Harry James
Birthday
1916/03/15
Day of death
1983/07/05 (67 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Albany, Georgia, USA
Also know as
Harry Haag James
Biography
Harry James was born in a rundown hotel next to the city jail in Albany, Georgia. His mother and father were members of a circus - she as a trapeze artist and he a band leader - with the Mighty Haag Circus. At seven, they settled in Beaumont, Texas where Harry learned yo play drums. By twelve, he was playing trumpet in the Christy Brothers circus band. In 1936 James joined Ben Pollack's band, soon leaving to lead the brass section of Benny Goodman's band. He even once applied to Lawrence We...Read more
Acting
(1961) The Ladies Man
as Harry James
(1942) Springtime in the Rockies
as Harry James
(1938) Hollywood Hotel
as Benny Goodman Trumpeter (uncredited)
(1982) Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1947) Carnegie Hall
as Harry James
(1946) Do You Love Me
as Barry Clayton
(1946) If I'm Lucky
as Earl Gordon
(1943) Swing Fever
as Harry James
(1950) I'll Get By
as Harry James
(1944) The Shining Future
as Self
(1944) Two Girls and a Sailor
as Harry James
(1944) Bathing Beauty
as Harry James
(1957) Outlaw Queen
as Rick Mason
(1943) Best Foot Forward
as Himself
(1956) The Opposite Sex
as Harry James
(1942) Private Buckaroo
as Harry James
(1940) Too Many Girls
as Orchestra Leader
(1942) Syncopation
as Harry James
(1948) On Our Merry Way
as Harry James
(1983) The Sting II
as Band Leader
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1953) How to Marry a Millionaire
as Radio Trumpeter (uncredited)
(1945) The All-Star Bond Rally
as Self
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(2017) This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
(1937) L'empreinte rouge
as Le maire
(1943) Swing Fever
as Harry James (uncredited)
(1979) Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
as Self
(1956) The Benny Goodman Story
as ---
(1942) Trumpet Serenade
as ---
(1957) The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Harry James
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1950) Cavalcade of Bands
as ---
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self