Jimmy Dorsey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 29, 1904
- Died
- June 17, 1957 (aged 53)
- Birthplace
- Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
This Is Elvis
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jazz Ball
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Stage Show
TV · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Make Believe Ballroom
Movie · as Self
Music Man
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Movie · as Self
The Fabulous Dorseys
Movie · as Jimmy Dorsey
Four Jills in a Jeep
Movie · as Himself
Lost in a Harem
Movie · as Jimmy Dorsey
Hollywood Canteen
Movie · as Self
Man That's Groovy
Movie
La Rosita
Movie
I Dood It
Movie · as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
The Fleet's In
Movie · as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Birth of the Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Movie · as Orchestra Leader
You Leave Me Breathless
Movie
That Girl from Paris
Movie · as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)