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Leo White

Leo White

Acting·1873–1948·293 films

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 Chaplin productions. Multiple online sites indicate that he was born in 1882. However his grave marker clearly presents birth year as having been 1873.

As Actor

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

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