Canada Lee

Personal Info

Birthday: 1907-03-03

Age: 118

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, US

Known For: Acting

Biography

Canada Lee (born Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata; March 3, 1907 – May 9, 1952) was an American professional boxer and then an actor who pioneered roles for African Americans. After careers as a jockey, boxer and musician, he became an actor in the Federal Theatre Project, including the 1936 produc...

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Filmography

Lifeboat

Joe Spencer

Body and Soul

Ben Chaplin

Cry, the Beloved Country

Stephen Kumalo

Keep Punching

Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer)

Lost Boundaries

Lt. 'Dixie' Thompson

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Stephen Kumalo (archive footage)

Henry Browne, Farmer

Narrator (voice)

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