Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

30/05/1909

Day of Death

13/06/1986
(77) years old

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

The King of Swing! Famed clarinetist, composer ("Stompin' at the Savoy") and conductor, educated at the Lewis Institute in Chicago and a student of Schillinger and Schoepp. He was a clarinetist with the orchestras of Bix Beiderbecke, Jules Herbuveaux, Arnold Johnson and Ben Pollack, and also pla... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2022

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

as Self (archive footage)

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of ...

as Self (archive footage)

1993

Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdo...

as Self (archive footage)

1976

Copland Conducts Copland

as Self - Clarinet

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1955

Music Land

as Orchestra Leader (archive footage)

1948

A Song Is Born

as Professor Magenbruch

1946

Make Mine Music

as Self (voice)

1944

Sweet and Low-Down

as Benny Goodman

1943

The Gang's All Here

as Benny Goodman

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as Benny Goodman

1943

The Powers Girl

as Self - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

1942

Syncopation

as Benny Goodman

1941

Birth of the Blues

as Self (archive footage)

1938

Hollywood Hotel

as Benny Goodman, Leader of His Orchestra

1936

The Big Broadcast of 1937

as Benny Goodman

1929

Me and the Boys

as Self - Clarinet

Crew

1963

Sackgasse

as Original Music Composer