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American singer, dancer, and actor (1898–1965)

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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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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

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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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