Lee 'Lasses' White
Known for Acting
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
1941
as Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Hound Keeper (uncredited)
Panhandle
1948
as Old Man Bush (uncredited)
Dillinger
1945
as Cement Contractor (uncredited)
El Paso
1949
Without Reservations
1946
as Marine (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1947
as Charlie (uncredited)
Road Show
1941
as Constable (uncredited)
Albuquerque
1948
as Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
Alaska
1944
as Mark Bennett
Riders of the Dawn
1945
as Lasses White
Mug Town
1942
as Pirkle
Dude Cowboy
1941
as Prof. Whopper Hatch
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
1950
The Golden Eye
1948
as Pete
Come on Danger
1942
as Whopper
Mississippi Rhythm
1949
as Dixie Dalrymple