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Johnny Lee

Actor · 1898 – 1965 · Springfield, Missouri, USA

John Dotson Lee Jr. (July 4, 1898 – December 12, 1965) was an American singer, dancer, and actor known for voicing the role of Br'er Rabbit in Disney's Song of the South (1946) and as the clownish, cringing, tremulous-voiced shyster pseudo-lawyer Algonquin J. Calhoun in the CBS Amos 'n' Andy TV and radio comedy series in the early 1950s. His comedic portrayal of Calhoun was a highlight of a brilliant ensemble cast whose storylines remain eternally funny. Much of his career was spent in vaudeville, but he also performed in motion pictures, on recordings, and on television. He released a record (as "Johnnie Lee") in July 1949 called "You Can't Lose A Broken Heart" (Columbia Records # 30172), with backup vocals by The Ebonaires. Lee also starred in an all-black musical comedy called "Sugar Hill" in 1949 at Las Palmas Theatre in California. He died of a heart attack on December 12, 1965 age 67.

Movies12

  • Movie6.5

    Song of the South

    1946 · 316 votes

  • Movie6.7

    The Spirit of St. Louis

    1957 · 150 votes

  • Movie6.5

    North to Alaska

    1960 · 139 votes

  • Movie7.3

    The Narrow Margin

    1952 · 179 votes

  • Movie5.6
  • Movie6.7

    The Rat Race

    1960 · 19 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Stormy Weather

    1943 · 52 votes

  • Movie6.4

    High Time

    1960 · 11 votes

  • Movie6.3

    The Black King

    1932 · 3 votes

  • Movie10.0

    She's Too Mean for Me

    1948 · 1 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Come On, Cowboy!

    1949 · 1 votes

  • Movie7.0

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  • TV7.6

    Amos 'n' Andy

    1951 · 9 votes