Leo White


Leo White was a German-born British-American film and stage actor who appeared as a character actor in many Charlie Chaplin films.

Biography

Born in Germany to Julius White and Ida Berg White, White grew up in England where he began his stage career. He was brought to the United States under the aegis of Daniel Frohman, a Broadway producer. He started his film career in 1911 and in 1913 moved to the Essanay Studios. In 1915, he began appearing in Chaplin's comedies and continued through Chaplin's Mutual Film comedies. His last appearance in a Chaplin film was a small role in The Great Dictator, released in 1940.
White also acted in and directed Triple Trouble, Essanay's last Chaplin release. Chaplin himself acknowledged Triple Trouble in his autobiography but did not actually participate in its production.
White typically played dapper, continental villains or noblemen in films, and this typecast him for the rest of his screen career. Well into the 1940s, he was still playing excitable Frenchmen in short subjects and feature films. Before his death in 1948, White had appeared in over 400 films.
White died in Glendale, California, of a heart attack at the age of 74 on September 20, 1948. He was interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale.

Filmography

In and Out - FritzOne Wonderful Night - Jean de CurtoisLeading Lizzie Astray - Cafe Patron Madame Double X Fatty's Faithful Fido His New Job - Office Receptionist / Actor as Hussar Officer A Night Out - 'French' Dandy / Desk Clerk The Champion - Crooked Gambler In the Park - The Count - Elegant Masher A Jitney Elopement - Count Chloride de Lime - Edna's Suitor The Tramp - First Thief Work - The Secret Lover A Woman - Idler in the Park The Bank - Clerk Shanghaied - Third Shanghaied Seaman A Night in the Show - Frenchman / Negro in Balcony Police - Fruitseller / Flop House Manager / Policeman The Floorwalker - Elegant CustomerThe Fireman - Owner of the Burning HouseThe Vagabond - Old Gypsy womanThe Count - Count Broko Max Wants a Divorce - Loony Dancer Back Stage The Hero - The CountDough Nuts - Camembert, the ProprietorCupid's Rival - Rich ArtistThe Villain The Millionaire The Goat The Fly Cop - The MayorThe Chief Cook - HamThe Candy Kid The Hobo - Mr. FoxThe Pest - The CountThe Slave - The VizierThe Stranger - The GreaserHis Day Out The Rogue - The CountThe Orderly Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley - Manicurist The Scholar The Messenger The Handy Man Bright and Early - An honest crookThe Straight and Narrow - SafecrackerTriple Trouble - Count The Brazen Beauty - Tony DeweyHe's in Again - The Prize FighterBlind Youth - French LouisAn Adventuress - Prince HalbereFists and Fodder - A RivalMrs. Temple's Telegram - John BrownPals and Pugs - Beau BrummelThe Devil's Pass Key - Amadeus MalotYou Never Can Tell - Mr. RenanMarried to Order - The MilkmanThe Rookie's Return - HenriHer Sturdy Oak - Archibald MellonKeeping Up with Lizzie - Count Louis RolandThe Rage of Paris - Jean MarotHeadin' West - Honey GirouxBeyond the Rocks - Pageant Director Blood and Sand - AntonioBreaking Into Society Why Worry? In Search of a Thrill Sporting Youth When a Girl Loves Charley's Aunt An Enemy Of Men One Year to Live The Tower of Lies The Masked Bride Ben-Hur - SanballatA Desperate Moment The Girl from Montmartre The Far Cry The Beautiful Cheat The Blonde Saint On the Front Page McFadden's Flats See You in Jail The Girl from Gay Paree A Hero for a Night How to Handle Women Manhattan Knights Thunder Riders Our Blushing Brides Sin Takes a Holiday Call of the Flesh Anna Christie Monkey Business This Modern Age The Beast of the City Arsène Lupin Grand Hotel Rasputin and the Empress Lady for a Day The Kennel Murder Case The Invisible Man Meet the Baron uncredited, as chefViva Villa! The Scarlet Empress The Thin Man British Agent Black Fury The Case of the Curious Bride A Night at the Opera The Walking Dead Bullets or Ballots Satan Met a Lady Cain and Mabel The Prince and the Pauper Marked Woman Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo Tovarich Angels with Dirty Faces Four's a Crowd Nancy Drew... Reporter Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter Each Dawn I Die Blackmail The Roaring Twenties An Angel from Texas Gambling on the High Seas The Sea Hawk City for Conquest The Great Dictator The Letter Meet John Doe The Great Lie Million Dollar Baby Dangerously They Live All Through the Night Yankee Doodle Dandy The Gay Sisters Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner - Piano-Playing Narrator - voice dubbed by Mel Blanc George Washington Slept Here Gentleman Jim Casablanca - Emile - Waiter Background to Danger Appointment in Berlin Northern Pursuit Mr. Skeffington The Adventures of Mark Twain Arsenic and Old Lace - Man in Phone Booth Hotel Berlin Lady on a Train Devotion Night and Day A Stolen Life Cloak and Dagger The Verdict The Unfaithful My Wild Irish Rose Silver River Winter Meeting My Dream Is Yours Look for the Silver Lining