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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 a lawyer. Without any dramatic training, he made his first Broadway appearance in Georgia Minstrels. His first film role was in the 1920 silent film The Symbol of the Unconquered.
During the Second World War, Whipper was a member of the steering committee of Negro Division the Hollywood Victory Committee.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1815058
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Filmography (Movies)
The Young Don't Cry
Character:Doosy
Release Date:26/07/1957
The Shrike
Character:Mr. Carlisle
Release Date:16/06/1955
Untamed Fury
Character:Uncle Gabe
Release Date:22/03/1947
Undercurrent
Character:George
Release Date:11/11/1946
Young Widow
Character:Nate (Uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1946
The Negro Sailor
Character:Editor
Release Date:13/12/1945
The Hidden Eye
Character:Alistair
Release Date:31/08/1945
Happy Land
Character:Old Ben (uncredited)
Release Date:10/11/1943
Mission to Moscow
Character:Haile Selassie (uncredited)
Release Date:29/04/1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Character:Sparks (uncredited)
Release Date:11/03/1943
White Cargo
Character:Jim Fish
Release Date:12/12/1942
Heart of the Golden West
Character:Rango
Release Date:16/11/1942
The Vanishing Virginian
Character:Uncle Josh
Release Date:01/02/1942
Bahama Passage
Character:Morales
Release Date:10/12/1941
King of the Zombies
Character:Momba
Release Date:14/05/1941
Road to Zanzibar
Character:Scarface
Release Date:11/04/1941
Virginia
Character:Ezechial
Release Date:28/01/1941
Robin Hood of the Pecos
Character:Kezeye
Release Date:14/01/1941
Of Mice and Men
Character:Crooks
Release Date:24/12/1939
The Symbol of the Unconquered
Character:Tugi - an Indian Fakir
Release Date:28/11/1920
Within Our Gates
Character:
Release Date:12/01/1920
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