Canada Lee
Born: 1907-03-03 in Manhattan, New York, US
Died: 1952-05-09
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 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.
Filmography
1998
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist as Stephen Kumalo (archive footage)
1984
- Miami Vice as Shango
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)