Rolf Leslie

Rolf Leslie born in Dumfries, Scotland in the 1870's. began in music hall and drama theatre from the 1890's. Talented comedian and dramatic actor who starred in many short comedies for the Barker Film Company, often playing opposite Blanche Forsythe from 1913, making debut in 'Suspicious Mrs. Brown' directed by Bert Haldane. Perhaps most notable performance was when he played 27 different characters in 'Sixty Years a Queen' starring Blanche Forsythe as Queen Victoria in 1913. He moved to the Lotus Film Company in 1915 appearing in many drama and comedies. In 1924 he starred as the Old Man in a series of crime mysteries directed by Hugh Croise, the first of these films 'The York Mystery' made at the Stoll Film Co and in 1926 he played Evelyn in Herbert Wilcox's 'Nell Gwyn' starring Dorothy Gish at the British National Film Co. His last screen appearance was as Stefan in 'The Last Post' starring John Longden at the Britannia Films in 1929.