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Gender
Male
Birthdate
1883-01-10 (142 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Higbee, Missouri, USA
Also Known For
Elgin Lessley
Biography
Elgin Lessley (also credited as Lesly, Lessly, and Leslie) (June 10, 1883 - January 10, 1944) was an American hand-crank cameraman of the silent film era—a period of filmmaking when virtually all special effects work had to be produced inside the camera during filming. Though Lessley worked earlier with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and later with Harry Langdon, he is best known for the groundbreaking effects he produced with Buster Keaton, who dubbed him "the human metronome" for his ability to cran ...
Known For
Acting
1926 --
The General
| Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)