Actor
Father of actress Marilee Phelps and grandfather of music supervisor Madeleine Smith
With over 600 confirmed film appearances over a 35 year span, Lee is near the top of the list of Hollywoods most prolific but virtually unknown supporting players.
He appeared in three Best Picture Academy Award winners, the last two of which were in consecutive years: Grand Hotel (1932/I) , You Cant Take It with You and Gone with the Wind . Lionel Barrymore also appeared in both of the first two films.
