Leo White
Biography
Leo White works in acting. Born November 9, 1873 in Graudenz, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire [now Grudziadz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. Died September 20, 1948. Archytele tracks 323 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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323 titles- The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2 (2017)
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968) as Sailor at Table (archive footage) (uncredited)
- A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" (1951)
- A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" (1951) Director
- The Fountainhead (1949) as Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
- Homicide (1949) as Hotel Tenant
- So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948) as Drug Store Manager (uncredited)
- Silver River (1948) as The Barber (uncredited)
- The Unfaithful (1947) as Spectator Arriving at Courtroom
- So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947) as Waiter at Brown Derby (uncredited)
- So You're Going to Be a Father (1947) as Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
- Always Together (1947) as Interior Decorator (uncredited)
- Hollywood Wonderland (1947) as Sketch Artist Taking Tour / Gypsy (the latter a clip from "Gypsy Sweetheart", 1935) (uncredited)
- The Verdict (1946) as Cabbie (uncredited)
- Three Strangers (1946) as News Hawker (uncredited)
- So You Want to Play the Horses (1946) as Cigar Store Bookmaker (uncredited)
- Devotion (1946) as Waiter (uncredited)
- Movieland Magic (1946) as Makeup man (uncredited)
- Lady on a Train (1945)
- The Big Show-Off (1945) as Picasso Putschnik
- The Great American Mug (1945) as Rival Barber (uncredited)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
- Mr. Skeffington (1944) as Henri's Assistant (uncredited)
- Charlie's Triple Trouble (1944) as Count (archive footage)
- Casablanca (1943) as Emile - Waiter (uncredited)
- Northern Pursuit (1943) as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- The Hard Way (1943) as Graduation Photographer (Uncredited)
- Background to Danger (1943) as Whispering Agent (uncredited)
- Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) as (archive footage)
- The Mysterious Doctor (1943) as Headless Man
- Gentleman Jim (1942) as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Murder in the Big House (1942) as First Process Server (uncredited)
- The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1942) as Flower Vendor (uncredited)
- Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner (1942) as Piano Player (uncredited)
- Bullet Scars (1942) as Her Husband
- Spy Ship (1942) as Waiter
- Vaudeville Days (1942) as Stage Manager (uncredited)
- Million Dollar Baby (1941)
- Dangerously They Live (1941) as Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
- Highway West (1941) as The Barber (uncredited)
- Here Comes Happiness (1941) as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- The Great Dictator (1940) as Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)
- The Sea Hawk (1940) as (uncredited)
- The Letter (1940) as Man at Trial (uncredited)
- City for Conquest (1940) as Dance Contest Observer (uncredited)
- An Angel from Texas (1940) as Stagehand
- No Time for Comedy (1940) as Actor in Show (uncredited)
- Torrid Zone (1940) as Smiling Man to Whom Lee Sings
- A Fugitive from Justice (1940) as Man in Saloon (uncredited)
- Just a Cute Kid (1940) as First Man in Derby
- Alex in Wonderland (1940) as Pie Hurling Chef
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Each Dawn I Die (1939) as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Smashing the Money Ring (1939) as Convict in Cell 363 (uncredited)
- Code of the Secret Service (1939) as Extra Watching Casino Fight (uncredited)
- Naughty but Nice (1939) as Extra in Courtroom (uncredited)
- Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939) as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
- Four Wives (1939) as Guest at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
- Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939) as Man in Sheriff's Office
- Women in the Wind (1939) as Mechanic / Cleveland Spectator (uncredited)
- Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
- Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939) as Waiter (uncredited)
- Blackmail (1939) as Prisoner (uncredited)
- Private Detective (1939) as Extra Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
- Daughters Courageous (1939) as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
