appeared in television episodes of series including *The Twilight Zone* (as Abraham Lincoln, uncredited) and *Bonanza*. He died in San Bernardino, California, in 1972.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Long Voyage Home* (1940), Fi1m 80, as London Policeman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-voyage-home.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Letter* (1940), Fi1m 78, as Trial Spectator (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-letter.md)
- *Gunga Din* (1939), Fi1m 68, as Corporal (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Great Race* (1965), as Executive Board Member (uncredited)
- *Move Over, Darling* (1963), as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1961), as Delegate (Uncredited)
- *Two Rode Together* (1961), as Settler (uncredited)
- *Seven Ways from Sundown* (1960), Actor
- *Inherit the Wind* (1960), as Bailiff (uncredited)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Portland Exposé* (1957), as Detective (uncredited)
- *An Affair to Remember* (1957), as Crew Member (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/an-affair-to-remember.md)
- *Gunfight at the O.K. Corral* (1957), as Barfly (uncredited)
- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), as Carnival Patron (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md)
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (1956), as Extra (uncredited) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days.md)
- *Pardners* (1956), as Townsman (uncredited)
- *23 Paces to Baker Street* (1956), Actor
- *The Square Jungle* (1955), Actor
- *Guys and Dolls* (1955), as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/guys-and-dolls.md)
- *Elephant Walk* (1954), as Planter (uncredited)
- *Houdini* (1953), as Audience Member
- *The Sun Shines Bright* (1953), Actor
- *Affair in Trinidad* (1952), as Café Patron (uncredited)
- *Sirocco* (1951), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *She Wore a Yellow Ribbon* (1949), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Fort Apache* (1948), as Officer at Dance (uncredited)
- *They Were Expendable* (1945), as Marine Orderly (uncredited)
- *The Picture of Dorian Gray* (1945), as Footman (uncredited)
- *Hangover Square* (1945), Actor
- *Mr. Winkle Goes to War* (1944), Actor
- *The Lodger* (1944), Actor
- *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), as Policeman (uncredited) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md)
- *The Letter* (1940), as Trial Spectator (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-letter.md)
- *The Long Voyage Home* (1940), as London Policeman — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-voyage-home.md)
- *The Little Princess* (1939), as Bobbie (uncredited)
- *Gunga Din* (1939), as Corporal (uncredited) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)
- *Tiger Rose* (1929), as Mounted Police Officer

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