Jimmy Dorsey
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.
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Acting History
1981
This Is Elvis as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1956Jazz Ball as Self (archive footage)
1954Stage Show
1950What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1949Make Believe Ballroom as Self
1948Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra as Self
1948Music Man as Self
1947The Fabulous Dorseys as Jimmy Dorsey
1944Hollywood Canteen as Self
1944Lost in a Harem as Jimmy Dorsey
1944Four Jills in a Jeep as Himself
1943I Dood It as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
1943Au Reet
1943Man That's Groovy
1943La Rosita
1942The Fleet's In as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
1941Birth of the Blues as Self (archive footage)
1938Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra as Orchestra Leader
1938You Leave Me Breathless
1936That Girl from Paris as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)