- On Your Toes (1939) as Member of Ballet Troupe
- Kid Nightingale (1939) as Creditor with Mustache / Fight Crowd Extra (uncredited)
- Slapsie Maxie's (1939) as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Quiet, Please (1939) as Make-Up Man (uncredited)
- Going Places (1938) as Store Customer / Steeplechase Observer
- Torchy Blane in Panama (1938) as Proprietor (uncredited)
- He Couldn't Say No (1938) as Man Commenting at Ambulance
- Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) as Padrinsky's Pianist (uncredited)
- Tassels in the Air (1938) as Omay (uncredited)
- Smashing the Rackets (1938) as Juror
- Secrets of an Actress (1938) as Florist (uncredited)
- Comet Over Broadway (1938) as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
- The Daredevil Drivers (1938) as Burnell Office Worker Stealing Cigars (uncredited)
- Marked Woman (1937) as Waiter (uncredited)
- Her Husband's Secretary (1937) as Jewelry Clerk
- The Great O'Malley (1937) as Ben - The Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
- The Go-Getter (1937) as Man in Streetcar Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
- Ready, Willing and Able (1937) as Tenant
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) as Violinist (uncredited)
- She Loved a Fireman (1937) as Tony Bronson - Barber
- The Singing Marine (1937) as Man on Dance Floor in Shanghai Nightclub (uncredited)
- Confession (1937) as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- The Devil's Saddle Legion (1937) as Hotel Bystander
- Tovarich (1937) as Assistant Hairdresser
- Espionage (1937) as Barber
- Talent Scout (1937) as Extra in Studio Lunchroom (uncredited)
- Men in Exile (1937) as Flamingo Waiter
- Penrod and Sam (1937) as Mediator (uncredited)
- Midnight Court (1937) as Harvey - Shanley's Butler
- Blazing Sixes (1937) as Extra as Dancer (uncredited)
- The Walking Dead (1936) as Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
- Satan Met a Lady (1936) as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
- Guns of the Pecos (1936) as Poker Player
- Road Gang (1936) as Convict at Farm (uncredited)
- I Married a Doctor (1936) as Party Guest
- Bullets or Ballots (1936) as Waiter (uncredited)
- Here Comes Carter (1936) as Extra Walking in Hallway at KLA
- Trailin' West (1936) as Card Dealer (uncredited)
- The Captain's Kid (1936) as Juror
- The Singing Kid (1936) as Man Wearing Top Hat (uncredited)
- Jailbreak (1936) as Convict in Cell
- Romance in the Air (1936) as Third Stooge
- Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) as Clerk Selling Perfume (uncredited)
- Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) as Greeter in Owen's Insurance Office (Uncredited)
- Front Page Woman (1935) as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Personal Maid's Secret (1935) as Waiter
- Dr. Socrates (1935) as Tailor
- Black Fury (1935) as Miner (uncredited)
- A Night at the Ritz (1935) as Clothes Salesman (uncredited)
- Broadway Gondolier (1935) as de Vinci's Friend
- Pop Goes the Easel (1935) as French Art Student (uncredited)
- Broadway Hostess (1935) as Henri - Beauty Salon Owner (uncredited)
- Stars Over Broadway (1935) as Man at Bar in Dempsey's
- Stranded (1935) as Haines, a Drunken Worker (uncredited)
- Keystone Hotel (1935) as Frenchman
- The Thin Man (1934) as Leo (uncredited)
- The Scarlet Empress (1934)
- One Night of Love (1934) as Florist
- Sadie McKee (1934) as Skinny Waiter (uncredited)
- Gentlemen Are Born (1934) as Waiter
- Fog Over Frisco (1934) as Waiter (Uncredited)
- Fashions of 1934 (1934) as French Couturier (uncredited)
- Jail Birds of Paradise (1934) as Tailor
- The Personality Kid (1934) as Fight Fan
- Done in Oil (1934) as 2nd French Art Expert
- The Invisible Man (1933) as 2nd Man Calling Police ('Frost')(uncredited)
- Lady for a Day (1933) as Pierre (uncredited)
- She Done Him Wrong (1933) as Pedestrian Tipping Hat to Lou (uncredited)
- The Kennel Murder Case (1933) as Chicago Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- My Woman (1933) as Card Player (Uncredited)
- The House on 56th Street (1933) as Beautician (uncredited)
- Only Yesterday (1933) as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
- The Devil's in Love (1933) as Rena's Club Dance Director
- Elmer, the Great (1933) as Skinny Gambler (uncredited)
- Broadway to Hollywood (1933) as Joe Weber
- Pilgrimage (1933)
- The World Changes (1933) as Panicked Investor (uncredited)
- Stage Mother (1933) as Percy, Audition Manager (uncredited)
- Meet the Baron (1933) as A Chef (uncredited)
- Maids a la Mode (1933) as Andre (uncredited)
- The Keyhole (1933) as Porter in Cuba (uncredited)
