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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 4, 1898
Died
December 12, 1965
Place of Birth
Springfield, Missouri, USA
Johnny Lee
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.5
Coachman
North to Alaska
1960
6.1
Servant at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited)
High Time
1960
6.6
Janitor (uncredited)
The Rat Race
1960
6.7
Jess - Cook at Louie's Shack (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
5.5
Amos
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
7.5
Algonquin J. Calhoun
Amos 'n' Andy
1951
0.0
Come On, Cowboy!
1949
0.0
She's Too Mean for Me
1948
0.0
Johnny
Return of Mandy's Husband
1947
6.5
Br'er Rabbit (voice)
Song of the South
1946
Credits
North to Alaska
as Coachman
1960
6.5
High Time
as Servant at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited)
1960
6.1
The Rat Race
as Janitor (uncredited)
1960
6.6
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Jess - Cook at Louie's Shack (uncredited)
1957
6.7
The First Traveling Saleslady
as Amos
1956
5.5
Amos 'n' Andy
as Algonquin J. Calhoun
1951
7.5
Come On, Cowboy!
1949
0.0
She's Too Mean for Me
1948
0.0
Return of Mandy's Husband
as Johnny
1947
0.0
Song of the South
as Br'er Rabbit (voice)
1946
6.5
Stormy Weather
as Lyles (uncredited)
1943
6.9
The Black King
as Count of Zanzibar
1932
5.0