Jimmy Dorsey
Birthday
1904/02/29
Day of death
1957/06/17 (53 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
James Francis Dorsey
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.
Acting
(1943) Man That's Groovy
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(1943) La Rosita
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(1947) The Fabulous Dorseys
as Jimmy Dorsey
(1941) Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(1944) Four Jills in a Jeep
as Himself
(1943) I Dood It
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
(1938) Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Orchestra Leader
(1942) The Fleet's In
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
(1981) This Is Elvis
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1943) Au Reet
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(1936) That Girl from Paris
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
(1938) You Leave Me Breathless
as ---
(1944) Lost in a Harem
as Jimmy Dorsey
(1949) Make Believe Ballroom
as Self
(1956) Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
(1948) Music Man
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(1944) Hollywood Canteen
as Self
(1948) Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Self
(1954) Stage Show
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(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest