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Leo White

Actor

Leo White

Born November 9, 1873 in Graudenz, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire [now Grudziadz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]Died September 20, 1948315 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.

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The Great Dictator posterFirst watchThe Great Dictator19408.3as Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Casablanca poster8.1Casablanca1943Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans poster7.8Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans1927Arsenic and Old Lace poster7.6Arsenic and Old Lace1944The Invisible Man poster7.5The Invisible Man1933The Thin Man poster7.5The Thin Man1934The Roaring Twenties poster7.5The Roaring Twenties1939Grand Hotel poster7.0Grand Hotel1932The Letter poster7.3The Letter1940

Filmography

315 films as actor
  1. 2017The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2
  2. 1951A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
  3. 1949The FountainheadPedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
  4. 1949HomicideHotel Tenant
  5. 1948Silver RiverThe Barber (uncredited)
  6. 1948So You Want to Be a GamblerDrug Store Manager (uncredited)
  7. 1947Always TogetherInterior Decorator (uncredited)
  8. 1947Hollywood WonderlandSketch Artist Taking Tour / Gypsy (the latter a clip from "Gypsy Sweetheart", 1935) (uncredited)
  9. 1947The UnfaithfulSpectator Arriving at Courtroom
  10. 1947So You Want to Be in PicturesWaiter at Brown Derby (uncredited)
  11. 1947So You're Going to Be a FatherPsychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
  12. 1946The VerdictCabbie (uncredited)
  13. 1946So You Want to Play the HorsesCigar Store Bookmaker (uncredited)
  14. 1946DevotionWaiter (uncredited)
  15. 1946Movieland MagicMakeup man (uncredited)
  16. 1946Three StrangersNews Hawker (uncredited)
  17. 1945The Great American MugRival Barber (uncredited)
  18. 1945Lady on a Train
  19. 1945The Big Show-OffPicasso Putschnik
  20. 1944Arsenic and Old LaceMan in Phone Booth (uncredited)
  21. 1944Mr. SkeffingtonHenri's Assistant (uncredited)
  22. 1943Northern PursuitTrain Passenger (uncredited)
  23. 1943Background to DangerWhispering Agent (uncredited)
  24. 1943The Mysterious DoctorHeadless Man
  25. 1943CasablancaEmile - Waiter (uncredited)
  26. 1943The Hard WayGraduation Photographer (Uncredited)
  27. 1942Gentleman JimHeadwaiter (uncredited)
  28. 1942Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to DinnerPiano Player (uncredited)
  29. 1942The Daughter of Rosie O'GradyFlower Vendor (uncredited)
  30. 1942Spy ShipWaiter
  31. 1942Murder in the Big HouseFirst Process Server (uncredited)
  32. 1942Bullet ScarsHer Husband
  33. 1941Dangerously They LiveSidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
  34. 1941Highway WestThe Barber (uncredited)
  35. 1941Million Dollar Baby
  36. 1941Here Comes HappinessWedding Guest (uncredited)
  37. 1940The LetterMan at Trial (uncredited)
  38. 1940The Great DictatorHynkel's Barber (uncredited)
  39. 1940Just a Cute KidFirst Man in Derby
  40. 1940City for ConquestDance Contest Observer (uncredited)
  41. 1940No Time for ComedyActor in Show (uncredited)
  42. 1940The Sea Hawk(uncredited)
  43. 1940A Fugitive from JusticeMan in Saloon (uncredited)
  44. 1940Torrid ZoneSmiling Man to Whom Lee Sings
  45. 1940An Angel from TexasStagehand
  46. 1940Alex in WonderlandPie Hurling Chef
  47. 1939Four WivesGuest at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
  48. 1939Private DetectiveExtra Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
  49. 1939Kid NightingaleCreditor with Mustache / Fight Crowd Extra (uncredited)
