Canada Lee

Canada Lee

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

03/03/1907

Day of Death

09/05/1952
(45) years old

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York, US

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... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1998

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Bla...

as Stephen Kumalo (archive footage)

1951

Cry, the Beloved Country

as Stephen Kumalo

1949

Lost Boundaries

as Lt. 'Dixie' Thompson

1947

Body and Soul

as Ben Chaplin

1944

Lifeboat

as Joe Spencer

1942

Henry Browne, Farmer

as Narrator (voice)

1939

Keep Punching

as Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer)