Leroy Robert White (August 28, 1888 – December 16, 1949), better known as Lee "Lasses" White or Leroy (sometimes Le Roy or Lee Roy) "Lasses" White, was an American vaudeville pianist, songwriter and entertainer who became an actor of the stage, screen and radio. He became famous doing minstrel shows during the early part of the 1900s, and wrote one of the first copyrighted twelve-bar blues, "Nigger Blues". After spending some time on radio, White entered the film industry in the late 1930s. During his eleven-year career he appeared in over 70 films.
Known For
Sergeant York
(1941)
Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance
(1940)
Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
(1942)
Hound Keeper (uncredited)
Panhandle
(1948)
Old Man Bush (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
(1939)
Storekeeper
Oklahoma Renegades
(1940)
Jim Keith
Dance, Girl, Dance
(1940)
Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)
Dude Cowboy
(1941)
Prof. Whopper Hatch
Road Show
(1941)
Constable (uncredited)
The Bandit Trail
(1941)
Whopper
Six-Gun Gold
(1941)
Whopper
Sergeant York
(1941)
Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
Cyclone on Horseback
(1941)
Whopper
The Roundup
(1941)
Sam Snead
Scattergood Baines
(1941)
Ed Potts
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
(1941)
Ed Potts
The Talk of the Town
(1942)
Hound Keeper (uncredited)
Land of the Open Range
(1942)
Whopper
Come on Danger
(1942)
Whopper
Thundering Hoofs
(1942)
Whopper Hatch
Riding the Wind
(1942)
Whopper
Mug Town
(1942)
Pirkle
Something to Shout About
(1943)
Uncle Bert
Cinderella Swings It
(1943)
Ed Potts
The Unknown Guest
(1943)
Joe Williams
Alaska
(1944)
Mark Bennett
When Strangers Marry
(1944)
Old Man
Song of the Range
(1944)
Lasses
Belle of the Yukon
(1944)
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Springtime in Texas
(1945)
Lasses White
In Old New Mexico
(1945)
Clem Petty
Lonesome Trail
(1945)
Lasses White
Saddle Serenade
(1945)
'Lasses' White
Riders of the Dawn
(1945)
Lasses White
West of the Alamo
(1946)
Texas Ranger 'Lasses' White
Trail to Mexico
(1946)
'Lasses' White
Moon Over Montana
(1946)
Lasses White
Without Reservations
(1946)
Marine (uncredited)
Song of the Sierras
(1946)
'Lasses' White
Six-Gun Serenade
(1947)
Lasses
Song of the Wasteland
(1947)
Doc Henderson
Rainbow Over the Rockies
(1947)
Lasses
Ginger
(1947)
Gramps McTavish
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
(1947)
Shotgun Rider (uncredited)
Louisiana
(1947)
Old Timer
The Golden Eye
(1948)
Pete
The Valiant Hombre
(1948)
Whiskers
Indian Agent
(1948)
Inky
Albuquerque
(1948)
Stage Passenger with Juke (uncredited)
Panhandle
(1948)
Old Man Bush (uncredited)
Mississippi Rhythm
(1949)
Dixie Dalrymple
Red Rock Outlaw
(1949)
Lasses
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
(1950)
Colorado Charley
The Iroquois Trail
(1950)