Lee 'Lasses' White
AKA: Lee White
Birthday: 1888-08-28
Died: 1949-12-16
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Character: Hound Keeper (uncredited)
Character: Old Man Bush (uncredited)
Character: Marine (uncredited)
Character: Prof. Whopper Hatch
Character: Constable (uncredited)
Character: 'Lasses' White
Character: Colorado Charley
Character: 'Lasses' White
Character: Dixie Dalrymple
Character: Texas Ranger 'Lasses' White
Character: 'Lasses' White
Character: Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Character: Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
Character: Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
Character: Gramps McTavish
Character: Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
Character: Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
Character: Charlie (uncredited)
Character: Cement Contractor (uncredited)