Canada Lee
Birthday: 1907-03-03 | Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, USCanada 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 production of Macbeth adapted and directed by Orson Welles. A champion of civil rights in the 1930s and 1940s, Lee was blacklisted and died shortly before he was scheduled to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He advanced the African American tradition in theatre pioneered by such actors as Paul Robeson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Canada Lee , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Stephen Kumalo (archive footage)
as Stephen Kumalo
as Lt. 'Dixie' Thompson
as Ben Chaplin
as Joe Spencer
as Narrator (voice)
as Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer)
