British character actor who started his screen career in Australia. On stage from 1916, he appeared predominantly at London's West End in musical comedy and farces, including as a pantomime dame.
He died a week after a heart attack.
He was married to, Mary Rigby, a musical, comedy star who was born in 1900 and they had a son, William born in 1927 at which point she retired.
Leo was the first member of his family to be in show business in which he spent over 50 years.
Died of a heart attack in his dressing room while in the comedy No Sex Please We're British.