Leigh Whipper

Leigh Whipper

Birthday: 1876-10-29

Deathday: 1975-07-26

Place of birth: Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Also known as: Lee Whipper

imdb_id: nm0924181

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

The Ox-Bow Incident

Score: 7.7

The Hidden Eye

Score: 7.6

Of Mice and Men

Score: 7.3

Road to Zanzibar

Score: 6.3

The Young Don't Cry

Score: 6.2

Happy Land

Score: 6.2

The Vanishing Virginian

Score: 6.0

Untamed Fury

Score: 6.0

The Shrike

Score: 6.0

Bahama Passage

Score: 6.0

Within Our Gates

Score: 5.9

White Cargo

Score: 5.8

Undercurrent

Score: 5.8

Mission to Moscow

Score: 5.3

The Symbol of the Unconquered

Score: 5.3

King of the Zombies

Score: 5.1

Robin Hood of the Pecos

Score: 5.0

Young Widow

Score: 4.8

Heart of the Golden West

Score: 1.5

The Negro Sailor

Score: 0.0

Virginia

Score: 0.0

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