Leo Willis
American actor
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 Still with Leo Willis and Roy Stewart in The Silent Rider (1918) | |
| Born | 5 January 1890 Wapanucka, Oklahoma |
| Died | 10 April 1952(1952-04-10) (aged 62) Monterey County, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1914 – 1936 |
Leo Willis (5 January[citation needed] 1890 – 10 April 1952) was an American actor who began his career in the silent era.[1] He played mainly tough guys and comic villains, notably opposite Harold Lloyd, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy at the Hal Roach Studios.
Selected filmography
- The Italian (1915)
- Hell's Hinges (1915)
- The Return of Draw Egan (1916)
- One Shot Ross (1917)
- Bull's Eye (1917)
- A Regular Fellow (1919)
- The Toll Gate (1920)
- The Rent Collector (1921)
- Three Word Brand (1921)
- The Timber Queen (1922)
- Broken Chains (1922)
- Wild Bill Hickok (1923)
- Near Dublin (1924)
- Jubilo, Jr. (1924)
- Short Kilts (1924)
- The White Sheep (1924)
- Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
- A Hero of the Big Snows (1926)
- The Tough Guy (1926)
- The Kid Brother (1927)
- Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
- Flying Elephants (1928)
- Their Purple Moment (1928)
- The Hoose-Gow (1929)
- Below Zero (1930)
- Pardon Us (1931)
- The Kid from Spain (1932)
- The Live Ghost (1934)
- The Gold Ghost (1934)
- The Bohemian Girl (1936)
References
- ^ "Leo Willis Passes Away In King City". Salinas Californian. 11 April 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leo Willis.
- Leo Willis at IMDb
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