Personal Info
Birth date
1888-08-28 (136 Years)
Day of death
1949-12-16
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Wills Point, Texas, USA
Also known as
Lee White
Lasses White
Lee 'Lasses' White
Biography
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
Sergeant York
7.189
Overview:
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.The Talk of the Town
7.284
Overview:
Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.Road Show
5.35
Overview:
Rich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. There he befriends Colonel Carraway, and together they escape, catching a ride with a beautiful blonde who proves to be Penguin Moore, carnival owner.El Paso
5.833
Overview:
Ex-confederate officer Clay Fletcher jumps at the chance to reunite with his once lady-friend, Susan Jeffers, when his father, Judge Fletcher, sends him on an errand to El Paso, Texas to get the signature of Susan's father, Judge Jeffers, on a legal document. Once there he finds the judge has become a drunk and a laughing stock, doing the bidding of local magnate Bert Donner and his running dog, Sheriff La Farge. Just as Clay starts straightening out the town's problems, events occur which force him to abandon the legal system and instead adopt the murderous tactics of a vigilante.Cheyenne
6.8
Overview:
Slick gambler James Wylie is apprehended by the law and given the option to forgo a prison sentence if he poses as a bandit. His mission is to uncover the identity of the Poet, a notorious outlaw who has been holding up bank-owned stagecoaches and leaving verses at the crime scenes to taunt the authorities. James finds time to woo the Poet's lovely wife, Ann, who initially cold-shoulders him. But, as a romance develops, they partner up to find the robber.The Golden Eye
5.4
Overview:
A gold mine in Arizona, that was formerly losing a lot of money, suddenly turns into a veritable money-making machine. However, the owner, instead of being happy about his now profitable business, insists to Charlie that something is fishy and that someone is out to murder him. Charlie and his "crew" travel to the mine, pretending to be tourists staying at a nearby dude ranch so as not to arouse suspicion, and discover that the owner may well be right--it looks like the mine is being used as a cover for criminal activities, and that someone is indeed out to murder him.Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4
Overview:
Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.The Iroquois Trail
5.8
Overview:
An American scout and his Indian friend help the English troops against the French during the French and Indian War.Panhandle
5.8
Overview:
An ex-gunfighter woos two women while avenging his brother, victim of a crooked gambler.Albuquerque
6.8
Overview:
Cole Armin comes to Albuquerque to work for his uncle, John Armin, a despotic and hard-hearted czar who operates an ore-hauling freight line, and whose goal is to eliminate a competing line run by Ted Wallace and his sister Celia. Cole tires of his uncle's heavy-handed tactics and switches over to the Wallace side. Lety Tyler, an agent hired by the uncle, also switches over by warning Cole and Ted of a trap set for them by the uncle and his henchman.Scattergood Baines
6
Overview:
Young Scattergood Baines arrives in the small New England town of Coldriver. Through some shrewd business maneuvering, he manages to open up a hardware store. Twenty years later he has become a prosperous and respected member of the community, a member of the local school board and the owner of a railroad that transports timber to the local sawmill. Problems begin to arise, however, when a young schoolteacher he has hired turns out to be not quite what he expected, and the mill owners pressure Scattergood to sell them his railroad, with the idea of raising the transportation fees paid to them by the local loggers.Cinderella Swings It
NYR
Overview:
Scattergood Baines, Coldriver's most popular citizen, neighborly counselor and sly old fox, entices a Broadway producer to Coldriver to see the gay musical extravaganza Baines is staging for the benefit of the U.S.O. He is also promoting the singing career of his latest local protégé, Betty Palmer. There are a few problems but the Sage of Coldriver manages to keep pulling the right strings.The Valiant Hombre
NYR
Overview:
The Cisco Kid and Pancho set off to find the missing owner of a devoted little dog in this western adventure. From the vanished man's sister, the heroes learn that her brother disappeared soon after striking a major gold vein in his mine. In the end Cisco accosts the villain, saves the kidnapped miner and reunites him with his dog.Without Reservations
6.2
Overview:
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.Scattergood Pulls the Strings
NYR
Overview:
Small-town store owner Scattergood Baines helps a runaway boy find his father, who has escaped after being unjustly imprisoned, and a young chemist who is trying to invent a color television but is being opposed by his girlfriend's father, who wants the girl to marry a pharmacist like himself instead of some crazy inventor.Rovin' Tumbleweeds
4.5
Overview:
Rancher Autry takes a job singing on the radio to aid farmers and ranchers whose lands were destroyed by raging floods. Blaming crooked politicians, he goes to Washington and tries to put through a food control bill and finds he has a lot to learn. In this classic release, Gene introduces his immortal theme song, "Back in the Saddle Again," which has gone on to become a piece of American History.Red Rock Outlaw
NYR
Overview:
