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Leigh Whipper

Leigh Whipper

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 29, 1876
Died Jul 26, 1975 (98)
Birthplace Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leigh Rollin Whipper (October 29, 1876 – July 26, 1975) was an American actor on the stage and in motion pictures. He was the first African American to join the Actors' Equity Association, and one of the founders of the Negro Actors Guild of America. He is best ... known for creating the role of Crooks in the original Broadway production of Of Mice and Men, which he reprised in the 1939 film version. Educated at Howard University Law School, he left in 1895 and never practiced as a lawyer. Without any dramatic training, he made his first Broadway appearance in Georgia Minstrels. His first film role was in the 1920 silent film The Symbol of the Unconquered. During the Second World War, Whipper was a member of the steering committee of Negro Division the Hollywood Victory Committee.

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Filmography

The Young Don't Cry

The Young Don't Cry

1957

as Doosy

The Shrike

The Shrike

1955

as Mr. Carlisle

Untamed Fury

Untamed Fury

1947

as Uncle Gabe

Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946

as George

Young Widow

Young Widow

1946

as Nate (Uncredited)

The Negro Sailor

The Negro Sailor

1945

as Editor

The Hidden Eye

The Hidden Eye

1945

as Alistair

Happy Land

Happy Land

1943

as Old Ben (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943

as Haile Selassie (uncredited)

White Cargo

White Cargo

1942

as Jim Fish

The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian

1942

as Uncle Josh

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1942

as Sparks (uncredited)

Robin Hood of the Pecos

Robin Hood of the Pecos

1941

as Kezeye

Bahama Passage

Bahama Passage

1941

as Morales

King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

1941

as Momba

Virginia

Virginia

1941

as Ezechial

Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar

1941

as Scarface

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1939

as Crooks

The Symbol of the Unconquered

The Symbol of the Unconquered

1920

as Tugi - an Indian Fakir

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