Person Details

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Aliases: Lee White , Lasses White

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Wills Point, Texas, USA

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Movie Involvements: 39

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Sergeant York
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7

Sergeant York

(1941) Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
Panhandle
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6

Panhandle

(1948) Old Man Bush (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry
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6

When Strangers Marry

(1944) Old Man
Albuquerque
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7

Albuquerque

(1948) Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
Lonesome Trail
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4

Lonesome Trail

(1945) Lasses White
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
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5

Rovin' Tumbleweeds

(1939) Storekeeper
Springtime in Texas
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0

Springtime in Texas

(1945) Lasses White
The Golden Eye
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5

The Golden Eye

(1948) Pete

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1950 Colorado Charley
N/A
1949 Lasses
Dixie Dalrymple
1948 Whiskers
Inky
Pete
Old Man Bush (uncredited)
Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
1947 Old Timer
Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
Doc Henderson
Lasses
Lasses
Gramps McTavish
1946 'Lasses' White
'Lasses' White
Marine (uncredited)
Texas Ranger 'Lasses' White
Lasses White
1945 Lasses White
Lasses White
'Lasses' White
Lasses White
Clem Petty
1944 Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Lasses
Mark Bennett
Old Man
1943 Joe Williams
Uncle Bert
Ed Potts
1942 Pirkle
Hound Keeper (uncredited)
Whopper Hatch
Whopper
Whopper
Whopper
1941 Prof. Whopper Hatch
Whopper
Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
Whopper
Whopper
Ed Potts
Sam Snead
Ed Potts
Constable (uncredited)
1940 Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
Jim Keith
1939 Storekeeper
Year Character Movie/Tv

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