Leigh Whipper
Actor
Born October 29, 1876 in 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.
Filmography
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Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Self (archival footage)
The Young Don't Cry
Doosy
The Shrike
Mr. Carlisle
Untamed Fury
Uncle Gabe
Undercurrent
George
Young Widow
Nate (Uncredited)
The Negro Sailor
Editor
The Hidden Eye
Alistair
Dark Waters
Office Custodian (uncredited)
Happy Land
Old Ben (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Haile Selassie (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
Sparks (uncredited)
White Cargo
Jim Fish
Heart of the Golden West
Rango
The Vanishing Virginian
Uncle Josh
Bahama Passage
Morales
King of the Zombies
Momba
Road to Zanzibar
Scarface
Virginia
Ezechial
Robin Hood of the Pecos
Kezeye
Of Mice and Men
Crooks
The Symbol of the Unconquered
Tugi - an Indian Fakir
Within Our Gates