JL

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

12

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-07-04

Deathday

1965-12-12 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Springfield, Missouri, USA

Johnny Lee

Biography

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.

Known For

Song of the South
6.4%

Song of the South

Nov 12, 1946

North to Alaska
6.5%

North to Alaska

Nov 7, 1960

Stormy Weather
6.9%

Stormy Weather

Jul 21, 1943

The Rat Race
6.6%

The Rat Race

Jul 10, 1960

Amos 'n' Andy
7.5%

Amos 'n' Andy

Jun 28, 1951

The Black King
5.0%

The Black King

Mar 15, 1932

Come On, Cowboy!
0.0%

Come On, Cowboy!

Jan 1, 1949

She's Too Mean for Me
0.0%

She's Too Mean for Me

Aug 23, 1948

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Acting

1960
North to Alaska as Coachman
1960
The Rat Race as Janitor (uncredited)
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis as Jess - Cook at Louie's Shack (uncredited)
1956
The First Traveling Saleslady as Amos
1955
Lincoln's Doctor's Dog as Simon
1951
Amos 'n' Andy as Algonquin J. Calhoun
1949
Come On, Cowboy!
1948
She's Too Mean for Me
1947
Return of Mandy's Husband as Johnny
1946
Song of the South as Br'er Rabbit (voice)
1943
Stormy Weather as Lyles (uncredited)
1932
The Black King as Count of Zanzibar

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