Johnny Lee
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 vaudevill...
Known For
Filmography
The Rat Race
1960
as Janitor (uncredited)
North to Alaska
1960
as Coachman
High Time
1960
as Servant at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Jess - Cook at Louie's Shack (uncredited)
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
as Amos
The Narrow Margin
1952
as Waiter (uncredited)
Amos 'n' Andy
1951
as Calhoun
Come On, Cowboy!
1949
She's Too Mean for Me
1948
Return of Mandy's Husband
1947
as Johnny
Song of the South
1946
as Br'er Rabbit (voice)
Stormy Weather
1943
as Lyles (uncredited)
The Black King
1932
as Count of Zanzibar