Johnny Lee
Biography
Biography
At the tender age of ten, Johnny Lee began his entertainment career as an actor. Johnny Lee's acting career began mostly with his roles in various films, such as the Ginger Rogers comedy "The First Traveling Saleslady" (1956), the Shirley Booth dramatic adaptation "Hot Spell" (1958) and the John Wayne comedic adventure "North to Alaska" (1960). He also appeared in "The Hindenburg" (1975) and the John Travolta drama "Urban Cowboy" (1980). He worked in television in his early acting career as well, including a part on "Dobie Gillis" (CBS, 1959-1963). In the eighties and the nineties, Johnny Lee devoted his time to various credits, such as "A Town Like Alice" (PBS, 1981-82), "School Spirit" with Tom Nolan (1985) and "The Protector" with Jackie Chan (1985). He also worked on "Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive" (1990). In the nineties and the early 2000s, Johnny Lee lent his talents to projects like "First Strike" (1997), "Latin Boys Go to Hell" (1997) starring Irwin Ossa and "Mr. Magoo" (1997) starring Leslie Nielsen. His credits also expanded to "The Monkey's Mask" (2001) and "The New Guy" with Eddie Griffin (2002). Most recently, Johnny Lee acted on "The Last Ship" (TNT, 2013-).
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