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Johnny Lee
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) an…
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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.
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2023
Dante's Hotel
Movie Utility Stunts
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1960
North to Alaska
Movie Coachman
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1960
High Time
Movie Servant at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited)
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1960
The Rat Race
Movie Janitor (uncredited)
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1957
The Spirit of St. Louis
Movie Jess - Cook at Louie's Shack (uncredited)
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1956
The First Traveling Saleslady
Movie Amos
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1952
The Narrow Margin
Movie Waiter (uncredited)
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1951
Amos 'n' Andy
TV show Calhoun
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1949
Come On, Cowboy!
Movie
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1948
She's Too Mean for Me
Movie
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1947
Return of Mandy's Husband
Movie Johnny
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1946
Song of the South
Movie Br'er Rabbit (voice)
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1943
Stormy Weather
Movie Lyles (uncredited)
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1932
The Black King
Movie Count of Zanzibar
