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The Ox-Bow Incident1943* 7.7
Of Mice and Men1939* 7.3
Once Upon a Time in Harlem2026* NR
Undercurrent1946* 5.9
King of the Zombies1941* 5.2
Mission to Moscow1943* 5.7
Heart of the Golden West1942* 4.2
Happy Land1943* 7.1
Robin Hood of the Pecos1941* 6.0
The Young Don't Cry1957* 7.0
Road to Zanzibar1941* 6.4
Young Widow1946* 4.8
Dark Waters1944* 6.0
The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan1920* 5.7
White Cargo1942* 6.2
The Shrike1955* 8.0
Within Our Gates1920* 6.1
Bahama Passage1941* 7.5
The Hidden Eye1945* 7.9
Virginia1941* 9.0
The Vanishing Virginian1942* 7.2
The Negro Sailor1945* 7.0
Untamed Fury1947* 6.5
Leigh Whipper
ActingBorn 29 Oct 1876Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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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 …
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The Ox-Bow Incident1943* 7.7Of Mice and Men1939* 7.3Once Upon a Time in Harlem2026* NRUndercurrent1946* 5.9King of the Zombies1941* 5.2Mission to Moscow1943* 5.7Heart of the Golden West1942* 4.2Happy Land1943* 7.1Robin Hood of the Pecos1941* 6.0The Young Don't Cry1957* 7.0Road to Zanzibar1941* 6.4Young Widow1946* 4.8Dark Waters1944* 6.0The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan1920* 5.7White Cargo1942* 6.2The Shrike1955* 8.0Within Our Gates1920* 6.1Bahama Passage1941* 7.5The Hidden Eye1945* 7.9Virginia1941* 9.0The Vanishing Virginian1942* 7.2The Negro Sailor1945* 7.0Untamed Fury1947* 6.5Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.