Jimmy Dorsey
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1904-02-29 · Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- 1957-06-17
Known for
- This Is Elvis (1981) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- What's My Line? (1950) — Self
- Hollywood Canteen (1944) — Self
- Lost in a Harem (1944) — Jimmy Dorsey
- The Fabulous Dorseys (1947) — Jimmy Dorsey
- Birth of the Blues (1941) — Self (archive footage)
- I Dood It (1943) — Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
- That Girl from Paris (1936) — Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
- Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) — Himself
- Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (1938) — Orchestra Leader
- The Fleet's In (1942) — Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
- Make Believe Ballroom (1949) — Self
- Jazz Ball (1956) — Self (archive footage)
- Music Man (1948) — Self
- You Leave Me Breathless (1938)
- La Rosita (1943)