Leedham Bantock

Leedham Bantock
Bantock c.1918
Born
Ernest Leedham Sutherland Bantock

(1870-05-18)18 May 1870
Died16 October 1928(1928-10-16) (aged 58)
Richmond, Surrey, U.K.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Screenwriter
  • Dramatist
  • Director
Years active1890–1927
Spouse
Laura May Peacock
(m. 1917)
Children2
RelativesSir 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]

  1. ^ Washington, Richard. "Santa @ the Movies: The Timeline", KringleQuest.com, accessed 26 May 2019
  2. ^ Gifford, Denis (ed.) British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set – The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film, Routledge (2016), Google Books