  50. 1939The Roaring TwentiesNightclub Patron (uncredited)
  51. 1939Smashing the Money RingConvict in Cell 363 (uncredited)
  52. 1939On Your ToesMember of Ballet Troupe
  53. 1939Slapsie Maxie'sHeadwaiter (uncredited)
  54. 1939BlackmailPrisoner (uncredited)
  55. 1939Each Dawn I DieTaxi Driver (uncredited)
  56. 1939Torchy Blane... Playing with DynamiteWrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
  57. 1939Quiet, PleaseMake-Up Man (uncredited)
  58. 1939Naughty but NiceExtra in Courtroom (uncredited)
  59. 1939Daughters CourageousPeanut Vendor (uncredited)
  60. 1939Nancy Drew... Trouble ShooterMan in Sheriff's Office
  61. 1939Code of the Secret ServiceExtra Watching Casino Fight (uncredited)
  62. 1939Women in the WindMechanic / Cleveland Spectator (uncredited)
  63. 1939Nancy Drew... ReporterNewspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
  64. 1939Torchy Blane in ChinatownWaiter (uncredited)
  65. 1938Going PlacesStore Customer / Steeplechase Observer
  66. 1938Comet Over BroadwayMan in Restaurant (uncredited)
  67. 1938Secrets of an ActressFlorist (uncredited)
  68. 1938Smashing the RacketsJuror
  69. 1938Gold Diggers in ParisPadrinsky's Pianist (uncredited)
  70. 1938Torchy Blane in PanamaProprietor (uncredited)
  71. 1938Tassels in the AirOmay (uncredited)
  72. 1938He Couldn't Say NoMan Commenting at Ambulance
  73. 1938The Daredevil DriversBurnell Office Worker Stealing Cigars (uncredited)
  74. 1937TovarichAssistant Hairdresser
  75. 1937She Loved a FiremanTony Bronson - Barber
  76. 1937ConfessionCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  77. 1937The Devil's Saddle LegionHotel Bystander
  78. 1937Mr. Dodd Takes the AirViolinist (uncredited)
  79. 1937Talent ScoutExtra in Studio Lunchroom (uncredited)
  80. 1937The Singing MarineMan on Dance Floor in Shanghai Nightclub (uncredited)
  81. 1937Blazing SixesExtra as Dancer (uncredited)
  82. 1937The Go-GetterMan in Streetcar Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
  83. 1937Marked WomanWaiter (uncredited)
  84. 1937Men in ExileFlamingo Waiter
  85. 1937Ready, Willing and AbleTenant
  86. 1937Midnight CourtHarvey - Shanley's Butler
  87. 1937Penrod and SamMediator (uncredited)
  88. 1937EspionageBarber
  89. 1937Her Husband's SecretaryJewelry Clerk
  90. 1937The Great O'MalleyBen - The Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
  91. 1936Guns of the PecosPoker Player
  92. 1936The Captain's KidJuror
  93. 1936Here Comes CarterExtra Walking in Hallway at KLA
  94. 1936Trailin' WestCard Dealer (uncredited)
  95. 1936JailbreakConvict in Cell
  96. 1936Satan Met a LadyRoom Service Waiter (uncredited)
  97. 1936Bullets or BallotsWaiter (uncredited)
  98. 1936Romance in the AirThird Stooge
  99. 1936I Married a DoctorParty Guest
  100. 1936The Singing KidMan Wearing Top Hat (uncredited)
  101. 1936Road GangConvict at Farm (uncredited)
  102. 1936The Walking DeadMan in Courtroom (uncredited)
  103. 1935Broadway HostessHenri - Beauty Salon Owner (uncredited)
  104. 1935Stars Over BroadwayMan at Bar in Dempsey's
  105. 1935Personal Maid's SecretWaiter
  106. 1935Dr. SocratesTailor
  107. 1935Keystone HotelFrenchman
  108. 1935Broadway Gondolierde Vinci's Friend
  109. 1935Don't Bet on BlondesGreeter in Owen's Insurance Office (Uncredited)
  110. 1935Front Page WomanTaxi Driver (uncredited)
  111. 1935StrandedHaines, a Drunken Worker (uncredited)
  112. 1935Black FuryMiner (uncredited)
  113. 1935Pop Goes the EaselFrench Art Student (uncredited)
  114. 1935A Night at the RitzClothes Salesman (uncredited)
  115. 1935Gold Diggers of 1935Clerk Selling Perfume (uncredited)
  116. 1934Gentlemen Are BornWaiter
  117. 1934Done in Oil2nd French Art Expert
  118. 1934One Night of LoveFlorist
  119. 1934The Personality KidFight Fan
  120. 1934Fog Over FriscoWaiter (Uncredited)