---
name: "Leo Willis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leo-willis"
fi1m_id: "leo-willis"
imdb_id: "nm0932381"
tmdb_id: 141140
wikidata_id: "Q3229610"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 January 1890"
died: "10 April 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T06:26:56.219240+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Leo Willis

## Identity

Leo Willis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/leo-willis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** leo-willis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0932381
- **TMDB ID:** 141140
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3229610
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Willis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3229610, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932381/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/141140

Actor. Born 4 January 1890 in Wapanucka, Oklahoma, USA. Died 10 April 1952.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 January 1890, Wapanucka, Oklahoma, USA
- **Died:** 10 April 1952
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Willis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3229610, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932381/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/141140

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Kid Brother*](https://film.one/film/the-kid-brother.md) (81)

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## Biography

Leo Willis (1890–1952) was an American character actor who worked primarily in silent films and early sound pictures. He appeared in numerous Hal Roach productions, often cast as tough guys or comic villains opposite Harold Lloyd, Charley Chase and Laurel and Hardy.

His credited roles include Leo Hickory in Harold Lloyd’s *The Kid Brother* (1927) and supporting parts in *The Iron Horse* (1925), *For Heaven’s Sake* (1926), *The Live Ghost* (1934) and *The Bohemian Girl* (1936). Born in Wapanucka, Oklahoma, he died in Monterey County, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Kid Brother* (1927), Fi1m 81, as Leo Hickory — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kid-brother.md)

## Complete filmography (67)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Laurel & Hardy: Year Two* (2024), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Dance of the Cookoos* (1982), as Sailor
- *And Sudden Death* (1936), as Traffic school bit
- *Silly Billies* (1936), as Bandit
- *The Bohemian Girl* (1936), as Whipper in Torture Chamber
- *The Daring Young Man* (1935), as Guard
- *The Live Ghost* (1934), as Sailor at Table
- *The Gold Ghost* (1934), as Outlaw Chief
- *Sealskins* (1932), as Minor Role (uncredited)
- *The Tabasco Kid* (1932), as Murietta Henchman
- *The Panic Is On* (1931), as Hold-Up Man (uncredited)
- *Everything’s Rosie* (1931), as Jewel Store Robber
- *Ladies Last* (1930), as Tall Thug
- *Shadow of the Law* (1930), as Engineer
- *Shivering and Shaking* (1930), as Crook (uncredited)
- *Below Zero* (1930), Actor
- *The Fighting Parson* (1930), as The Banjo Player's Opponent (uncredited)
- *Welcome Danger* (1929), as Cop (uncredited)
- *The Big Killing* (1928), as Fourth Beagle Son
- *Should Women Drive?* (1928), Actor
- *Their Purple Moment* (1928), as Cab Driver
- *While the City Sleeps* (1928), as Skeeters Gang member
- *Flying Elephants* (1928), as Fisherman (uncredited)
- *Call of the Cuckoo* (1927), as Guest
- *The Kid Brother* (1927), as Leo Hickory — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kid-brother.md)
- *A Hero of the Big Snows* (1926), as Black Beasley
- *For Heaven's Sake* (1926), as Mug (uncredited)
- *The Tough Guy* (1926), as Sam Jacks
- *Saturday Afternoon* (1926), as Rival Boyfriend
- *The Iron Horse* (1925), as Gunman in Saloon (uncredited)
- *No Father to Guide Him* (1925), as Detective (uncredited)
- *Isn't Life Terrible?* (1925), as Neighbor with Trunk (uncredited)
- *Looking for Sally* (1925), as Cop
- *Rock Bottom* (1925), as Pay roll robber
- *The Night Club* (1925), as Truck Driver
- *Boobs in the Wood* (1925), as Il cuoco
- *Papa Be Good!* (1925), Actor
- *The White Sheep* (1924), as Mose Tyler
- *Bungalow Boobs* (1924), as The Neighbor Husband
- *Sittin' Pretty* (1924), as Car Thief
- *Outdoor Pajamas* (1924), as Jim McTrigger
- *Short Kilts* (1924), as McGregor
- *A Ten-Minute Egg* (1924), as Man Who Offers Cards (uncredited)
- *Stolen Goods* (1924), as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
- *Jeffries, Jr.* (1924), as Driver
- *Powder and Smoke* (1924), as The Bandit Chief
- *Wild Bill Hickok* (1923), as Joe McCord
- *Souls for Sale* (1923), as Electrician (uncredited)
- *All the Brothers Were Valiant* (1923), as Tom
- *The Timber Queen* (1922), as Bull Joyce
- *Strictly Modern* (1922), Actor
- *Three Word Brand* (1921), as McCabe
- *The Rent Collector* (1921), as Bit Role (uncredited)
- *O'Malley of the Mounted* (1921), as Red Jaeger
- *An Unwilling Hero* (1921), as Hobo
- *The Toll Gate* (1920), as Soldier
- *Burglar by Proxy* (1919), as One of Spider's Henchmen
- *A Regular Fellow* (1919), as Gangster
- *Framing Framers* (1917), as Gunman
- *One Shot Ross* (1917), as Briggs
- *The Return of Draw Egan* (1916), as Fight starter in Bar (uncredited)
- *Hell's Hinges* (1916), as Rowdy Townsman (uncredited)
- *The Coward* (1915), as A Union Soldier
- *Knight of the Trail* (1915), as Bartender (uncredited)
- *The Italian* (1915), as Bill Corrigan
- *On the Night Stage* (1915), as Man in bar (uncredited)
- *The Bargain* (1914), as Sheriff's Deputy

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