Acting

Gus Leonard

Born February 2, 1859 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Died March 27, 1939 · aged 80

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

Known For

Trouble in Paradise · 1932

Trouble in Paradise

★ 7.41932

MovieComedyCrime

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

A hapless young man living in New York City rallies to save his girlfriend's grandfather's horse-drawn trolley, the last in the city, from being put out of business by a railroad company.

A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.

After a love triangle results death, St. Elmo falls from grace and is eventually redeemed in this now lost silent film based on the best selling novel by Augusta Jane Wilson.

The Petrified Forest · 1936

The Petrified Forest

★ 7.11936

MovieCrimeDrama

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.

An unathletic college freshman ridiculed by his peers for his mannerisms strives to become popular by making the football team.

The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.

Filmography

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Trouble in Paradise · 1932

Trouble in Paradise

★ 7.41932

MovieComedyCrime

Elderly Servant (uncredited)

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

Office Worker (uncredited)

A hapless young man living in New York City rallies to save his girlfriend's grandfather's horse-drawn trolley, the last in the city, from being put out of business by a railroad company.

Civil War Veteran (uncredited)

A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.

After a love triangle results death, St. Elmo falls from grace and is eventually redeemed in this now lost silent film based on the best selling novel by Augusta Jane Wilson.

Gabe

The Petrified Forest · 1936

Jim (uncredited)

An unathletic college freshman ridiculed by his peers for his mannerisms strives to become popular by making the football team.

Waiter Who Takes Harold's Pants (uncredited)

The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.

Manager of Belgian Theater Troup (uncredited)

The Devil to Pay! · 1930

The Devil to Pay!

★ 5.81930

MovieComedyRomance

Spendthrift Willie Hale again returns penniless to the family home in London. His father is none too pleased, but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time he turns the charm on Dorothy Hope, whose father is big in linoleum and who, before Willie's arrival, was about to become engaged to a Russian aristocrat.

Pet Shop Owner (uncredited)

When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.

Old Man at Dance Hall (uncredited)

The Devil-Doll · 1936

The Devil-Doll

★ 6.81936

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Respected Parisian banker Paul Lavond is framed for robbery and murder by crooked associates and sent to prison. Years later, he escapes with a friend, a scientist who was working on a method to reduce humans to a height of mere inches (all for the good of humanity, of course). Lavond, however, is consumed with hatred for those who betrayed him, and takes the scientist's methods back to Paris to exact painful revenge.

Eiffel Tower Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Teacher's Beau · 1935

Teacher's Beau

★ 7.01935

MovieComedyFamily

The gang tries to dissuade their teacher from getting married.

Elderly Party Guest

With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.

General Store Owner (uncredited)

Over the Fence · 1917

Over the Fence

★ 5.91917

MovieComedy

Snitch steals Ginger's (stolen) baseball tickets and takes Ginger's girl to the game. Finding himself without tickets, Ginger dresses as a baseball player and wins the game. A possible debut of the "Glasses" or "Boy" character.

(uncredited)

Elmer, the Great · 1933

Elmer, the Great

★ 5.11933

MovieComedy

Baseball star Elmer Kane leaves the little town of Gentryville, Indiana, to join the Chicago Cubs, where his naivete and arrogance soon put his relationship and career into jeopardy.

Nosey Townsman (uncredited)

When a Feller Needs a Friend · 1932

When a Feller Needs a Friend

★ 5.51932

MovieDrama

A lame boy's uncle tries to rescue him from his over-protective parents.

Abraham

In order to claim his inheritance, our hero must first produce a wife and family.

Lonesome Luke Loses Patients · 1917

Lonesome Luke Loses Patients

1917

MovieComedy

Luke operates a sanatarium, which he has naturally staffed with a bevy of attractive nurses.

Lonesome Luke, Messenger · 1917

Lonesome Luke, Messenger

★ 4.61917

MovieComedy

While on the job, delivering a message, Luke finds himself in a girl's seminary.

Boxing Instructor (uncredited)

The Doorway to Hell · 1930

The Doorway to Hell

★ 6.51930

MovieCrimeDrama

A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.

Shop Owner (uncredited)

Rainbow Island · 1917

Rainbow Island

★ 5.01917

MovieComedy

After finding a note in a floating bottle, our hero is off to resue the heroine. He runs into a tribe of cannibals.

A grandmother's will leaves her fortune to a few, mostly to her great-niece Ann. Ann will only receive her inheritance once she marries, with the approval of three of her stuffed-shirt relatives, and without scandal. Otherwise, the estate goes to the cat and dog hospital. Ann, not needing the money, rebels by seeking scandal with a gigolo.

Mr. Berry from Walla Walla

An Ozark Romance · 1918

An Ozark Romance

1918

MovieComedy

Harold visits the Ozarks, where he has some funny experiences with a mountain girl and her eccentric family.

Stranger in Town · 1931

Stranger in Town

★ 5.01931

MovieDrama

Crickle is a tenacious small-town grocer who stubbornly resists the efforts of a monopolistic chain-store firm to purchase his establishment. The chain manager retaliates by cutting off Crickles' supply of produce, whereupon his friends and neighbors save his business by supplying him with goods from their own farms.

Townsman / Customer