Leo White

For the American judoka, see Leo White (judoka). For the New Zealand photographer and writer, see Leo Lemuel White.

Leo White
Photoplay magazine (March 1917)
Born	(1882-11-10)November 10, 1882 Graudenz, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	September 20, 1948(1948-09-20) (aged 65) Glendale, California, U.S.
Years active	1911–1948

Leo White (November 10, 1882 – September 20, 1948) was a German-born English-American film and stage actor who appeared as a character actor in many Charlie Chaplin films.

Biography

Born in Germany, White grew up in England where he started his stage career. He was brought to the United States under the aegis of Daniel Frohman, a well known Broadway producer. He started his film career in 1911 and in 1913 moved to the Essanay Studios. In 1915, he began appearing in Chaplin's comedies and continued through Chaplin's Mutual Film comedies. His last appearance in a Chaplin film was a small role in The Great Dictator, released in 1940.

White also acted in and directed Triple Trouble, Essanay's last Chaplin release. Chaplin himself acknowledged Triple Trouble in his autobiography but did not actually participate in its production. (White filmed new scenes around existing footage of Chaplin.)

White typically played dapper, continental villains or noblemen in films, and this typecast him for the rest of his screen career. Well into the 1940s, he was still playing excitable Frenchmen in short subjects and feature films. Before his death in 1948, White had appeared in over 400 films. He is buried in Glendale, California's Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.

Filmography

• In and Out (1914)
• Madame Double X (1914)
• One Wonderful Night (1914)
• Leading Lizzie Astray (1914)
• Fatty's Faithful Fido (1915)
• In the Park (1915)
• His New Job (1915)
• A Night Out (1915)
• The Champion (1915)
• A Jitney Elopement (1915)
• The Tramp (1915)
• Work (1915)
• A Woman (1915)
• The Bank (1915)
• Shanghaied (1915)
• A Night in the Show (1915)
• Police (1916)
• Burlesque on Carmen (1916)
• The Floorwalker (1916)
• The Fireman (1916)
• The Vagabond (1916)
• The Count (1916)
• Back Stage (1917)
• The Hero (1917)
• Dough Nuts (1917)
• Cupid's Rival (1917)
• The Villain (1917)
• The Millionaire (1917)
• The Goat (1917)
• The Fly Cop (1917)
• The Chief Cook (1917)
• The Candy Kid (1917)
• The Hobo (1917)
• Max Wants a Divorce (1917)
• The Pest (1917)
• The Slave (1917)
• The Stranger (1918)
• Bright and Early (1918)
• The Rogue (1918)
• His Day Out (1918)
• The Orderly (1918)
• Triple Trouble (1918)
• The Scholar (1918)
• The Messenger (1918)
• The Handy Man (1918)
• The Straight and Narrow (1918)
• The Brazen Beauty (1918)
• He's in Again (1918)
• The Hawk's Trail (1919)
• Blind Youth (1920)
• The Devil's Pass Key (1920)
• Fists and Fodder (1920)
• Mrs. Temple's Telegram (1920)
• Pals and Pugs (1920)
• Married to Order (1920)
• Her Sturdy Oak (1921)
• Headin' West (1922)
• The Isle of Love (1922)
• Blood and Sand (1922)
• Vanity Fair (1923)
• Breaking Into Society (1923)
• Why Worry? (1923)
• Sporting Youth (1924)
• An Enemy Of Men (1925)
• One Year to Live (1925)
• The Lady Who Lied (1925)
• The Tower of Lies (1925)
• The Masked Bride (1925)
• Ben-Hur (1925) - Sanballat
• A Desperate Moment (1926)
• The Truthful Sex (1926)
• The Far Cry (1926)
• The Blonde Saint (1926)
• On the Front Page (1926)
• See You in Jail (1927)
• The Girl from Gay Paree (1927)
• A Hero for a Night (1927)
• How to Handle Women (1928)
• Smilin' Guns (1929)
• Grand Hotel (1932)
• Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
• Lady for a Day (1933)
• The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
• The Invisible Man (1933)
• Viva Villa! (1934)
• The Scarlet Empress (1934)
• The Thin Man (1934)
• British Agent (1934)
• A Night at the Opera (1935)
• The Walking Dead (1936)
• Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
• The Great Dictator (1940)
• The Letter (1940)
• The Great Lie (1941)
• Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
• Casablanca (1942) - Emile - Waiter (uncredited)
• The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - Man in Phone Booth
• Silver River (1948)
• The Fountainhead (1949)

External links

• Leo White at IMDb
• Leo White at the Internet Broadway Database
• Leo White at Find a Grave
• brief article on Leo White as a Laurel & Hardy player