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name: "Lee MacGregor"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lee-macgregor"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 October 1924"
died: "23 June 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T02:06:37.319093+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Lee MacGregor

Actor. Born 19 October 1924 in El Paso, Texas, USA. Died 23 June 1961.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 October 1924, El Paso, Texas, USA
- **Died:** 23 June 1961
- **Active:** 1947–1949
- **Also known as:** Leo Robert Weismantel
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0532343/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78307

## Biography

Lee MacGregor (born Leo Robert Weismantel) was an American actor. He appeared in supporting and uncredited roles in numerous films during the late 1940s and early 1950s, often in military or western parts.

He made his screen debut in 1947 and is credited as Lieutenant Zimmerman in the 1949 war film *Twelve O'Clock High*. Other credits include *Gentleman's Agreement* (1947), *Sitting Pretty* (1948) and *Road House* (1948). A veteran of the Second World War, he served as a medic in the US Army before changing his name and signing contracts with 20th Century-Fox and RKO.

MacGregor retired from acting in 1952 and returned to El Paso, Texas, where he died in 1961. He is buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.

*Sources: imdb.com, findagrave.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Twelve O'Clock High* (1949), Fi1m 83, as Lieutenant Zimmerman — [page](https://film.one/film/twelve-oclock-high.md)
- *Gentleman's Agreement* (1947), Fi1m 64, as Bellboy — [page](https://film.one/film/gentlemans-agreement.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Above and Beyond* (1953), as Gen. Robert's Aide
- *Toughest Man in Arizona* (1952), Actor
- *What Price Glory* (1952), as Young Marine
- *Hot Lead* (1951), as Bob Jackson
- *Best of the Badmen* (1951), as Lieutenant Blaine
- *Sealed Cargo* (1951), as Flight Lt. Cameron
- *Two Flags West* (1950), as Cal (uncredited)
- *A Ticket to Tomahawk* (1950), as Gilo
- *Three Came Home* (1950), as Sailor
- *Twelve O'Clock High* (1949), as Lieutenant Zimmerman — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/twelve-oclock-high.md)
- *You're My Everything* (1949), as Cameraman (uncredited)
- *It Happens Every Spring* (1949), as Student (uncredited)
- *Mr. Belvedere Goes to College* (1949), as Hickey
- *Road House* (1948), as Man
- *The Luck of the Irish* (1948), as Groom
- *Sitting Pretty* (1948), as Jitterbug (uncredited)
- *Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!* (1948), as Ches Forrester (uncredited)
- *You Were Meant for Me* (1948), as Roy
- *Gentleman's Agreement* (1947), as Bellboy — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/gentlemans-agreement.md)
- *Mother Wore Tights* (1947), as Boy (uncredited)
- *Moss Rose* (1947), as Bellboy (uncredited)

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