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Lee 'Lasses' White

Lee 'Lasses' White

Acting·1888–1949·53 films

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

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