Jimmy Dorsey
Acting
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.
Filmography 20
Movies (18)
This Is Elvis1981Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jazz Ball1956Self (archive footage)
Make Believe Ballroom1949Self- Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra1948Self
Music Man1948Self
The Fabulous Dorseys1947Jimmy Dorsey
Hollywood Canteen1944Self
Lost in a Harem1944Jimmy Dorsey
Four Jills in a Jeep1944Himself
I Dood It1943Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)- La Rosita1943
- Man That's Groovy1943
Au Reet1943
The Fleet's In1942Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Birth of the Blues1941Self (archive footage)- Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra1938Orchestra Leader
You Leave Me Breathless1938
That Girl from Paris1936Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
Shows (2)
Stage Show1954
What's My Line?1950Self