Leedham Bantock

Leedham Bantock
Bantock c.1918
Born	Ernest Leedham Sutherland Bantock (1870-05-18)18 May 1870 Marylebone, London, U.K.
Died	16 October 1928(1928-10-16) (aged 58) Richmond, Surrey, U.K.
Occupations	Actor Screenwriter Dramatist Director
Years active	1890–1927
Spouse	Laura May Peacock ​ (m. 1917)​
Children	2
Relatives	Sir Granville Bantock (brother)

Leedham Bantock (born Ernest Leedham Sutherland Bantock; 18 May 1870 – 16 October 1928) was a British singer, Edwardian musical comedy actor, early film director, dramatist and screenwriter. In 1912 he became the first actor to portray Father Christmas in film.^[1][2]