Leigh Whipper
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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.
Known for
Credits
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026)
as Self (archival footage)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
as Sparks (uncredited)
Undercurrent (1946)
as George
Of Mice and Men (1939)
as Crooks
Mission to Moscow (1943)
as Haile Selassie (uncredited)
King of the Zombies (1941)
as Momba
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
as Scarface
White Cargo (1942)
as Jim Fish
The Shrike (1955)
as Mr. Carlisle
Heart of the Golden West (1942)
as Rango
The Hidden Eye (1945)
as Alistair
The Vanishing Virginian (1942)
as Uncle Josh
Bahama Passage (1941)
as Morales
The Negro Sailor (1945)
as Editor
Dark Waters (1944)
as Office Custodian (uncredited)
Happy Land (1943)
as Old Ben (uncredited)
Within Our Gates (1920)
Actor
The Young Don't Cry (1957)
as Doosy
Young Widow (1946)
as Nate (Uncredited)
Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
as Kezeye
Virginia (1941)
as Ezechial
Untamed Fury (1947)
as Uncle Gabe
The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920)
as Tugi - an Indian Fakir