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.

KNOWN FOR

Souls for Sale
1923
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1910
The Actor's Children
1910
Papa's Sweetheart
1911
Cartoons in a Seminary
1915
The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan
1914
Andy Goes on the Stage
1914
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
1912
The Ransom of Red Chief
1911
The Totville Eye
1912
The Title Cure
1913
Revenge Is Sweet
1912

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
12
1923
Souls for Sale
as Prop Man (uncredited)
1915
Cartoons in a Seminary
as Jim Alder
1914
The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan
as Daddy, the office boy
1914
Andy Goes on the Stage
as Jimmie Brown
1913
The Title Cure
as Office Boy
1912
The Totville Eye
as Young Sammy
1912
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
as The Messenger Boy
1912
Revenge Is Sweet
as Jimmy - the Office Boy
1911
Papa's Sweetheart
as One of the Children
1911
The Ransom of Red Chief
as Red Chief - The Little Boy
1910
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Mad Hatter
1910
The Actor's Children
as The Actor's Son