Personal Info
Known Credits
21
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1876-10-29 (149 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Also Known For
Lee Whipper
Leigh Whipper
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 an ...
Acting
1957 --
The Young Don't Cry
| Doosy
1955 --
The Shrike
| Mr. Carlisle
1947 --
Untamed Fury
| Uncle Gabe
1946 --
Undercurrent
| George
1946 --
Young Widow
| Nate (Uncredited)
1945 --
The Negro Sailor
| Editor
1945 --
The Hidden Eye
| Alistair
1943 --
Happy Land
| Old Ben (uncredited)
1943 --
Mission to Moscow
| Haile Selassie (uncredited)
1943 --
The Ox-Bow Incident
| Sparks (uncredited)
1942 --
White Cargo
| Jim Fish
1942 --
Heart of the Golden West
| Rango
1942 --
The Vanishing Virginian
| Uncle Josh
1941 --
Bahama Passage
| Morales
1941 --
King of the Zombies
| Momba
1941 --
Road to Zanzibar
| Scarface
1941 --
Virginia
| Ezechial
1941 --
Robin Hood of the Pecos
| Kezeye
1939 --
Of Mice and Men
| Crooks
1920 --
The Symbol of the Unconquered
| Tugi - an Indian Fakir
1920 --
Within Our Gates
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