Al Jolson

Al Jolson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

26/05/1886

Day of Death

23/10/1950
(64) years old

Place of Birth

Sredniki, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Seredzius, Lithuania]

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Al Jolson (May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian singer, comedian and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer".He was born in the Russian Empire (the part of which is now in Lithuania) and emigrated to America at the a... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2025

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Sunshine State

as Self (archive footage)

2007

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to...

as Self (archive footage)

1990

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

as (archive footage)

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

1976

Salsa

as (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1961

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as Self (archive footage)

1952

Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

as Self (archive footage)

1951

Purple Heart Diary

as Al Jolson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950

The Golden Twenties

as Self (archive footage)

1949

Jolson Sings Again

as Himself (singing voice) (uncredited)

1946

The Jolson Story

as Singing Voice / Al Jolson (uncredited)

1945

Rhapsody in Blue

as Al Jolson

1944

Take It or Leave It

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1943

The Voice That Thrilled the World

as Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archiv...

1939

Swanee River

as Edwin P. Christy

1939

Hollywood Cavalcade

as Al Jolson

1939

Rose of Washington Square

as Ted Cotter

1938

Hollywood Handicap

as Himself

1937

Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

as Self (uncredited)

1937

A Day at Santa Anita

as Al Jolson (uncredited)

1936

The Singing Kid

as Al Jackson

1935

Go Into Your Dance

as Al Howard

1934

Wonder Bar

as Al Wonder

1930

Big Boy

as Gus

1930

Show Girl in Hollywood

as Al Jolsen

1930

Mammy

as Al Fuller

1929

New York Nights

as Al Jolson

1929

Say It with Songs

as Joe Lane

1928

The Singing Fool

as Al Stone

1927

The Jazz Singer

as Jakie Rabinowitz

1926

A Plantation Act

as Self

Crew

1990

Jacob's Ladder

as Songs