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Johnny Lee
Acting
04 Jul 1898
† 12 Dec 1965
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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 vaudevill...
Johnny Lee's Movies
65%
Song of the South
12 Nov 1946
73%
The Narrow Margin
03 May 1952
67%
The Spirit of St. Louis
01 Apr 1957
65%
North to Alaska
07 Nov 1960
69%
Stormy Weather
21 Jul 1943
66%
The Rat Race
10 Jul 1960
55%
The First Traveling Saleslady
01 Aug 1956
61%
High Time
16 Sept 1960
50%
The Black King
15 Mar 1932
0%
Return of Mandy's Husband
22 May 1947
0%
Come On, Cowboy!
01 Jan 1949
0%
She's Too Mean for Me
23 Aug 1948
