Lee 'Lasses' White
Actor
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
The Talk of the Town
as Hound Keeper (uncredited) 1942
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited) 1940
When Strangers Marry
as Old Man 1944
Without Reservations
as Marine (uncredited) 1946
Albuquerque
as Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited) 1948
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Shotgun Rider (uncredited) 1947
El Paso
1949
The Golden Eye
as Pete 1948
Panhandle
as Old Man Bush (uncredited) 1948
Road Show
as Constable (uncredited) 1941
Cheyenne
as Charlie (uncredited) 1947
Belle of the Yukon
as Wagon Driver (uncredited) 1944
Something to Shout About
as Uncle Bert 1943
The Iroquois Trail
1950
Indian Agent
as Inky 1948
Dude Cowboy
as Prof. Whopper Hatch 1941