Canada Lee

Acting

Born March 3, 1907 · Manhattan, New York, US

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 jock…

Known for

Miami Vice

1984

Lifeboat

1944

Body and Soul

1947

Lost Boundaries

1949

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1998

Cry, the Beloved Country

1951

Henry Browne, Farmer

1942

Keep Punching

1939

Acting(8)

1998Scandalize My Name: Stories from the BlacklistStephen Kumalo (archive footage)

Film

1984Miami ViceShango

1951Cry, the Beloved CountryStephen Kumalo

Film