Yale Boss

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.

Known For

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Totville Eye
The Totville Eye
The Actor's Children
The Actor's Children
Andy Goes on the Stage
Andy Goes on the Stage
Revenge Is Sweet
Revenge Is Sweet

Filmography

1923 Souls for Sale
as Prop Man (uncredited)
1915 Cartoons in a Seminary
as Jim Alder
1914 Andy Goes on the Stage
as Jimmie Brown
1914 The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan
as Daddy, the office boy
1913 The Title Cure
as Office Boy
1912 How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
as The Messenger Boy
1912 The Totville Eye
as Young Sammy
1912 Revenge Is Sweet
as Jimmy - the Office Boy
1911 Papa's Sweetheart
as One of the Children
1911 The Ransom of Red Chief
as Red Chief - The Little Boy
1910 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Mad Hatter
1910 The Actor's Children
as The Actor's Son