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