Johnny Lee

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Johnny Lee

Born 1898-07-04 Springfield, Missouri, USA 12 films

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. M…

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Filmography

12 films
High Time poster

Despite the dissapproval of his grown son and daughter, 51-year-old widdower and wealthy restaurant…

High Time

★ 6.4 1960

The Rat Race poster

An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer…

The Rat Race

★ 6.8 1960

Stormy Weather poster

The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of th…

Stormy Weather

★ 6.9 1943

The Black King poster

A confident and unscrupulous minister begins a 'back to Africa' movement, proclaiming himself Emper…

The Black King

★ 6.3 1932