Carl Lee (actor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Lee (actor)

American actor

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1926

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1986

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Carl Lee (November 22, 1926 – April 17, 1986), born Carl Vincent Canegata, was an American actor.
His father was actor/professional boxer Canada Lee (1907–1952).In a 2000 interview, filmmaker James Toback stated, "In the sort of hip world of New York, Carl Lee was the hip-black-actor icon.
He was for hip people what Sidney Poitier was for mainstream people."Lee played a heroin dealer, the title role in the Obie Award-winning play The Connection.
He later appeared in the film version.Lee, who made his first film appearance in the 1954 film Human Desire, went on to appear in such films as A Man Called Adam in 1966 opposite Sammy Davis, Jr.
and Cicely Tyson, and the now classic blaxploitation film Superfly (with the late Ron O'Neal) in 1972.
He also appeared in various television roles in such shows as The Defenders, Mannix, and Good Times ("Willona's Surprise", 1977) in a memorable performance in which he portrayed Willona Woods's ex-husband Ray, who makes sexual advances towards Thelma Evans (Bernadette Stanis). Lee suffered a heroin addiction which led to his death.