Cause of death Heart attack Spouse(s) Jenrive Lee Nationality American Name Johnny Lee | Other names John D. Lee, Jr. Role Singer Occupation Actor, singer, dancer Movies Song of the South | |
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Full Name John Dotson Lee, Jr. Died December 12, 1965, Los Angeles, California, United States Similar People Wilfred Jackson, Ralph Wright, Andrew L Stone | ||
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John Dotson "Johnny" 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. He is probably best remembered 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.
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Much of his career was spent in vaudeville, but he also performed in motion pictures, on recordings and in 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.