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He was also the son of actor/professional boxer Canada Lee (1907–1952).
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Carl Lee
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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." 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 opposite Sammy Davis, Junior. 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 (Bernadette Stanis).
Lee suffered a heroin addiction which led to his death. Mannix (1975)..as Ginger in "Hardball" Caribe(1975)..as Haines in "The Mercenary" The Defenders (1965)..as Philip Dunning in "Eyewitness" The Nurses (1963)..as Lonnie Hill in "Express Stop from Lenox Avenue".
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United States