Hollywood actor Russell Crowe has refused to rule out the possibility of buying English Championship club Leeds.

Crowe, famous for his roles in Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind, last month sparked speculation that he may be interested in bidding for the team he has followed since he was a child when he asked his 1.6 million Twitter followers whether or not he should buy Leeds.

Leeds fan Samwild90 wrote to Crowe saying: "Please buy Leeds. In need of help!" and Crowe retweeted the message, adding the comment "Anybody else think this is a good idea?"

Now, in an interview for ITV's Good Morning Britain to be aired next week, New Zealand-born Crowe once again hinted that a takeover of the fallen English giants was on his mind.

"Since I was a little kid, Leeds has been my club," he said.

"I love the club and I want nothing but success for the club, so I have a simple fan perspective.

"But I don't want to put any pressure on the current administration, I never sort of said that to put a rocket up their backside but I think it worked anyway. But that wasn't intentional and it's not for sale at this point in time."

But pressed by presenter Ben Shephard on whether he would buy the club if it was for sale, Crowe said: "Well let's just see how it goes.

"The one thing that I'd have to really examine is the work-life balance because that would be a lot of effort. You don't get success on the field just by spending money."

Italian Massimo Cellino, who bought Leeds from Bahrain investment firm Gulf Finance House Capital in December 2013, is currently disqualified from running the club.

Cellino was disqualified by the Football League in January following his conviction in Italy for tax evasion and had his ban extended until May 3 earlier this month for withholding information about his conviction.

Speaking on Simon Mayo's BBC Five Live show on Thursday, Crowe, who co-owns the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league team, added: "I want nothing but success for the club. But like many other Leeds fans - and probably in fact 99.9 per cent - I'm getting a little impatient, you know?

"Some of your listeners may not know that I own a rugby league team in Australia which, again, is my childhood team and they were a champion team when I was younger.

"Then they'd fallen in to a state of disarray and they were perennial losers. So, nine years ago, I put my cheque book where my mouth is and bought the club."