Joseph Whitley
English actor (1816–1891)
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Joseph Whitley (17 October 1816 – 12 January 1891) was an English mechanical engineer and metallurgist. He appears in the Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest known film fragment,[2] shot by his son-in-law Louis Le Prince.[3]
Born17 October 1816
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Died12 January 1891 (aged 74)
New York City, U.S.
Spouse
ChildrenJohn Robinson Whitley (1843–1922)
Sarah Elizabeth LePrice, née Whitley (1846–1925)
Joseph (?–?)
Sarah Elizabeth LePrice, née Whitley (1846–1925)
Joseph (?–?)
Joseph Whitley | |
|---|---|
Whitley (far left) in Roundhay Garden Scene, directed by Louis Le Prince | |
| Born | 17 October 1816 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 12 January 1891 (aged 74) New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | John Robinson Whitley (1843–1922) Sarah Elizabeth LePrice, née Whitley (1846–1925) Joseph (?–?) |
He can be seen as the man with the flying tail-coat in Roundhay Garden Scene, walking next to his wife, Sarah.[4][5]
Whitley died on 12 January 1891, at the age of 74.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Roundhay Garden Scene | Self | Short |