Acting credits
12
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Johnny Lee
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
Low visibility
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Movies: 12Series: 1Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 198203
IMDb ID: nm0496739
Known for: Acting
Born: July 4, 1898
Died: December 12, 1965
Age: 67
Place of birth: Springfield, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1932 - 2023
Years active: 92
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q3182931
Other jobs
Utility Stunts (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Johnny Lee.
4.0
Dante's Hotel
Utility Stunts
2023 Movie
6.5
North to Alaska
as Coachman
1960 Movie
6.1
High Time
as Servant at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited)
1960 Movie
6.6
The Rat Race
as Janitor (uncredited)
1960 Movie
6.7
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Jess - Cook at Louie's Shack (uncredited)
1957 Movie
5.5
The first traveling saleslady
as Amos
1956 Movie
Come On, Cowboy!
1949 Movie
She's Too Mean for Me
1948 Movie
Return of Mandy's Husband
as Johnny
1947 Movie
6.5
Song of the South
as Br'er Rabbit (voice)
1946 Movie
6.9
Stormy Weather
as Lyles (uncredited)
1943 Movie
5.0
The Black King
as Count of Zanzibar
1932 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Johnny Lee.
