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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-02-29 (121 years old)

Place of Birth

Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA

Jimmy 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.

Known For

Acting

1981

This Is Elvis as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1956

Jazz Ball as Self (archive footage)

1954

1950

What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest

1949

1948

Music Man as Phil Russo

1947

The Fabulous Dorseys as Jimmy Dorsey

1944

Lost in a Harem as Jimmy Dorsey

1943

I Dood It as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)

1942

The Fleet's In as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader

1941

Birth of the Blues as Self (archive footage)

1938

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra as Orchestra Leader

1936

That Girl from Paris as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)