Leigh Whipper
Leigh Whipper
Person

Leigh Whipper

Actor 1876-10-29 Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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 and never practiced as...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943 · Sparks (uncredited)

Within Our Gates

Within Our Gates

1920 · Movie

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1939 · Crooks

King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

1941 · Momba

Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946 · George

Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar

1941 · Scarface

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

1944 · Office Custodian (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943 · Haile Selassie (uncredited)

The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan

The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan

1920 · Tugi - an Indian Fakir

Young Widow

Young Widow

1946 · Nate (Uncredited)

White Cargo

White Cargo

1942 · Jim Fish

The Hidden Eye

The Hidden Eye

1945 · Alistair

The Young Don't Cry

The Young Don't Cry

1957 · Doosy

Happy Land

Happy Land

1943 · Old Ben (uncredited)

Heart of the Golden West

Heart of the Golden West

1942 · Rango

The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian

1942 · Uncle Josh

The Shrike

The Shrike

1955 · Mr. Carlisle

Robin Hood of the Pecos

Robin Hood of the Pecos

1941 · Kezeye

Bahama Passage

Bahama Passage

1941 · Morales