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

Souls for Sale

as Prop Man (uncredited)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

as Mad Hatter

Revenge Is Sweet

as Jimmy - the Office Boy

The Title Cure

as Office Boy

The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan

as Daddy, the office boy

The Totville Eye

as Young Sammy

The Actor's Children

as The Actor's Son

Cartoons in a Seminary

as Jim Alder

Andy Goes on the Stage

as Jimmie Brown

How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family

as The Messenger Boy