Leedham Bantock

British screenwriter and actor (1870-1928) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 58

Leedham Bantock was a British singer, Edwardian musical comedy actor, early film director, dramatist and screenwriter. In 1912 he became the first actor to portray Father Christmas in film.

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Seymour Hicks Leedham directed Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss (1913)
Oscar Asche Leedham directed Kismet (1914)
Ellaline Terriss Leedham directed Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss (1913)

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