- Grand Hotel (1932) as Hotel Porter (uncredited)
- Rasputin and the Empress (1932) as Reveler at Party (uncredited)
- Arsène Lupin (1932) as Jeweller (uncredited)
- Beauty and the Boss (1932) as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
- Jewel Robbery (1932) as Assistant Robber (uncredited)
- Huddle (1932) as Waiter (uncredited)
- New Morals for Old (1932) as Art Student (uncredited)
- Night After Night (1932) as Kitchen Staff (uncredited)
- Sweepstakes (1931) as Thin Cook
- Hollywood Halfbacks (1931)
- This Modern Age (1931) as Party Guest (Uncredited)
- The Costume Falls (1931)
- Way for a Sailor (1930) as Seaman
- Anna Christie (1930) as Man at Bar (uncredited)
- Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) as Photographer (uncredited)
- The Florodora Girl (1930) as Mr. Crownshield (uncredited)
- Call of the Flesh (1930) as Impressario's Assistant (uncredited)
- Soup to Nuts (1930) as Husband with Cake (uncredited)
- The Woman Racket (1930) as Oscar - the Chef
- Along Came Youth (1930) as Señor Cortez
- The Jade Box (1930) as Percy Winslow
- Roaring Ranch (1930) as Count Reginald Sobieski
- Thin Twins (1929) as Leo
- Born to the Saddle (1929) as Clyde Montmorency Wilpenny
- Smilin' Guns (1929) as Count Baretti
- Taking the Count (1929)
- Come Across (1929) as Employment Agent
- Campus Knights (1929)
- How to Handle Women (1928) as The Secretary
- Here Comes a Sailor (1928)
- Thunder Riders (1928) as Prof. Wilfred Winkle
- What Price Beauty? (1928)
- Breed of the Sunsets (1928) as Senor Diego Valdez
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) as Barber (uncredited)
- See You in Jail (1927) as Valet
- The Slaver (1927)
- The Girl from Gay Paree (1927) as Monsieur Logier
- McFadden's Flats (1927) as Hat Salesman
- The Beauty Shoppers (1927) as Achille
- The Lady of the Harem (1926) as Beggar
- The Blonde Saint (1926) as Tito
- On the Front Page (1926) as Beauty Expert
- Devil's Island (1926) as Chico
- The Truthful Sex (1926) as Paul Gregg
- The Far Cry (1926) as Max Fraisier
- A Desperate Moment (1926) as Percy Warren
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) as Sanballat
- The Lost World (1925) as Percy Potts
- American Pluck (1925) as Lord Raleigh
- One Year to Live (1925) as Stage Manager
- The Lady Who Lied (1925) as Valet
- The Tower of Lies (1925) as Peddler
- The Way of a Girl (1925) as Traffic Cop
- An Enemy of Men (1925) as Roberti
- Charley's Aunt (1925) as Bogus Lottery Award Presenter
- Paths to Paradise (1925) as Gang Member (uncredited)
- The Masked Bride (1925) as Floor Manager
- Wine (1924) as The Duke
- When a Girl Loves (1924) as Yussoff
- A Lady of Quality (1924) as Sir Humphrey Ware
- Wolves of the North (1924) as Sir Percival Pembroke
- Forbidden Paradise (1924) as Driver (uncredited)
- The Goldfish (1924) as Casmir
- Sporting Youth (1924) as The Souse
- The Brass Bowl (1924) as Taxi driver
- Why Worry? (1923) as Herculeo
- The Rustle of Silk (1923) as Emil
- The Marriage Maker (1923) as Morris
- In Search of a Thrill (1923) as Dance Professor
- The Isle of Love (1922) as Prince Halbere
- Blood and Sand (1922) as Antonio
- Beyond the Rocks (1922) as Pageant Director (uncredited)
- Headin' West (1922) as Honey Giroux
- Fools First (1922) as Geffy, the Dope
- The Rage of Paris (1921) as Jean Marot
- Her Sturdy Oak (1921) as Archibald Mellon
- Blind Youth (1920) as French Louis
- Italian Love (1920)
- You Never Can Tell (1920) as Mr. Renan
- Mrs. Temple's Telegram (1920) as John Brown
- The Rookie's Return (1920) as Henri
- The Devil's Passkey (1920) as Amadeus Malot
- Married to Order (1920) as The Milkman
- An Adventuress (1920) as Prince Halbere
- The Flirts (1919) as Monsieur Coco
- Rolling Stone (1919) as Bolsheviki Leader
- The Hawk's Trail (1919)
- Don't Park Here (1919) as Member of the Auto Thief's Gang
- Her First False Hare (1919) as Unknown
- Ship Ahoy (1919) as Lodger / Well-Dressed Crook (uncredited)
- One Night Only (1919)
- Triple Trouble (1918) as Count
- Triple Trouble (1918) Story
- Triple Trouble (1918) Screenplay
- Triple Trouble (1918) Director
- The Scholar (1918) as The Tough Kid
- Playmates (1918)
- Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918) as Manicurist (uncredited)
- He's In Again (1918) as The Prize Fighter
- Chase Me Charlie (1918) as Duke De Durti-Dog
- The Brazen Beauty (1918) as Tony Dewey
- His Day Out (1918)
- Bright and Early (1918) as An Honest Crook
- The Stranger (1918) as The Greaser
- The Love Swindle (1918)
- Easy Street (1917) as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Villain (1917) as Unknown role
- The Pest (1917) as The Count
