Acting · Utica, New York, USA · Born October 17, 1899
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.
MovieSouls for Sale
1923
as Prop Man (uncredited)
Cartoons in a Seminary
1915
as Jim Alder
Andy Goes on the Stage
1914
as Jimmie Brown
The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan
1914
as Daddy, the office boy
The Title Cure
1913
as Office Boy
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
1912
as The Messenger Boy
MovieThe Totville Eye
1912
as Young Sammy
MovieRevenge Is Sweet
1912
as Jimmy - the Office Boy
Papa's Sweetheart
1911
as One of the Children
The Ransom of Red Chief
1911
as Red Chief - The Little Boy
MovieAlice's Adventures in Wonderland
1910
as Mad Hatter
MovieThe Actor's Children
1910
as The Actor's Son
