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Johnny Lee

1898 - 1965 (age 67) • Acting

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.

Known For

Dante's Hotel

38%

Utility Stunts

2023

Amos 'n' Andy

76%

Algonquin J. Calhoun

1951

Come On, Cowboy!

70%
1949

She's Too Mean for Me

100%
1948

Return of Mandy's Husband

70%

Johnny

1947

Dante's Hotel

38%

Utility Stunts

2023

North to Alaska

65%

Coachman

1960

High Time

64%

Servant at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited)

1960

The Rat Race

67%

Janitor (uncredited)

1960

The Spirit of St. Louis

67%

Jess - Cook at Louie's Shack (uncredited)

1957

The First Traveling Saleslady

56%

Amos

1956

The Narrow Margin

73%

Waiter (uncredited)

1952

Amos 'n' Andy

76%

Algonquin J. Calhoun

1951

Come On, Cowboy!

70%
1949

She's Too Mean for Me

100%
1948

Return of Mandy's Husband

70%

Johnny

1947

Song of the South

65%

Br'er Rabbit (voice)

1946

Stormy Weather

69%

Lyles (uncredited)

1943

The Black King

63%

Count of Zanzibar

1932

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