Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1904-02-29
Day of Death
1957-06-17
Place of Birth
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
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 (18)
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
This Is Elvis
1981
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Ball
1956
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Self
Make Believe Ballroom
1949No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1948
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self
Music Man
1948
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Jimmy Dorsey
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Self
Hollywood Canteen
1944
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Jimmy Dorsey
Lost in a Harem
1944
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Himself
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
⭐ 4.8
Role:
Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
I Dood It
1943No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
La Rosita
1943No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Man That's Groovy
1943
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Unknown
Au Reet
1943
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
The Fleet's In
1942
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Self (archive footage)
