Jess Lee Brooks

Jess Lee Brooks (June 10, 1894 – December 13, 1944), also known as Jesse Brooks, was an American actor. He played an African-American church preacher in the motion picture Sullivan's Travels, where he leads his congregation in singing "Go Down Moses".

Partial filmography

 * Dark Manhattan (1937)
 * Spirit of Youth (1938)
 * Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
 * The Sun Never Sets (1939)
 * Four Shall Die (1940) as Bill Summers
 * Sullivan's Travels (1941) (uncredited) as Black preacher
 * Lucky Ghost (1942) as Door Man
 * Jungle Siren (1942) as Chief Selangi
 * Broken Strings (1942)
 * Mr. & Mrs. North (1942) as Oscar
 * Drums of the Congo (1942) as Chief Madjeduka
 * Thank Your Lucky Stars (uncredited) as The Justice
 * Girl Crazy (1943) as Bickets
 * Son of Dracula (1943) (uncredited) as Steven