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Leigh Whipper

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Born: October 29, 1876 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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...

Filmography22 TITLES
The Ox-Bow Incident
7.7
The Ox-Bow Incident1943
Of Mice and Men
7.3
Of Mice and Men1939
Young Widow
4.6
Young Widow1946
White Cargo
5.8
White Cargo1942
Happy Land
6.2
Happy Land1943
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5.0
Robin Hood of the Pecos1941
The Vanishing Virginian
6.0
The Vanishing Virginian1942
Undercurrent
5.9
Undercurrent1946
Mission to Moscow
5.6
Mission to Moscow1943
Road to Zanzibar
6.3
Road to Zanzibar1941
Heart of the Golden West
1.5
Heart of the Golden West1942
King of the Zombies
5.1
King of the Zombies1941
The Hidden Eye
7.5
The Hidden Eye1945
The Young Don't Cry
6.2
The Young Don't Cry1957
The Shrike
6.0
The Shrike1955
Within Our Gates
6.0
Within Our Gates1920
Bahama Passage
6.0
Bahama Passage1941
The Negro Sailor
The Negro Sailor1945
Virginia
Virginia1941
Untamed Fury
6.0
Untamed Fury1947
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Once Upon a Time in Harlem2026
The Symbol of the Unconquered
5.3
The Symbol of the Unconquered1920