Leo White
Leo White | |
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Photoplay magazine (March 1917) | |
Born |
Graudenz, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | November 10, 1882
Died |
September 20, 1948 65) Glendale, California, U.S. | (aged
Years active | 1911–1948 |
Leo White (November 10, 1882 – September 20, 1948) was a German-born English-American film and stage actor who appeared as a character actor in many Charlie Chaplin films.
Biography
Born in Germany, White grew up in England where he started his stage career. He was brought to the United States under the aegis of Daniel Frohman, a well known Broadway producer. He started his film career in 1911 and in 1913 moved to the Essanay Studios. In 1915, he began appearing in Chaplin's comedies and continued through Chaplin's Mutual Film comedies. His last appearance in a Chaplin film was a small role in The Great Dictator, released in 1940.[1]
White also acted in and directed Triple Trouble, Essanay's last Chaplin release. Chaplin himself acknowledged Triple Trouble in his autobiography but did not actually participate in its production. (White filmed new scenes around existing footage of Chaplin.)
White typically played dapper, continental villains or noblemen in films, and this typecast him for the rest of his screen career. Well into the 1940s, he was still playing excitable Frenchmen in short subjects and feature films. Before his death in 1948, White had appeared in over 400 films. He is buried in Glendale, California's Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.
Selected filmography
- In and Out (1914)
- Madame Double X (1914)
- One Wonderful Night (1914)
- Leading Lizzie Astray (1914)
- Fatty's Faithful Fido (1915)
- In the Park (1915)
- His New Job (1915)
- A Night Out (1915)
- The Champion (1915)
- A Jitney Elopement (1915)
- The Tramp (1915)
- Work (1915)
- A Woman (1915)
- The Bank (1915)
- Shanghaied (1915)
- A Night in the Show (1915)
- Police (1916)
- Burlesque on Carmen (1916)
- The Fireman (1916)
- The Vagabond (1916)
- Back Stage (1917)
- The Hero (1917)
- Dough Nuts (1917)
- Cupid's Rival (1917)
- The Villain (1917)
- The Millionaire (1917)
- The Goat (1917)
- The Fly Cop (1917)
- The Chief Cook (1917)
- The Candy Kid (1917)
- The Hobo (1917)
- Max Wants a Divorce (1917)
- The Pest (1917)
- The Slave (1917)
- The Stranger (1918)
- Bright and Early (1918)
- The Rogue (1918)
- His Day Out (1918)
- The Orderly (1918)
- Triple Trouble (1918)
- The Scholar (1918)
- The Messenger (1918)
- The Handy Man (1918)
- The Straight and Narrow (1918)
- The Brazen Beauty (1918)
- He's in Again (1918)
- The Hawk's Trail (1919)
- Blind Youth (1920)
- The Devil's Pass Key (1920)
- Fists and Fodder (1920)
- Mrs. Temple's Telegram (1920)
- Pals and Pugs (1920)
- Married to Order (1920)
- Her Sturdy Oak (1921)
- The Isle of Love (1922)
- Blood and Sand (1922)
- Vanity Fair (1923)
- Breaking Into Society (1923)
- The Rustle of Silk (1923)
- Why Worry? (1923)
- The Marriage Maker (1923)
- A Lady of Quality (1924)
- Sporting Youth (1924)
- Wolves of the North (1924)
- An Enemy Of Men (1925)
- The Lady Who Lied (1925)
- The Tower of Lies (1925)
- The Masked Bride (1925)
- Ben-Hur (1925) - Sanballat
- A Desperate Moment (1926)
- The Truthful Sex (1926)
- The Far Cry (1926)
- The Blonde Saint (1926)
- On the Front Page (1926)
- The Ladybird (1927)
- See You in Jail (1927)
- The Girl from Gay Paree (1927)
- The Slaver (1927)
- A Hero for a Night (1927)
- How to Handle Women (1928)
- Smilin' Guns (1929)
- The Jade Box (1930)
- Call of the Flesh (1930)
- The Mask Falls (1931)
- Beauty and the Boss (1932)
- Jail Birds of Paradise (1934)
- Times Square Playboy (1936)
- Penrod and Sam (1937)
- The Great Dictator (1940)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- Casablanca (1942) - Emile - Waiter (uncredited)
References
External links
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