Leo Willis (5 January 1890 – 10 April 1952) was an American actor who began his career in the silent era. He played mainly tough guys and comic villains, notably opposite Harold Lloyd, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy at the Hal Roach Studios.

Selected filmography

The Italian (1915) Hell's Hinges (1915) The Return of Draw Egan (1916) One Shot Ross (1917) Bull's Eye (1917) A Regular Fellow (1919) The Toll Gate (1920) The Rent Collector (1921) Three Word Brand (1921) The Timber Queen (1922) Broken Chains (1922) Wild Bill Hickok (1923) Near Dublin (1924) Jubilo, Jr. (1924) Short Kilts (1924) The White Sheep (1924) Isn't Life Terrible? (1925) A Hero of the Big Snows (1926) The Tough Guy (1926) The Kid Brother (1927) Call of the Cuckoo (1927) Flying Elephants (1928) Their Purple Moment (1928) The Hoose-Gow (1929) Below Zero (1930) Pardon Us (1931) The Kid from Spain (1932) The Live Ghost (1934) The Gold Ghost (1934) The Bohemian Girl (1936)

Leo Willis

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1890 births

1952 deaths

Hal Roach Studios actors

American male film actors

American male silent film actors

20th-century American male actors

Male actors from Oklahoma

People from Johnston County, Oklahoma

Leo Willis