Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

29/02/1904

Day of Death

17/06/1957
(53) years old

Place of Birth

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 1... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1981

This Is Elvis

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1956

Jazz Ball

as Self (archive footage)

1948

Music Man

as Self

1947

The Fabulous Dorseys

as Jimmy Dorsey

1944

Lost in a Harem

as Jimmy Dorsey

1944

Four Jills in a Jeep

as Himself

1943

I Dood It

as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchest...

1942

The Fleet's In

as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader

1941

Birth of the Blues

as Self (archive footage)

1938

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

as Orchestra Leader

1936

That Girl from Paris

as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)