Lee 'Lasses' White
Born
August 28, 1888
Died
December 16, 1949 (61 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Wills Point, Texas, USA
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
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
Colorado Charley
1950
The Iroquois Trail
1950
Red Rock Outlaw
Lasses
1949
Mississippi Rhythm
Dixie Dalrymple
1949
El Paso
1949
The Valiant Hombre
Whiskers
1948
Indian Agent
Inky
1948
The Golden Eye
Pete
1948
Panhandle
Old Man Bush (uncredited)
1948
Albuquerque
Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
1948
Louisiana
Old Timer
1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
1947
Cheyenne
Charlie (uncredited)
1947
Song of the Wasteland
Doc Henderson
1947
Six-Gun Serenade
Lasses
1947
Rainbow Over the Rockies
Lasses
1947
Ginger
Gramps McTavish
1947
Song of the Sierras
'Lasses' White
1946
Trail to Mexico
'Lasses' White
1946
Without Reservations
Marine (uncredited)
1946
West of the Alamo
Texas Ranger 'Lasses' White
1946
Moon Over Montana
Lasses White
1946
Lonesome Trail
Lasses White
1945
Riders of the Dawn
Lasses White
1945
Saddle Serenade
'Lasses' White
1945
Springtime in Texas
Lasses White
1945
In Old New Mexico
Clem Petty
1945
Belle of the Yukon
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1944
Song of the Range
Lasses
1944
Alaska
Mark Bennett
1944
When Strangers Marry
Old Man
1944
The Unknown Guest
Joe Williams
1943
Something to Shout About
Uncle Bert
1943
Cinderella Swings It
Ed Potts
1943
Mug Town
Pirkle
1942
The Talk of the Town
Hound Keeper (uncredited)
1942
Thundering Hoofs
Whopper Hatch
1942
Come on Danger
Whopper
1942
Land of the Open Range
Whopper
1942
Riding the Wind
Whopper
1942
Dude Cowboy
Prof. Whopper Hatch
1941
The Bandit Trail
Whopper
1941
Sergeant York
Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
1941
Six-Gun Gold
Whopper
1941
Cyclone on Horseback
Whopper
1941
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Ed Potts
1941
The Roundup
Sam Snead
1941
Scattergood Baines
Ed Potts
1941
Road Show
Constable (uncredited)
1941
Dance, Girl, Dance
Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
1940
Oklahoma Renegades
Jim Keith
1940
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Storekeeper
1939