Jimmy Dorsey
Known For
Acting
Born
1904-02-29 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1957-06-17
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.
Most Known For
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
Stage Show
This Is Elvis
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Dood It
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
The Fabulous Dorseys
as Jimmy Dorsey
Lost in a Harem
as Jimmy Dorsey
The Fleet's In
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Himself
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
That Girl from Paris
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Music Man
as Self
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
Make Believe Ballroom
as Self
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Orchestra Leader
You Leave Me Breathless
Au Reet
Man That's Groovy
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Self