Jimmy Dorsey
Actor
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
Hollywood Canteen
as Self 1944
Lost in a Harem
as Jimmy Dorsey 1944
The Fabulous Dorseys
as Jimmy Dorsey 1947
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage) 1941
That Girl from Paris
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited) 1936
I Dood It
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra) 1943
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Himself 1944
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Orchestra Leader 1938
The Fleet's In
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader 1942
Au Reet
1943
Make Believe Ballroom
as Self 1949
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage) 1956
Music Man
as Self 1948
Man That's Groovy
1943
La Rosita
1943
You Leave Me Breathless
1938