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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

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Prop Man (uncredited)

Souls for Sale

1923

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Jim Alder

Cartoons in a Seminary

1915

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Jimmie Brown

Andy Goes on the Stage

1914

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Daddy, the office boy

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

1914

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Office Boy

The Title Cure

1913

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The Messenger Boy

How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family

1912

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Young Sammy

The Totville Eye

1912

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Jimmy - the Office Boy

Revenge Is Sweet

1912

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One of the Children

Papa's Sweetheart

1911

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Red Chief - The Little Boy

The Ransom of Red Chief

1911

Credits

Souls for Sale

as Prop Man (uncredited)

1923

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Cartoons in a Seminary

as Jim Alder

1915

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Andy Goes on the Stage

as Jimmie Brown

1914

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

as Daddy, the office boy

1914

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🎬

The Title Cure

as Office Boy

1913

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🎬

How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family

as The Messenger Boy

1912

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The Totville Eye

as Young Sammy

1912

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Revenge Is Sweet

as Jimmy - the Office Boy

1912

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Papa's Sweetheart

as One of the Children

1911

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The Ransom of Red Chief

as Red Chief - The Little Boy

1911

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

as Mad Hatter

1910

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The Actor's Children

as The Actor's Son

1910

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