Johnny Lee
Sign in to saveAmerican singer, dancer, and actor (1898–1965)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 15
Top works
- Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling in Water Infrastructure
- Why We Kill and How You Can Stop It
- Black Jack
- I survived a communist slaughter
- Looking for Love
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Film & TV
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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…
Known for
- The Rat Race — Janitor (uncredited)1960
- North to Alaska — Coachman1960
- High Time — Servant at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited)1960
- The Spirit of St. Louis — Jess - Cook at Louie's Shack (uncredited)1957
- The First Traveling Saleslady — Amos1956
- The Narrow Margin — Waiter (uncredited)1952
- Amos 'n' Andy — Calhoun1951
- Come On, Cowboy!1949
- She's Too Mean for Me1948
- Return of Mandy's Husband — Johnny1947
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1920-05-26
- Active to
- 2002-01-21
Discography
- Fever (Stereo Version)
- Rendezvous With Peggy Lee1948
- Benny Goodman and His Orchestra and Sextet; Vocals by Peggy Lee1948
- South Pacific1949
- Road To Bali (Selections From The Paramount Picture)1952
- Black Coffee With Peggy Lee1953
- Selections from Irving Berlin’s White Christmas1954
- Songs in an Intimate Style1954
- Black Coffee With Peggy Lee1956
- Dream Street1957
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 86,540
- Total plays
- 699,101
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Johnny Lee was born in Texas City, Texas, in the southeastern part of the Lone Star State, and raised on a farm in nearby Alta Loma. In high school he formed a band called Johnny Lee and the Roadrunners, which won local and state-wide competitions. After high school, Lee enlisted in the Navy and served a tour of duty on the USS Chicago guided missle cruiser. He first made the national charts in 1973 on Dot Records with singles like Red Sails in the Sunset, Country Party, and Sometimes. <a hre
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johnny
- Family name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1898-07-04
- date of death
- 1965-12-12
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1932-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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