Baby LeRoy (12 May 1932 – 28 July 2001) was a
child actor who appeared in films in the 1930s.
Born Ronald Le Roy Overacker in
Los Angeles, California, Baby LeRoy's career began when he was less than a year old, co-starring with
Maurice Chevalier in
A Bedtime Story, and ended with a cameo role as himself in
Cinema Circus (1937). He is best known for his appearances in a number of
W. C. Fields films, including
Tillie and Gus (1933) and
It's a Gift (1934).
A starring role in the 1940 film
The Biscuit Eater was to have been his comeback, but an accident during filming forced the director to choose between recasting or holding up production until he recovered. The director chose to recast, and the film became one of
Billy Lee's best-remembered roles. In 1957, as an adult, he appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel show
To Tell The Truth.