Jimmy Dorsey
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.
Filmography
This Is Elvis
1981
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
Make Believe Ballroom
1949
as Self
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Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1948
as Self
Music Man
1948
as Self
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947
as Jimmy Dorsey
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self
Lost in a Harem
1944
as Jimmy Dorsey
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
as Himself
I Dood It
1943
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
- No poster
Man That's Groovy
1943
- No poster
La Rosita
1943
Au Reet
1943
The Fleet's In
1942
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Self (archive footage)
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Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1938
as Orchestra Leader
You Leave Me Breathless
1938
That Girl from Paris
1936
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)