Jimmy Dorsey
Acting
Born Feb 29, 1904
-- Died Jun 17, 1957
· Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957) was an American bandleader, saxophonist, conductor, songwriter and composer. Through the 1920s he was a saxophonist in orchestras including those of Paul Whiteman, Red Nichols, and the California Ramblers. He formed an orchestra with his brother Tommy lasting from 1933 to 1935. He led his own orchestra before rejoining Tommy's orchestra in 1953 and taking over the orchestra after Tommy's death.
Filmography on SassyFlix
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Also Known For
7.0
movie
This Is Elvis
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
7.0
tv
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
7.3
movie
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
1944
5.5
movie
Lost in a Harem
as Jimmy Dorsey
1944
6.0
movie
The Fabulous Dorseys
as Jimmy Dorsey
1947
6.0
movie
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
1941
6.5
movie
That Girl from Paris
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
1936
4.2
movie
I Dood It
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
1943
6.2
movie
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Himself
1944
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5.0
movie
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Orchestra Leader
1938
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movie
The Fleet's In
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
1942
5.5
movie
Au Reet
1943