Jimmy Dorsey
Actor
Born February 29, 1904 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
This Is Elvis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
Stage Show
What's My Line?
Self
Make Believe Ballroom
Self
Music Man
Self
The Fabulous Dorseys
Jimmy Dorsey
Hollywood Canteen
Self
Lost in a Harem
Jimmy Dorsey
Four Jills in a Jeep
Himself
I Dood It
Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
Au Reet
The Fleet's In
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
You Leave Me Breathless
That Girl from Paris
Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)