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