Nelson Eddy
Actor
Biography
Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer and movie star who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred with soprano Jeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first "crossover" stars, a superstar appealing both to shrieking bobby-soxers as well as opera purists, and in his heyday was the highest paid singer in the world.
During his 40-year career, he earned three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one each for film, recording, and radio), left his footprints in the wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater, earned three Gold records, and was invited to sing at the third inauguration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He also introduced millions of young Americans to classical music and inspired many of them to pursue a musical career.
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Filmography
Phantom of the Opera
as Anatole Garron 1943
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) 1974
Dancing Lady
as Nelson Eddy 1933
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) 1976
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) 1994
Willie the Operatic Whale
as Narrator 1946
Naughty Marietta
as Captain Richard Warrington 1935
Rose Marie
as Sgt. Bruce 1936
Sweethearts
as Ernest Lane 1938
Maytime
as Paul Allison 1937
The Chocolate Soldier
as Karl Lang 1941
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) 1975
New Moon
as Charles 1940
Rosalie
as Dick Thorpe 1937
Bitter Sweet
as Carl Linden 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self 1940