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Leigh Whipper

Leigh Whipper

Acting 1876-10-29 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. Educated at Howard University Law School, he left in 1895 an…

Known For

The Ox-Bow Incident
MOV ⭐ 7.7
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943
Undercurrent
MOV ⭐ 5.9
Undercurrent 1946
Of Mice and Men
MOV ⭐ 7.3
Of Mice and Men 1939
White Cargo
MOV ⭐ 6.2
White Cargo 1942
Mission to Moscow
MOV ⭐ 5.7
Mission to Moscow 1943
Happy Land
MOV ⭐ 7.1
Happy Land 1943
Young Widow
MOV ⭐ 4.8
Young Widow 1946
King of the Zombies
MOV ⭐ 5.2
King of the Zombies 1941
Bahama Passage
MOV ⭐ 7.5
Bahama Passage 1941
Road to Zanzibar
MOV ⭐ 6.4
Road to Zanzibar 1941
The Shrike
MOV ⭐ 8.0
The Shrike 1955
The Hidden Eye
MOV ⭐ 7.9
The Hidden Eye 1945
Virginia
MOV ⭐ 9.0
Virginia 1941
The Vanishing Virginian
MOV ⭐ 7.3
The Vanishing Virginian 1942
Robin Hood of the Pecos
MOV ⭐ 6.0
Robin Hood of the Pecos 1941
The Young Don't Cry
MOV ⭐ 7.0
The Young Don't Cry 1957
Heart of the Golden West
MOV ⭐ 4.2
Heart of the Golden West 1942
The Negro Sailor
MOV ⭐ 7.0
The Negro Sailor 1945
Untamed Fury
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Untamed Fury 1947
The Symbol of the Unconquered
MOV ⭐ 5.7
The Symbol of the Unconquered 1920