Acting · Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA · Born February 29, 1904
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.
MovieThis Is Elvis
1981
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieJazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
TVStage Show
1954
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieMake Believe Ballroom
1949
as Self
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1948
as Self
MovieMusic Man
1948
as Self
MovieThe Fabulous Dorseys
1947
as Jimmy Dorsey
MovieHollywood Canteen
1944
as Self
MovieLost in a Harem
1944
as Jimmy Dorsey
MovieFour Jills in a Jeep
1944
as Himself
MovieI Dood It
1943
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
Man That's Groovy
1943
La Rosita
1943
MovieAu Reet
1943
MovieThe Fleet's In
1942
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
MovieBirth of the Blues
1941
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1938
as Orchestra Leader
MovieYou Leave Me Breathless
1938
MovieThat Girl from Paris
1936
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
