Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born February 9, 1893
Comedian, composer, actor, singer and songwriter ("Inka Dinka Doo") Jimmy Durante was educated in New York public schools. He began his career as a Coney Island pianist, and organized a five-piece band in 1916. He opened the Club Durant with Eddie Jackson and Lou Clayton, with whom he later formed a comedy trio for vaudeville and on television. He appeared in the Broadway musicals "Show Girl", "The New Yorkers", "Strike Me Pink", "Jumbo", "Red Hot and Blue", and "Stars in Your Eyes". By 1936, he had appeared at the Palladium in London. Later he had his own radio and television shows, and was a featured headliner in night clubs. Biographer Gene Fowler wrote his biography, "Schnozzola". Joining ASCAP in 1941, he collaborated musically with Jackie Barnett and Ben Ryan, and his other popular song compositions include "I'm Jimmy That Well-Dressed Man", "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway", "I Ups to Him and He Ups to Me", "Daddy Your Mamma Is Lonesome For You", "Umbriago", "Any State In the Forty-Eight", "Chidabee Chidabee Chidabee", and "I'm Jimmy's Girl".
MovieNice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
as Self - Comedian (archive footage)
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
as Self
MovieDon Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
2011
as Himself
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as (archive footage)
MovieMarlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieVaudeville
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
as Self (Archival Footage)
MovieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
MovieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
MovieShowbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
MovieIt's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThat's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
The Don Knotts Show
1970
as Self
MovieBrasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFrosty the Snowman
1969
as Narrator (voice)
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters
1969
as Self
MovieThe Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Mothers-in-Law
1967
as Jimmy Durante
MovieAlice Through the Looking Glass
1966
as Humpty Dumpty
Murder at N.B.C.
1966
TVThe Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
MovieIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Smiler Grogan
TVThe Jerry Lewis Show
1963
as Self
MovieBilly Rose's Jumbo
1962
as Anthony ('Pop') Wonder
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Jimmy Durante
MovieThe New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self - Host
MovieThe Last Judgment
1961
as The man with the large nose
MoviePepe
1960
as Jimmy Durante
MovieThe Frank Sinatra Timex Show
1959
as Self
Sunday Showcase
1959
MovieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
MovieBeau James
1957
as Jimmy Durante
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
as Self - Host
Summer Playhouse
1954
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieThe Milkman
1950
as Breezy Albright
Four Star Revue
1950
as Host
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
MovieThe Great Rupert
1950
as Mr. Louie Amendola
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieOn an Island with You
1948
as Buckley
MovieThis Time for Keeps
1947
as Ferdi Farro
MovieIt Happened in Brooklyn
1947
as Nick Lombardi
MovieTwo Sisters from Boston
1946
as 'Spike'
MovieMusic for Millions
1944
as Andrews
MovieTwo Girls and a Sailor
1944
as Billy Kipp / Julian Kipp
MovieBreakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
MovieYou're in the Army Now
1941
as Homer "Jeeper" Smith
MovieThe Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Banjo
MovieMelody Ranch
1940
as Cornelius J. Courtney
MovieLittle Miss Broadway
1938
as Jimmy Clayton
MovieSally, Irene and Mary
1938
as Jefferson Twitchel
MovieStart Cheering
1938
as Willie Gumbatz
MovieLand Without Music
1936
as Jonah J. Whistler
MovieScreen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
MovieCarnival
1935
as Fingers
MovieStudent Tour
1934
as Hank Merman
MovieHollywood Party
1934
as Jimmy Durante
MovieStrictly Dynamite
1934
as Moxie
MovieHollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934
as Self
MovieHollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self
MovieGeorge White's Scandals
1934
as Happy McGillicuddy
MoviePalooka
1934
as Knobby Walsh
MovieMeet the Baron
1933
as Joe McGoo
MovieBroadway to Hollywood
1933
as Jimmy
MovieHell Below
1933
as Ptomaine' - Ships Cook
MovieWhat! No Beer?
1933
as Jimmy Potts
MovieGive a Man a Job
1933
Prohibition Newsreel No. 7
1933
as Self
MoviePlumber in love
1932
as Tony
MovieHollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932
as Self
MovieThe Phantom President
1932
as Curly
MovieBlondie of the Follies
1932
as Jimmy
MovieSpeak Easily
1932
as James
MovieHollywood on Parade
1932
as Self
MovieThe Wet Parade
1932
as Abe Shilling
MovieThe Passionate Plumber
1932
as Julius J. McCracken
MovieThe Christmas Party
1931
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
MovieThe Cuban Love Song
1931
as O.O. Jones
MovieNew Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
1931
as Schnozzle
MovieThe March of Time
1930
as Self
MovieRoadhouse Nights
1930
as Daffy (as Durante)
