Personal Info
Known Credits
18
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1904-02-29 (121 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known For
James Francis Dorsey
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. ...
Acting
1981 --
This Is Elvis
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1956 --
Jazz Ball
| Self (archive footage)
1949 --
Make Believe Ballroom
| Self
1948 --
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
| Self
1948 --
Music Man
| Phil Russo
1947 --
The Fabulous Dorseys
| Jimmy Dorsey
1944 --
Hollywood Canteen
| Self
1944 --
Lost in a Harem
| Jimmy Dorsey
1944 --
Four Jills in a Jeep
| Himself
1943 --
I Dood It
| Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
1943 --
Au Reet
|
1943 --
Man That's Groovy
|
1943 --
La Rosita
|
1942 --
The Fleet's In
| Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
1941 --
Birth of the Blues
| Self (archive footage)
1938 --
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
| Orchestra Leader
1938 --
You Leave Me Breathless
|
1936 --
That Girl from Paris
| Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)