Personal Info
Known Credits
44
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1904-09-17 (121 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known For
Gerardo Luigi Colonna
Jerry Colonna
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerardo Luigi "Jerry" Colonna (September 17, 1904 – November 22, 1986) was an American musician, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and trombonist best remembered as the zaniest of Bob Hope's sidekicks in Hope's popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s. With his pop-eyed facial expressions and walrus-sized handlebar moustache, Colonna was known for singing loudly "in a comic caterwaul," according to Raised on Radio author Gerald Nachman, and f ...
Known For
Acting
2017 --
This Is Bob Hope...
| Self (archive footage)
2002 --
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
| Self (archive footage)
1996 --
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
| Self (archive footage)
1988 --
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
| Self (archive footage)
1977 --
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
| Self
1976 --
Joys
| Self
1962 --
The Road to Hong Kong
| Man Looking For a Match (uncredited)
1958 --
Andy Hardy Comes Home
| Doc
1957 --
Pinocchio
| Ringmaster
1956 --
Meet Me in Las Vegas
| Jerry Colonna
1955 --
Music Land
| Narrator (archive footage)
1952 --
Ellis in Freedomland
| The Waste-away (voice)
1951 --
Alice in Wonderland
| March Hare (voice)
1951 --
Operation Wonderland
| Self
1951 --
Kentucky Jubilee
| Jerry Harris
1950 --
The Brave Engineer
| Narrator
1946 --
Casey at the Bat
| Narrator
1946 --
Make Mine Music
| Narrator (segment "Casey at the Bat") (voice)
1946 --
Road to Utopia
| Man on boat to Alaska (uncredited)
1945 --
It's in the Bag!
| Dr. Greengrass
1944 --
G.I. Journal
|
1944 --
Atlantic City
| The Professor
1944 --
Musical Movieland
| The Texas Tornado
1943 --
Stars on Horseback
|
1942 --
Ice Capades Revue
| Theophilus J. Twitchell
1942 --
Priorities on Parade
| Jeep Jackson
1942 --
True to the Army
| Pvt. 'Pinky' Fothergill
1942 --
Star Spangled Rhythm
| Jerry Colonna
1941 --
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
| Himself
1941 --
Ice-Capades
| Colonna
1941 --
Sis Hopkins
| Professor
1940 --
Melody and Moonlight
| Abner Kellogg
1940 --
Comin' Round the Mountain
| Argyle Phifft
1940 --
Road to Singapore
| Achilles Bombanassa
1939 --
Naughty But Nice
| Allie Gray
1939 --
Sweepstakes Winner
| Nick, the Chef
1938 --
Swingtime in the Movies
| The Texas Tornado
1938 --
Garden of the Moon
| Musician
1938 --
Valley of the Giants
| Saloon Singer
1938 --
Little Miss Broadway
| Band Member
1938 --
Port of Seven Seas
| Arab Rug Dealer
1938 --
The Star Reporter
| Singer-Freddie Rich Orchestra
1937 --
Rosalie
| Joseph
1936 --
Song Hits on Parade
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