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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Sergeant York (1941) — Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
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The Talk of the Town (1942) — Hound Keeper (uncredited)
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Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) — Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Dillinger (1945) — Cement Contractor (uncredited)
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When Strangers Marry (1944) — Old Man
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Albuquerque (1948) — Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
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Without Reservations (1946) — Marine (uncredited)
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The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) — Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
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El Paso (1949)
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Panhandle (1948) — Old Man Bush (uncredited)
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The Golden Eye (1948) — Pete
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Cheyenne (1947) — Charlie (uncredited)
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Road Show (1941) — Constable (uncredited)
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Belle of the Yukon (1944) — Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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Something to Shout About (1943) — Uncle Bert
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The Iroquois Trail (1950) — Taggart - a Villager (uncredited)
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Come on Danger (1942) — Whopper
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The Bandit Trail (1941) — Whopper
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Thundering Hoofs (1942) — Whopper Hatch
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Cyclone on Horseback (1941) — Whopper
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Indian Agent (1948) — Inky
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Scattergood Baines (1941) — Ed Potts
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Dude Cowboy (1941) — Prof. Whopper Hatch
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Six-Gun Serenade (1947) — Lasses
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Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939) — Storekeeper
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Six-Gun Gold (1941) — Whopper
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Lonesome Trail (1945) — Lasses White
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Alaska (1944) — Mark Bennett
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Mississippi Rhythm (1949) — Dixie Dalrymple
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Mug Town (1942) — Pirkle
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The Roundup (1941) — Sam Snead
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In Old New Mexico (1945) — Clem Petty
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Cinderella Swings It (1943) — Ed Potts
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Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941) — Ed Potts
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Riders of the Dawn (1945) — Lasses White
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Saddle Serenade (1945) — 'Lasses' White
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The Texan Meets Calamity Jane (1950) — Colorado Charley
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Louisiana (1947) — Old Timer
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Oklahoma Renegades (1940) — Jim Keith
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The Unknown Guest (1943) — Joe Williams