Al Jolson
Birthday
1886/05/26
Day of death
1950/10/23 (64 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Sredniki, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Seredzius, Lithuania]
Also know as
Asa Yoelson, אַסאַ יואלסאָן
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Al Jolson (May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian singer, comedian and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer".He was born in the Russian Empire (the part of which is now in Lithuania) and emigrated to America at the age of five with his Jewish parents. His performing style was brash and extroverted, and he popularized a large number of songs that benefited from his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach"...Read more
Acting
(1927) The Jazz Singer
as Jakie Rabinowitz
(1945) Rhapsody in Blue
as Al Jolson
(1939) Rose of Washington Square
as Ted Cotter
(1964) Hollywood and the Stars
as (archive footage)
(1982) Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1938) Hollywood Handicap
as Himself
(1939) Hollywood Cavalcade
as Al Jolson
(1930) Mammy
as Al Fuller
(1961) The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
(1933) Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Bumper
(1934) Wonder Bar
as Al Wonder
(1939) Swanee River
as Edwin P. Christy
(1936) The Singing Kid
as Al Jackson
(1929) New York Nights
as Al Jolson
(1930) Big Boy
as Gus
(1928) The Singing Fool
as Al Stone
(1926) A Plantation Act
as Self
(1929) Say It with Songs
as Joe Lane
(1935) Go Into Your Dance
as Al Howard
(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1930) Show Girl in Hollywood
as Al Jolsen
(1937) Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
as Self (uncredited)
(1950) The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
(2007) The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self (archive footage)
(1952) Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
as Self (archive footage)
(1946) The Jolson Story
as Singing Voice / Al Jolson (uncredited)
(1949) Jolson Sings Again
as Himself (singing voice) (uncredited)
(1943) Show-Business at War
as Self
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
(1944) Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1946) Okay for Sound
as ---
(1976) Salsa
as (archive footage)
(1943) The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
(1937) A Day at Santa Anita
as Al Jolson
(1939) Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as Al Jolson
(1934) Studio Highlights
as Self
(1951) Purple Heart Diary
as Al Jolson (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2025) Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1959) Startime
as ---
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Jakie Rabinowitz (archive footage) (uncredited)