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Lee 'Lasses' White

Actor
Born August 28, 1888Died December 16, 1949 (61 years)
Leroy Robert White (August 28, 1888 – December 16, 1949), better known as Lee "Lasses" White or Leroy (sometimes Le Roy or Lee Roy) "Lasses" White, was an American vaudeville pianist, songwriter and entertainer who became an actor of the stage, screen and radio. He became famous doing minstrel shows during the early part of the 1900s, and wrote one of the first copyrighted twelve-bar blues, "Nigger Blues". After spending some time on radio, White entered the film industry in the late 1930s. During his eleven-year career he appeared in over 70 films.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Road Show
  • Sensation Hunters
  • Rovin' Tumbleweeds
  • In Old New Mexico

Known For

  • The Bandit Trail
  • Dude Cowboy
  • Thundering Hoofs
  • Cyclone on Horseback
  • Come on Danger
  • The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
  • Minstrel Man
  • Rovin' Tumbleweeds
  • Mystery Range
  • In Old New Mexico
  • Alaska

Lee 'Lasses' White Filmography

1950
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane · as Colorado Charley
1950
1950
Please Believe Me · as Tom Welsh
1949
1948
Indian Agent · as Inky
1948
The Babe Ruth Story · as Elderly Newsboy
1948
The Golden Eye · as Pete
1948
The Dude Goes West · as Baggage Master
1948
Panhandle · as Old Man Bush (uncredited)
1948
Albuquerque · as Stage Passenger With Juke (uncredited)
1947
Mystery Range · as Judge Lasses White
1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap · as Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
1947
Magic Town · as Shoe Shine Man
1947
The Trouble with Women · as Clinton L. Cheever
1947
Cheyenne · as Charlie (uncredited)
1946
Suspense · as Woodsman
1946
Without Reservations · as Marine (uncredited)
1946
Fear · as Janitor
1945
Sensation Hunters · as Arcade Croupier
1945
Dillinger · as Cement Contractor
1945
1944
Belle of the Yukon · as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1944
Alaska · as Mark Bennett
1944
When Strangers Marry · as Old Man
1944
Minstrel Man · as Tiny
1944
1943
Klondike Kate · as Town Crier
1943
The Unknown Guest · as Joe Williams
1943
Something to Shout About · as Uncle Bert
1942
You Can't Escape Forever · as Truck Driver
1942
The Talk of the Town · as Hound Keeper (uncredited)
1942
Thundering Hoofs · as Whopper Hatch
1942
Come on Danger · as Whopper
1942
1942
Riding the Wind · as Whopper
1941
Dude Cowboy · as Prof. Whopper Hatch
1941
The Bandit Trail · as Whopper
1941
Sergeant York · as Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
1941
Six-Gun Gold · as Whopper
1941
Cyclone on Horseback · as Whopper
1941
Road Show · as Constable (uncredited)
1941
The Round Up · as Sam Snead
1941
Scattergood Baines · as Ed Potts
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance · as Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
1940
If I Had My Way · as Fisherman
1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds · as Storekeeper
1937

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