About
Lee 'Lasses' White
Overview
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
Acting |
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1950 | The Texan Meets Calamity Jane | Actor | Colorado Charley | N/A N/A |
1950 | The Iroquois Trail | Actor | 59 Average |
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1949 | Red Rock Outlaw | Actor | Lasses | N/A N/A |
1949 | Mississippi Rhythm | Actor | Dixie Dalrymple | N/A N/A |
1949 | El Paso | Actor | 58 Average |
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1948 | The Valiant Hombre | Actor | Whiskers | N/A N/A |
1948 | Indian Agent | Actor | Inky | 59 Average |
1948 | The Golden Eye | Actor | Pete | 58 Average |
1948 | Panhandle | Actor | Old Man Bush (uncredited) | 58 Average |
1948 | Albuquerque | Actor | Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1947 | Louisiana | Actor | Old Timer | N/A N/A |
1947 | The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap | Actor | Shotgun Rider (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1947 | Cheyenne | Actor | Charlie (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1947 | Song of the Wasteland | Actor | Doc Henderson | N/A N/A |
1947 | Six-Gun Serenade | Actor | Lasses | 59 Average |
1947 | Rainbow Over the Rockies | Actor | Lasses | N/A N/A |
1947 | Ginger | Actor | Gramps McTavish | N/A N/A |
1946 | Song of the Sierras | Actor | 'Lasses' White | N/A N/A |
1946 | Trail to Mexico | Actor | 'Lasses' White | N/A N/A |
1946 | Without Reservations | Actor | Marine (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1946 | West of the Alamo | Actor | Texas Ranger 'Lasses' White | N/A N/A |
1946 | Moon Over Montana | Actor | Lasses White | N/A N/A |
1945 | Lonesome Trail | Actor | Lasses White | 59 Average |
1945 | Riders of the Dawn | Actor | Lasses White | N/A N/A |
1945 | Saddle Serenade | Actor | 'Lasses' White | N/A N/A |
1945 | Springtime in Texas | Actor | Lasses White | N/A N/A |
1945 | In Old New Mexico | Actor | Clem Petty | N/A N/A |
1944 | Belle of the Yukon | Actor | Wagon Driver (uncredited) | 58 Average |
1944 | Song of the Range | Actor | Lasses | N/A N/A |
1944 | Alaska | Actor | Mark Bennett | 59 Average |
1944 | When Strangers Marry | Actor | Old Man | 59 Average |
1943 | The Unknown Guest | Actor | Joe Williams | N/A N/A |
1943 | Something to Shout About | Actor | Uncle Bert | 59 Average |
1943 | Cinderella Swings It | Actor | Ed Potts | N/A N/A |
1942 | Mug Town | Actor | Pirkle | 59 Average |
1942 | The Talk of the Town | Actor | Hound Keeper (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
1942 | Thundering Hoofs | Actor | Whopper Hatch | 58 Average |
1942 | Come on Danger | Actor | Whopper | 59 Average |
1942 | Land of the Open Range | Actor | Whopper | N/A N/A |
1942 | Riding the Wind | Actor | Whopper | N/A N/A |
1941 | Dude Cowboy | Actor | Prof. Whopper Hatch | 59 Average |
1941 | The Bandit Trail | Actor | Whopper | 59 Average |
1941 | Sergeant York | Actor | Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
1941 | Six-Gun Gold | Actor | Whopper | N/A N/A |
1941 | Cyclone on Horseback | Actor | Whopper | 59 Average |
1941 | Scattergood Pulls the Strings | Actor | Ed Potts | N/A N/A |
1941 | The Roundup | Actor | Sam Snead | 59 Average |
1941 | Scattergood Baines | Actor | Ed Potts | 58 Average |
1941 | Road Show | Actor | Constable (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Actor | Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1940 | Oklahoma Renegades | Actor | Jim Keith | N/A N/A |
1939 | Rovin' Tumbleweeds | Actor | Storekeeper | 59 Average |