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Leigh Whipper

Actor | * 10/29/1876 († 98, 07/26/1975) | Charleston, South Carolina (United States of America (USA))
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 created the role of Crooks in the original Broadway production of Of Mice and Men, which he reprised in the 1939 film version. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Adventure

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Movies with Leigh Whipper as Actor(20)

as Doosy1957 The Young Don't Cry
as Mr. Carlisle1955 The Shrike
as Uncle Gabe1947 Untamed Fury
as George1946 Undercurrent
as Nate (Uncredited)1946 Young Widow
as Alistair1945 The Hidden Eye
as Sparks (uncredited)1943 The Ox-Bow Incident
as Old Ben1943 Happy Land
as Haile Selassie (uncredited)1943 Mission to Moscow
as Jim Fish1942 White Cargo
as Uncle Josh1942 The Vanishing Virginian
as Momba1941 King of the Zombies
as Ezechial1941 Virginia
as Scarface1941 Road to Zanzibar
as Morales1941 Bahama Passage
as Crooks1939 Of Mice and Men
as Tugi - an Indian Fakir1920 The Symbol of the Unconquered

Full Name: Leigh Whipper
Born: Sunday, 10/29 1876 (October) in Charleston, South Carolina (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 07/26 1975 (July) in New York City (aged: 98)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Educated at: Howard University School of Law
Siblings: Ionia Rollin Whipper
Father: William James Whipper
Mother: Frances Rollin Whipper
Other names for Leigh Whipper (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Lee Whipper"
Leigh Whipper frequently works together with these people:
Oscar Micheaux (6x, Crew)
Joseph Kane (4x, Crew)
Cedric Gibbons (3x, Crew)
Nicolai Remisoff (3x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (3x, Crew)
Ewing Scott (3x, Crew)
Louise Beavers (3x, Actress)
Virginia Van Upp (3x, Crew)
James Conaty (3x, Actor)
James E. Newcom (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:617763, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 03/01/2024