Lee 'Lasses' White
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.
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Movies (50)
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
as Colorado Charley
1950
The Iroquois Trail
1950
Red Rock Outlaw
as Lasses
1949
Mississippi Rhythm
as Dixie Dalrymple
1949
El Paso
1949
The Valiant Hombre
as Whiskers
1948
Indian Agent
as Inky
1948
The Golden Eye
as Pete
1948
Panhandle
as Old Man Bush (uncredited)
1948
Albuquerque
as Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
1948
Louisiana
as Old Timer
1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
1947
Cheyenne
as Charlie (uncredited)
1947
Song of the Wasteland
as Doc Henderson
1947
Six-Gun Serenade
as Lasses
1947
Rainbow Over the Rockies
as Lasses
1947
Ginger
as Gramps McTavish
1947
Song of the Sierras
as 'Lasses' White
1946
Trail to Mexico
as 'Lasses' White
1946
Without Reservations
as Marine (uncredited)
1946
West of the Alamo
as Texas Ranger 'Lasses' White
1946
Moon Over Montana
as Lasses White
1946
Lonesome Trail
as Lasses White
1945
Riders of the Dawn
as Lasses White
1945
Saddle Serenade
as 'Lasses' White
1945
Springtime in Texas
as Lasses White
1945
In Old New Mexico
as Clem Petty
1945
Dillinger
as Cement Contractor (uncredited)
1945
Belle of the Yukon
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1944
Song of the Range
as Lasses
1944
Alaska
as Mark Bennett
1944
When Strangers Marry
as Old Man
1944
The Unknown Guest
as Joe Williams
1943
Something to Shout About
as Uncle Bert
1943
Cinderella Swings It
as Ed Potts
1943
Mug Town
as Pirkle
1942
The Talk of the Town
as Hound Keeper (uncredited)
1942
Thundering Hoofs
as Whopper Hatch
1942
Come on Danger
as Whopper
1942
Land of the Open Range
as Whopper
1942
Riding the Wind
as Whopper
1942
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
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
as Ed Potts
1941
The Roundup
as Sam Snead
1941
Scattergood Baines
as Ed Potts
1941
Road Show
as Constable (uncredited)
1941