Lee 'Lasses' White
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1888-08-28
- Died
- 1949-12-16
- Place of birth
- Wills Point, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Lee White · 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.
Known For
Movies (53)
Sergeant York
1941
as Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
Ginger
1947
as Gramps McTavish
Alaska
1944
as Mark Bennett
Dude Cowboy
1941
as Prof. Whopper Hatch
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
Louisiana
1947
as Old Timer
The Unknown Guest
1943
as Joe Williams
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Hound Keeper (uncredited)
In Old New Mexico
1945
as Clem Petty
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
1950
as Colorado Charley
Six-Gun Gold
1941
as Whopper
Without Reservations
1946
as Marine (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry
1944
as Old Man
Springtime in Texas
1945
as Lasses White
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
El Paso
1949
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
1943
as Uncle Bert
Road Show
1941
as Constable (uncredited)
Panhandle
1948
as Old Man Bush (uncredited)
The Golden Eye
1948
as Pete
Red Rock Outlaw
1949
as Lasses
Albuquerque
1948
as Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
The Bandit Trail
1941
as Whopper
The Iroquois Trail
1950
as Taggart - a Villager (uncredited)
Cyclone on Horseback
1941
as Whopper
Thundering Hoofs
1942
as Whopper Hatch
Indian Agent
1948
as Inky
Mug Town
1942
as Pirkle
Moon Over Montana
1946
as Lasses White
Cheyenne
1947
as Charlie (uncredited)
Land of the Open Range
1942
as Whopper
West of the Alamo
1946
as Texas Ranger 'Lasses' White
Dillinger
1945
as Cement Contractor (uncredited)
Rainbow Over the Rockies
1947
as Lasses
Riding the Wind
1942
as Whopper
The Valiant Hombre
1948
as Whiskers
Come on Danger
1942
as Whopper
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
1941
as Ed Potts
Cinderella Swings It
1943
as Ed Potts
Song of the Sierras
1946
as 'Lasses' White
Mississippi Rhythm
1949
as Dixie Dalrymple
Scattergood Baines
1941
as Ed Potts
Riders of the Dawn
1945
as Lasses White
Oklahoma Renegades
1940
as Jim Keith
Song of the Range
1944
as Lasses
The Roundup
1941
as Sam Snead
Six-Gun Serenade
1947
as Lasses
Saddle Serenade
1945
as 'Lasses' White
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
as Storekeeper
Trail to Mexico
1946
as 'Lasses' White
Lonesome Trail
1945
as Lasses White
Song of the Wasteland
1947
as Doc Henderson
About Lee 'Lasses' White
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… With 53 credits spanning from 1939 to 1950, Lee 'Lasses' White has appeared in 53 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Sergeant York (1941) — as Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
- Ginger (1947) — as Gramps McTavish
- Alaska (1944) — as Mark Bennett
- Dude Cowboy (1941) — as Prof. Whopper Hatch
- Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) — as Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
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