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 films.
Known for
ActingBirthday
August 28, 1888Deathday
December 16, 1949Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
50Place of birth
Wills Point, Texas, USAAlso known as
Lee White, Lasses White
Cast credits
The Talk of the Town
Hound Keeper (uncredited)
Mississippi Rhythm
Dixie Dalrymple
The Golden Eye
Pete
Dude Cowboy
Prof. Whopper Hatch
Road Show
Constable (uncredited)
Alaska
Mark Bennett
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
Colorado Charley
Oklahoma Renegades
Jim Keith
Land of the Open Range
Whopper
Come on Danger
Whopper
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Storekeeper
Thundering Hoofs
Whopper Hatch
Six-Gun Serenade
Lasses
The Bandit Trail
Whopper
Six-Gun Gold
Whopper
When Strangers Marry
Old Man
Springtime in Texas
Lasses White
Riding the Wind
Whopper
Sergeant York
Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance
Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
Song of the Wasteland
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