Jimmy Dorsey
Age: 53 | From: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1904-02-29 09:20:25
Death: 1957-06-17 09:20:25
Aliases: James Francis Dorsey
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 8
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
What's My Line?
(1950) Self - Mystery Guest
This Is Elvis
(1981) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fabulous Dorseys
(1947) Jimmy Dorsey
The Fleet's In
(1942) Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Birth of the Blues
(1941) Self (archive footage)
Make Believe Ballroom
(1949) Self
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
(1938) Orchestra Leader
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
(1948) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1954 | N/A | |
| 1950 | Self - Mystery Guest | |
| 1949 | Self | |
| 1948 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| 1947 | Jimmy Dorsey | |
| 1944 | Self | |
| Jimmy Dorsey | ||
| Himself | ||
| 1943 | Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra) | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1942 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader | |
| 1941 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1938 | Orchestra Leader | |
| N/A | ||
| 1936 | Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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