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Leo White

Leo White

1873 – 1948·Graudenz, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire [now Grudziadz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

Leo White (born Leo Weiss) grew up in England and began his stage career there. In 1910 he came to the United States and the following year started working in Silent films. Typically cast as a dapper continental villain or a nobleman, White frequently played uncredited bit parts and as a character actor in many Charlie Chaplin productions. Multiple online sites indicate that he was born in 1882. However his grave marker clearly presents birth year as having been 1873.

Filmography

The Bank

The Bank

1915Clerk
The Tramp

The Tramp

1915First Thief
A Jitney Elopement

A Jitney Elopement

1915Count Chloride de Lime, Edna's Suitor
A Night in the Show

A Night in the Show

1915Frenchman / Negro in Balcony
A Night Out

A Night Out

1915'French' Dandy / Desk clerk
His New Job

His New Job

1915Actor, Hussar Officer
Shanghaied

Shanghaied

1915Third Shanghaied Seaman
Easy Street

Easy Street

1917Policeman (uncredited)
Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand

1922Antonio
Why Worry?

Why Worry?

1923Herculeo
Forbidden Paradise

Forbidden Paradise

1924Driver (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925Sanballat
Devil's Island

Devil's Island

1926Chico