title: Jess Lee Brooks
text: # Jess Lee Brooks
  
  Jess Lee Brooks (June 10, 1894 – December 13, 1944), also known as Jesse Brooks, was an American actor. He is perhaps most famous for playing the African-American church preacher in the critically acclaimed 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
  