Occupation Actor Years active 1910—1923 | Name Yale Boss Role Child actor | |
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Born October 18, 1899 ( 1899-10-18 ) Utica, New York, U.S. Died November 16, 1977, Augusta, Georgia, United States Movies The Actor's Children, Knights of the Square Table, The Totville Eye, The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies People also search for Barry O'Neil, Walter Edwin, Alan Crosland | ||
Yale Boss (October 18, 1899 – November 16, 1977) was an American child actor of the silent screen.
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Biography
New York-born Boss was one of the screen's first child stars. He was already a stage veteran when he made his screen debut in Thanhouser's The Actor's Children (1910). He appeared on Broadway opposite Adeline Genée in The Silver Star.
Later he became one of Edison Studios's most popular players, but the studio constantly had to battle rumors questioning his true age. Boss's popularity waned in the late 1910s and he later worked as a prop man.
By the time of his death at age 78, the former actor was operating a garage in Augusta, Georgia.
Filmography
Actor
1923
Souls for Sale as
Prop Man (uncredited)
1917
Knights of the Square Table (Short) as
David Scudder
1917
The Half Back (Short) as
Joel March
1915
Cartoons in a Sanitarium (Short)
1915
Cartoons in a Seminary (Short) as
Jim
1915
Sally Castleton, Southerner (Short) as
George
1915
With Bridges Burned (Short)
1915
Out of the Ruins (Short)
1915
The Stoning (Short) as
The Boy
1914
The Calico Cat (Short) as
Jim Edwards, his son
1914
The Man Who Vanished (Short)
1914
The Temple of Moloch (Short) as
Alfred Pratt
1914
Shorty (Short) as
Shorty
1914
The Case of the Vanished Bonds (Short) as
Jimmie Coleman
1914
A Tale of Old Tucson (Short) as
Faithful Pedro
1914
Molly the Drummer Boy (Short) as
Jack
1914
His Sob Story (Short) as
The Office Boy
1914
Andy Plays Cupid (Short)
1914
A Question of Hats and Gowns as
Bob Megley
1914
Quarantined (Short)
1914
The Mystery of the Laughing Death (Short)
1914
The Mystery of the Ladder of Light (Short)
1914
Andy Goes on the Stage (Short) as
Jimmie Brown
1914
The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies as
Daddy - the Office Boy
1914
How Bobby Called Her Bluff (Short) as
Bobbie
1914
The Janitor's Flirtation (Short) as
Jimmie Smith - the Flirt
1913
The Janitor's Quiet Life (Short) as
1st Boy
1913
Within the Enemy's Lines (Short) as
Bob
1913
Enoch and Ezra's First Smoke (Short) as
Enoch
1913
Archie and the Bell Boy (Short) as
Archie
1913
Boy Wanted (Short)
1913
The Embarrassment of Riches (Short) as
Pat Clancy Jr.
1913
A Mistake in Judgment (Short) as
Bobbie
1913
Bobbie's Long Trousers (Short) as
Bobbie
1913
To Abbeville Court House (Short) as
Young Albert Higginbotham (unconfirmed)
1913
The Dream Fairy (Short) as
Tim - The Newsboy
1913
All on Account of a Portrait (Short) as
Messenger Boy
1913
The Story of the Bell (Short) as
The Grandson
1913
A Taste of His Own Medicine (Short) as
The Messenger Boy
1913
Beau Crummel and His Bride (Short) as
A Bell Boy
1913
Two Little Kittens (Short) as
The Bell Boy
1913
Newcomb's Necktie (Short) as
The Office Boy
1913
The Two Merchants (Short) as
Eddie Burke - Their Son
1913
Aunty and the Girls (Short) as
Bobby - the Nephew
1913
The Inventor's Sketch (Short) as
Billy - The Office Boy
1913
A Youthful Knight (Short) as
Tom - the Youthful Knight
1913
Aunt Elsa's Visit (Short) as
Bobby Moore - Aunt Elsa's Nephew
1913
The Ranch Owner's Love-Making (Short) as
The Office Boy
1913
The Title Cure (Short) as
The Office Boy
1913
The Office Boy's Birthday (Short) as
Lionel - the Office Boy
1912
He Swore Off Smoking (Short) as
The Jones Boy
1912
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family (Short) as
The Messenger Boy
1912
The Winking Parson (Short) as
The Boy
1912
The Totville Eye (Short) as
Young Sammy
1912
Bobby's Dream (Short) as
Bobby
1912
Mother Goose in a Sixteenth Century Theatre (Short)
1912
How Bobby Joined the Circus (Short) as
Bobby
1912
The Boy and the Girl (Short) as
The Little Boy
1912
Mr. Pickwick's Predicament (Short) as
Secondary Role
1912
The Little Artist of the Market (Short) as
The Architect's Son
1912
Revenge Is Sweet (Short) as
Jimmy - the Office Boy
1912
How the Boys Fought the Indians (Short) as
Johnny Bell
1912
The Sunset Gun (Short) as
Dick - the Old Soldier's Grandson
1912
Tommy's Geography Lesson (Short) as
Tommy
1912
The Artist and the Brain Specialist (Short) as
The Sick Artist's Son
1912
A Personal Affair (Short) as
The Messenger
1912
The Little Woolen Shoe (Short) as
One of the Children
1912
Winnie's Dance (Short) as
The Messenger Boy
1912
Rowdy and His New Pal (Short) as
Bob - The Son
1912
The Yarn of the Nancy Belle (Short) as
The Midshipmate
1912
Curing the Office Boy (Short) as
Willie - the Office Boy
1912
The Little Delicatessen Store (Short) as
A Customer
1912
Hogan's Alley (Short) as
Mikey O'Hoolihan, the Son
1912
Lucky Dog (Short) as
Mark's Son
1912
The Stolen Nickel (Short) as
Billy Harmon - the Boy
1912
Max and Maurice (Short) as
Max
1911
Uncle Hiram's List (Short) as
Jimmie Long
1911
Papa's Sweetheart (Short) as
One of the Children
1911
Santa Claus and the Clubman (Short) as
A Waif
1911
Stage-Struck Lizzie (Short) as
One of the CHildren
1911
The Story of the Indian Ledge (Short) as
A Tourist
1911
An Island Comedy (Short) as
Miriam's Little Brother
1911
At the Threshold of Life (Short) as
One of the Murphy Children
1911
A Cure for Crime (Short) as
Morgan's Little Son
1911
For the Queen (Short) as
The King
1911
The Question Mark (Short) as
Jimmy
1911
The Unfinished Letter (Short) as
The Office Boy
1911
Bob and Rowdy (Short) as
Bob
1911
Trading His Mother (Short) as
Little Daniel - the Son
1911
A Sane Fourth of July (Short) as
The Widow's Son
1911
Edna's Imprisonment (Short) as
The Office Boy
1911
Josh and Cindy's Wedding Trip (Short)
1911
The Ransom of Red Chief (Short) as
Red Chief - The Little Boy
1911
His First Commission (Short) as
Todd Lincoln
1910
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Short) as
Mad Hatter
1910
The Stuff That Americans Are Made Of (Short)
1910
The Actor's Children (Short) as
The Actor's Son
References
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