Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1888-08-28
Day of Death
1949-12-16
Place of Birth
Wills Point, Texas, USA
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.
Filmography (53)
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Colorado Charley
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
1950
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Unknown
The Iroquois Trail
1950
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Lasses
Red Rock Outlaw
1949
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Dixie Dalrymple
Mississippi Rhythm
1949
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Unknown
El Paso
1949
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Whiskers
The Valiant Hombre
1948
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Inky
Indian Agent
1948
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Pete
The Golden Eye
1948
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Old Man Bush (uncredited)
Panhandle
1948
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
Albuquerque
1948
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Old Timer
Louisiana
1947
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Charlie (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1947
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Doc Henderson
Song of the Wasteland
1947
⭐ 8.3
Role:
Lasses
