Eddie Lee | |
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![]() Lee in Sunset Range (1935) | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | July 28, 1899
Died | August 20, 1979 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Character actor |
Years active | 1932–1955 |
Eddie Lee (July 28, 1899 – August 20, 1979) was a character actor from the 1930s through the 1950s. Of Asian descent, he played mainly bit parts such as cooks and soldiers. While most of his over 80 roles were uncredited, he did have a few significant roles, such as in 1935's Sunset Range , Panic on the Air (1936), and 1943's The Man From Thunder River . [1]
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