- The Hero (1917) as The Count
- The Hobo (1917) as Mr. Fox
- The Candy Kid (1917) as Rival Propreitor
- Cupid's Rival (1917) as Rich Artist
- The Chief Cook (1917) as Ham
- The Count (1916) as Count Broko
- Police (1916) as Fruitseller / Flop House Manager / Policeman
- Behind the Screen (1916) as Stagehand (uncredited)
- The Fireman (1916) as Owner of Burning House
- The Floorwalker (1916) as Elegant Customer
- The Vagabond (1916) as Old Jew / Gypsy Woman (uncredited)
- The Tramp (1915) as First Thief
- A Woman (1915) as Idler in the Park
- Shanghaied (1915) as Third Shanghaied Seaman
- A Night in the Show (1915) as Frenchman / Negro in Balcony
- A Burlesque on Carmen (1915) as A Civil Guard
- The Champion (1915) as Crooked gambler
- The Bank (1915) as Clerk
- A Night Out (1915) as 'French' Dandy / Desk clerk
- In the Park (1915) as The Count, Elegant Masher
- His New Job (1915) as Actor, Hussar Officer
- A Jitney Elopement (1915) as Count Chloride de Lime, Edna's Suitor
- The Fable of the Syndicate Lover (1915) as George
- Father's New Maid (1915)
- Sweedie and Her Dog (1915) as Mr. Dingby
- Sweedie and the Sultan's Present (1915) as The Present
- Work (1915) as The Secret Lover
- Sweedie's Hero (1915)
- Broncho Billy, Sheepman (1915)
- Curiosity (1915) as The Stranger
- The Fable of the City Grafter and the Unprotected Rubes (1915) as 3rd Grafter
- Sweedie's Suicide (1915) as 2nd Trickster
- Sweedie's Clean-Up (1914) as 1st Burglar
- She Landed a Big One (1914) as The Stranger
- Into Society and Out (1914) as Count Bromell
- The Hour and the Man (1914) as Minor Role
- Sweedie Learns to Swim (1914) as Mr. Rich
- Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie (1914) as Mr. Near Rich
- Three Boiled Down Fables (1914) as Essie's Friend, Episode #2
- The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps (1914) as Wilfred Smalley
- The Real Miss Loveleigh (1914) as Leo Whitney aka Eveline Loveleigh
- The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in (1914)
- The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man (1914) as Buchanan Bartlett - the Prodigal Son
- Sweedie at the Fair (1914) as Manager at the fair
- Grass County Goes Dry (1914) as The Minister
- The Fickleness of Sweedie (1914) as Danny Slimson
- A Maid of War (1914) as Pat Dillon
- The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times (1914) as Husband
- Leading Lizzie Astray (1914) as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
- Sweedie the Trouble Maker (1914) as Her Admirer
- The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar (1914) as The Burglar
- Mrs. Manly's Baby (1914) as Mr. Manly
- Topsy-Turvy Sweedie (1914) as Mr. Rhyme - the Poet
- In and Out (1914) as Fritz
- Love and Soda (1914) as The Clerk
- Sweedie's Skate (1914) as Admirer
- Sweedie the Swatter (1914)
- The Laundress (1914) as The Hair Dresser
- Making Him Over -- For Minnie (1914) as Jimmie White
- Wrong All Around (1914) as The English Dude
- Speak No Evil (1914) as Jack Carson
- The Servant Question (1914) as Mr. Newlyrich
- One-to-Three (1914) as Johnny Argue
- Madame Double X (1914)
- The Epidemic (1914) as Prancing Daly
- Rivalry and War (1914) as Schmidt
- Beans (1914) as Mary's Beau
- The Man Outside (1913)
- Kitty's Knight (1913) as Pudge Malone
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Leo White best known for?
Leo White is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948), So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947), So You're Going to Be a Father (1947), So You Want to Play the Horses (1946).
When and where was Leo White born?
Leo White was born on November 9, 1873 in Graudenz, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire [now Grudziadz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. They passed away on September 20, 1948.
How many credits does Leo White have?
Leo White has accumulated over 323 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 2017.
What is Leo White's background in cinema and television?
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...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- The Great Dictator (1940) as Hynkel's Barber (uncredited) — aged about 66
- Casablanca (1943) as Emile - Waiter (uncredited) — aged about 69
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) as Barber (uncredited) — aged about 53
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited) — aged about 70
- The Thin Man (1934) as Leo (uncredited) — aged about 60
- The Invisible Man (1933) as 2nd Man Calling Police ('Frost')(uncredited) — aged about 59
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