Canada Lee
Known for Acting · 8 credits
- Born
- 1907-03-03
- Died
- 1952-05-09
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York, US
- Also known as
- Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata
Biography
Canada Lee (born Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata; March 3, 1907 – May 9, 1952) was an American professional boxer and then an actor who pioneered roles for African Americans. After careers as a jockey, boxer and musician, he became an actor in the Federal Theatre Project, including the 1936 production of Macbeth adapted and directed by Orson Welles. A champion of civil rights in the 1930s and 1940s, Lee was blacklisted and died shortly before he was scheduled to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He advanced the African American tradition in theatre pioneered by such actors as Paul Robeson.
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Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (7)
Lifeboat
1944
as Joe Spencer
Body and Soul
1947
as Ben Chaplin
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998
as Stephen Kumalo (archive footage)
Lost Boundaries
1949
as Lt. 'Dixie' Thompson
Cry, the Beloved Country
1951
as Stephen Kumalo
Keep Punching
1939
as Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer)
Henry Browne, Farmer
1942
as Narrator (voice)
About Canada Lee
Canada Lee (born Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata; March 3, 1907 – May 9, 1952) was an American professional boxer and then an actor who pioneered roles for African Americans. After careers as a jockey, boxer and musician, he became an actor in the Federal Theatre Project, including the 1936 production of Macbeth adapted and directed by Orson Welles. A champion of civil rights in the 1930s and 1940s, Lee was blacklisted and died shortly before he was scheduled to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He advanced the Africa… With 8 credits spanning from 1939 to 1998, Canada Lee has appeared in 7 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Canada Lee Movies
- Lifeboat (1944) — as Joe Spencer
- Body and Soul (1947) — as Ben Chaplin
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998) — as Stephen Kumalo (archive footage)
- Lost Boundaries (1949) — as Lt. 'Dixie' Thompson
- Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) — as Stephen Kumalo
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