Personal Info
Known Credits
30
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1916-03-15 (109 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Albany, Georgia, USA
Also Known For
Harry Haag James
Harry James
Biography
Harry James was born in a rundown hotel next to the city jail in Albany, Georgia. His mother and father were members of a circus - she as a trapeze artist and he a band leader - with the Mighty Haag Circus. At seven, they settled in Beaumont, Texas where Harry learned yo play drums. By twelve, he was playing trumpet in the Christy Brothers circus band. In 1936 James joined Ben Pollack's band, soon leaving to lead the brass section of Benny Goodman's band. He even once applied to Lawrence We ...
Known For
Acting
2017 --
This Is Bob Hope...
| Self (archive footage)
1994 --
That's Entertainment! III
| (archive footage)
1983 --
The Sting II
| Band Leader
1982 --
Showbiz Goes to War
| (archive footage)
1979 --
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
| Self
1976 --
That's Entertainment, Part II
| (archive footage)
1961 --
The Ladies Man
| Harry James
1957 --
Outlaw Queen
| Rick Mason
1956 --
The Opposite Sex
| Harry James
1956 --
The Benny Goodman Story
|
1953 --
How to Marry a Millionaire
| Radio Trumpeter (uncredited)
1950 --
I'll Get By
| Harry James
1948 --
On Our Merry Way
| Harry James
1947 --
Carnegie Hall
| Harry James
1946 --
If I'm Lucky
| Earl Gordon
1946 --
Do You Love Me
| Barry Clayton
1945 --
The All-Star Bond Rally
| Self
1944 --
Bathing Beauty
| Harry James
1944 --
Two Girls and a Sailor
| Harry James
1944 --
The Shining Future
| Self
1943 --
Swing Fever
| Harry James (uncredited)
1943 --
Swing Fever
| Harry James
1943 --
Best Foot Forward
| Himself
1942 --
Springtime in the Rockies
| Harry James
1942 --
Private Buckaroo
| Harry James
1942 --
Trumpet Serenade
|
1942 --
Syncopation
| Harry James
1940 --
Too Many Girls
| Orchestra Leader
1938 --
Hollywood Hotel
| Benny Goodman Trumpeter (uncredited)
1937 --
L'empreinte rouge
| Le maire