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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Souls for Sale
Character: Prop Man (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1923
Cartoons in a Seminary
Character: Jim Alder
MOVIE • 1915
Andy Goes on the Stage
Character: Jimmie Brown
MOVIE • 1914
The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan
Character: Daddy, the office boy
MOVIE • 1914
The Title Cure
Character: Office Boy
MOVIE • 1913
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
Character: The Messenger Boy
MOVIE • 1912
The Totville Eye
Character: Young Sammy
MOVIE • 1912
Revenge Is Sweet
Character: Jimmy - the Office Boy
MOVIE • 1912
Papa's Sweetheart
Character: One of the Children
MOVIE • 1911
The Ransom of Red Chief
Character: Red Chief - The Little Boy
MOVIE • 1911
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Character: Mad Hatter
MOVIE • 1910
The Actor's Children
Character: The Actor's Son
MOVIE • 1910