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 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.
movieOnce Upon a Time in Harlem
as Self (archival footage) · 2026 · 0.0
movieThe Young Don't Cry
as Doosy · 1957 · 7.0
movieThe Shrike
as Mr. Carlisle · 1955 · 8.0
movieUntamed Fury
as Uncle Gabe · 1947 · 6.5
movieUndercurrent
as George · 1946 · 5.9
movieYoung Widow
as Nate (Uncredited) · 1946 · 4.8
movieYoung Widow
as Nate (uncredited) · 1946 · 4.8
movieThe Negro Sailor
as Editor · 1945 · 7.0
movieThe Hidden Eye
as Alistair · 1945 · 7.9
movieHappy Land
as Old Ben (uncredited) · 1943 · 7.1
movieMission to Moscow
as Haile Selassie (uncredited) · 1943 · 5.7
movieThe Ox-Bow Incident
as Sparks (uncredited) · 1943 · 7.7
movieWhite Cargo
as Jim Fish · 1942 · 6.2
movieHeart of the Golden West
as Rango · 1942 · 4.3
movieThe Vanishing Virginian
as Uncle Josh · 1942 · 7.3
movieBahama Passage
as Morales · 1941 · 7.5
movieKing of the Zombies
as Momba · 1941 · 5.2
movieRoad to Zanzibar
as Scarface · 1941 · 6.4
movieVirginia
as Ezechial · 1941 · 9.0
movieRobin Hood of the Pecos
as Kezeye · 1941 · 6.0
movieOf Mice and Men
as Crooks · 1939 · 7.3
movieThe Symbol of the Unconquered
as Tugi - an Indian Fakir · 1920 · 5.7
movieWithin Our Gates
as · 1920 · 6.0