Leo White

Leo White

actor, director, writer

Leo White was born on Nov 10, 1882 in Poland. Leo White's big-screen debut came with The Champion directed by Charles Chaplin in 1915, strarring Crooked Gambler (uncredited). Leo White is known for A Stolen Life directed by Curtis Bernhardt, Bette Davis stars as Kate Bosworth and Glenn Ford as Bill Emerson. The upcoming new movie Leo White plays is Look for the Silver Lining which will be released on Jul 30, 1949.

Leo White started in comedy on the boards of English music hall in the late 1890's. He accompanied theatrical producer Daniel Frohman (later a partner of Adolph Zukor in Famous Players Lasky) to Hollywood in 1910. From 1914, he appeared in Essanay comedies and filmed the 'Sweedie' series with Wallace Beery. He then became a regular supporting player in Charles Chaplin's films at Essanay and, later Mutual, playing dapper, moustachioed continental (particularly French) villains and pompous aristocrats. That image remained with him, as he was contracted by Essanay to play the comic foil to their new French star comedian Max Linder.White's major dramatic film credits of the silent period included Blood and Sand (1922) with Rudolph Valentino and the biblical epic Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ (1925). He successfully made the transition to talking pictures and had supporting roles in two Marx Brothers comedies, Monkey Business (1931) and the classic A Night at the Opera (1935), as well as playing a barber in Chaplin's The Great Dictator (1940). In the years just prior to his death, he worked as an extra in several films for Warner Brothers.

  • Birthday

    Nov 10, 1882
  • Place of Birth

    Grudziadz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland

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