Rudy Vallee
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 28, 1901
- Died
- July 6, 1986 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Island Pond, Vermont, USA
Biography
Rudy Vallee started his career as a saxophone player and singer and later became a band leader. In the 1920s and early 30s he had a hit radio program, The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour (where he was hated by his cast and crew due to his explosive ego-driven personality). In the early 1930's he was ranked with the likes of Bing Crosby and the tragic Russ Columbo in the Hit Parade. A huge hit on radio in 1933 with his program, initially known as 'The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour,' Vallee was considered a slave driver by his staff. He was known to instigate fist fights with virtually anyone who got on his nerves. During the run of his show he slugged photographers, threw sheet music in the faces of pianists' heads and if provoked, would sock hecklers in the nose. While audiences loved him, he was hated by most of his staff. As a very popular star in night clubs and on records, as well as in movies, he helped other singers like Alice Faye - who was for a while his band singer - and Frances Langford to start their careers. In his early movies he often played the romantic lead, but he switched later to stuffy and comic parts. He also appeared on Broadway. The mid-60's Broadway hit "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" was filmed in 1967 with him in his original Broadway role.
Known For
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Filmography
Lydia
Movie · as Barker
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Perfect Woman
Movie · as Tock
Men Who Rate a 10
Movie · as Self
CHiPs
TV · as Arthur Forbinger · 1 ep
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Movie · as Autograph Hound
Slashed Dreams
Movie · as Proprietor
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ellery Queen
TV · as Alvin Winer · 1 ep
Alias Smith and Jones
TV · 2 eps
The Chicago Teddy Bears
TV · 1 ep
The Phynx
Movie · as Rudy Vallee
Night Gallery
TV · as Dr. Francis Deeking · 1 ep
Live a Little, Love a Little
Movie · as Louis Penlow
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Movie · as Opening Narrator (voice)
Here's Lucy
TV · as Rudy Vallee · 1 ep
The Name of the Game
TV · as Myron Lesser · 1 ep
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Movie · as J. B. Biggley
Batman
TV · as Lord Marmaduke Ffogg · 4 eps
Petticoat Junction
TV · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
Hansel and Gretel
Movie · as Father
The Helen Morgan Story
Movie · as Self
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
TV · as Rudy Vallee · 1 ep
Jazz Ball
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Movie · as Rudy Vallee
Ricochet Romance
Movie · as Worthington Higgenmacher
December Bride
TV · 2 eps
The Admiral Was a Lady
Movie · as Peter Pedigrew
The Golden Twenties
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Your Show of Shows
TV · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Movie · as Charles Hingleman
Mother Is a Freshman
Movie · as John Heaslip
Father Was a Fullback
Movie · as Mr. Jessup
Unfaithfully Yours
Movie · as August Henshler
I Remember Mama
Movie · as Dr. Johnson
My Dear Secretary
Movie · as Charles Harris
So This Is New York
Movie · as Herbert Daley
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 7 eps
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Movie · as Lynn Sargent
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Movie · as Tommy
Kraft Television Theatre
TV · as Bromley · 1 ep
People Are Funny
Movie · as Ormsby Jamison
The Fabulous Suzanne
Movie · as Hendrick Courtney Jr.
Man Alive
Movie · as Gordon Tolliver
It's in the Bag!
Movie · as Rudy Vallee
11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"
Movie · as Himself - Bandleader
Happy Go Lucky
Movie · as Alfred Monroe
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Movie · as Himself
The Palm Beach Story
Movie · as John D. Hackensacker III
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Movie
Time Out for Rhythm
Movie · as Daniel 'Danny' Collins
Too Many Blondes
Movie · as Dick Kerrigan
Rodeo Dough
Movie · as Rudy Vallee
Second Fiddle
Movie · as Roger Maxwell
Gold Diggers in Paris
Movie · as Terry Moore
Breakdowns of 1938
Movie · as Rudy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sweet Music
Movie · as Skip Houston
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Movie · as Himself (uncredited)
Things You Never See on the Screen
Movie · as Self
George White's Scandals
Movie · as Jimmy Martin
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
Movie · as Self
International House
Movie · as Himself
Rudy Vallee Melodies
Movie · as Self
The Musical Doctor
Movie · as Dr. Vallee
Betty Co-ed
Movie · as Himself
Kitty from Kansas City
Movie · as Singer with Handlebar Moustache
Campus Sweethearts
Movie
Glorifying the American Girl
Movie · as Self
The Vagabond Lover
Movie · as Rudy Bronson
Radio Rhythm
Movie · as Rudy Vallee