Gus Leonard Explained

Gus Leonard
Alias:Pop Leonard
Birth Date:February 4, 1859
Birth Place:Marseilles, France
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Yearsactive:1916-1937
Occupation:Actor

Gus "Pop" Leonard (February 4, 1859  - March 27, 1939) was an American film actor.

Biography

The French-born actor began his long career on the stage in San Francisco, California, while he was still a child in the 1860s. In later years, he specialised in a drunken waiter act in vaudeville.

Leonard started his film career in 1915 and mostly played supporting roles in slapstick comedies. He appeared in nearly 190 films between 1916 and 1937. He appeared in the Our Gang comedies: Mush and Milk, Teacher's Beau and The Lucky Corner. Leonard died of a cerebral hemorrhage[1] in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 1939, aged 80.

Partial filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Films' Original 'Ribber,' Gus Leonard, Dies at 81. Detroit Free Press. Associated Press. March 29, 1939. Michigan, Detroit. 13. Newspapers.com. March 31, 2018.