Joseph Whitley

Joseph Whitley (17 October 1816 – 12 January 1891) was an English mechanical engineer and metallurgist. He appears in the Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest known film fragment,^[2] shot by his son-in-law Louis Le Prince.^[3]

Joseph Whitley
Whitley (far left) in Roundhay Garden Scene, directed by Louis Le Prince
Born	17 October 1816 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Died	12 January 1891(1891-01-12) (aged 74) New York City, U.S.
Spouse	Sarah Whitley ​ ​ (m. 1842; died 1888)​
Children	John Robinson Whitley (1843–1922) Sarah Elizabeth LePrice, née Whitley (1846–1925) Joseph (?–?)

Gravestone in Roundhay Churchyard, Leeds, of Sarah Robinson, and her husband, Joseph Whitley^[1]

He can be seen as the man with the flying tail-coat in Roundhay Garden Scene, walking next to his wife, Sarah.^[4][5]

Death

Whitley died on 12 January 1891. His cause of death was undisclosed.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1888	Roundhay Garden Scene	Self	Short