Produced, written, and directed by the veteran Elmer Clifton (here for obscure reasons billed Elmer S. Pond), Red Rock Outlaw had the audacity to feature its novice star, Bob Gilbert (who also wrote the original story), as identical cousins -- one good, the other bad. The good Gilbert, a rancher, enjoys a campfire singalong with the members of s stranded girls' band, falling in love with Carolina (Ione Nixon), a bleach-blonde looker, along the way. The bad cousin, meanwhile, is scheming with neighboring rancher Jim Martin (Forrest Mathews) to have nice Bob killed so they can combine their properties. Produced in 16 mm back in 1946 or 1947 and released on States' Rights by Screen Features, Inc., Red Rock Outlaw was merely an excuse to showcase a series of country & western specialty acts, including Wanda Cantlon, who, according to an onscreen credit, introduced the song "Alimony" and supplied choreography.Mug Town
7
Overview:
Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some gangsters by tipping them off on valuable merchandise that can be hijacked. Pig, Ape and String overhear Don's plans to use Tommy as the fall guy in the next hijacking.Springtime in Texas
NYR
Overview:
Pete Grant controls the town of Pecos and it's Mayor and Marshal. When Jimmy, Denny, and Lasses arrive they soon find themselves in trouble. Already suspected of murder, Jimmy and Denny catch two of the three men that rob the Express Office only to find themselves framed for the robbery. Posing as a woman, Lasses breaks them out and they head after the third man who is the one that can clear them.Mississippi Rhythm
5
Overview:
On board a riverboat bound for Creek City, singer Jimmie Davis, who is going to become half-owner of a land development company willed to him by his uncle, shares a cabin with traveling salesman Dixie Dalrymple. After Dixie invites Jimmie to perform in a concert he is putting on for the other passengers, Jimmie is persuaded to participate in a crooked card game run by Judge Homer Kenworthy and his associates. However, with Dixie's intervention, Jimmie wins handsomely, then accuses the gamblers of trying to cheat him.The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
6.2
Overview:
Chester Wooley and Duke Egan are travelling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while enroute to California. During the stopover, a notorious criminal is murdered, and the two are charged with the crime.When Strangers Marry
6.1
Overview:
A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer.Something to Shout About
5.8
Overview:
A press agent, a composer and a landlord of a theatrical boardinghouse revive vaudeville on Broadway.Alaska
5
Overview:
A man who has been framed on a murder charge is placed in the custody of a crooked U.S. marshal, who is secretly running a murderous claim-jumping gang.Moon Over Montana
NYR
Overview:
Jimmy Wakely and his sidekick "Lasses" White run into trouble as they attempt to hire some cattle cars on the Cattleman's Railroad to take their herd to market. Rancher Joseph Colton has bought up all the cattle cars and intends to purchase the penniless line from principal stockholder Gywnn Randall. She is eager to sell to Colton but doesn't realize that he intends to force all the ranchers out of business once he has control of the line.Belle of the Yukon
4.7
Overview:
Left by a con man, Belle De Valle, a dancer, finds him again in gold-rush Alaska running an honest casino/dance hall.Thundering Hoofs
3.2
Overview:
Bill Underwood falls out with his father and chooses the life of a cowhand rather than take charge of his father's stage line.Saddle Serenade
NYR
Overview:
Doris Rogers, half owner of a dude ranch, as Jimmy Wakely, "Lasses" White and Dusty Smith to help run it. U.S. Marshal Tom Logan, posing as a stage driver, is killed during a mock holdup of new arrivals to the ranch. Brenda Amers and Horatio Pennypacker, eastern jewel thieves, bring their loot to Roy Williams, who owns the other half of the ranch as a blind for his gang which resells stolen jewels. Vaughn, the desk clerk, re-cuts the jewels in a secret room in the ice house. Fearing he will be caught, Brenda refuses Williams her stolen diamonds and hides them in a bar of soap.Acting
1950The Texan Meets Calamity Jane as Colorado Charley
1950The Iroquois Trail as Unknown
1949Red Rock Outlaw as Lasses
1949Mississippi Rhythm as Dixie Dalrymple
1949El Paso as Unknown
1948The Valiant Hombre as Whiskers
1948Indian Agent as Inky
1948The Golden Eye as Pete
1948Panhandle as Old Man Bush (uncredited)
1948Albuquerque as Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
1947Louisiana as Old Timer
1947The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
1947Cheyenne as Charlie (uncredited)
1947Song of the Wasteland as Doc Henderson
1947Six-Gun Serenade as Lasses
1947Rainbow Over the Rockies as Lasses
1947Ginger as Gramps McTavish
1946Song of the Sierras as 'Lasses' White
1946Trail to Mexico as 'Lasses' White
1946Without Reservations as Marine (uncredited)
1946West of the Alamo as Texas Ranger 'Lasses' White
1946Moon Over Montana as Lasses White
1945Lonesome Trail as Lasses White
1945Riders of the Dawn as Lasses White
1945Saddle Serenade as 'Lasses' White
1945Springtime in Texas as Lasses White
1945In Old New Mexico as Clem Petty
1944Belle of the Yukon as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1944Song of the Range as Lasses
1944Alaska as Mark Bennett
1944When Strangers Marry as Old Man
1943The Unknown Guest as Joe Williams
1943Something to Shout About as Uncle Bert
1943Cinderella Swings It as Ed Potts
1942Mug Town as Pirkle
1942The Talk of the Town as Hound Keeper (uncredited)
1942Thundering Hoofs as Whopper Hatch
1942Come on Danger as Whopper
1942Land of the Open Range as Whopper
1942Riding the Wind as Whopper
1941Dude Cowboy as Prof. Whopper Hatch
1941The Bandit Trail as Whopper
1941Sergeant York as Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
1941Six-Gun Gold as Whopper
1941Cyclone on Horseback as Whopper
1941Scattergood Pulls the Strings as Ed Potts
1941The Roundup as Sam Snead
1941Scattergood Baines as Ed Potts
1941Road Show as Constable (uncredited)
1940Dance, Girl, Dance as Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
1940Oklahoma Renegades as Jim Keith
1939Rovin' Tumbleweeds as Storekeeper