Lee 'Lasses' White
Acting
Born: 1888-08-28 in Wills Point, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Sergeant York
Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
Without Reservations
Marine (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
Hound Keeper (uncredited)
Alaska
Mark Bennett
Louisiana
Old Timer
Dance, Girl, Dance
Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
In Old New Mexico
Clem Petty
Dude Cowboy
Prof. Whopper Hatch
Dillinger
Cement Contractor (uncredited)
Ginger
Gramps McTavish
Panhandle
Old Man Bush (uncredited)
Road Show
Constable (uncredited)
Cinderella Swings It
Ed Potts
When Strangers Marry
Old Man
El Paso
The Golden Eye
Pete
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
Colorado Charley
Albuquerque
Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
Taggart - a Villager (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Charlie (uncredited)
Six-Gun Gold
Whopper
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
Mississippi Rhythm
Dixie Dalrymple
West of the Alamo
Texas Ranger 'Lasses' White
Mug Town
Pirkle
Belle of the Yukon
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
The Unknown Guest
Joe Williams
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Storekeeper
Come on Danger
Whopper
Thundering Hoofs
Whopper Hatch
Scattergood Baines
Ed Potts
Indian Agent
Inky
Springtime in Texas
Lasses White
Riding the Wind
Whopper
Oklahoma Renegades
Jim Keith
Red Rock Outlaw
Lasses
Lonesome Trail
Lasses White
The Roundup
Sam Snead
Something to Shout About
Uncle Bert
Six-Gun Serenade
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