Cast
Jimmy Dorsey
Acting
Cast
Jimmy Dorsey
Known for
Acting
Born
1904-02-29
From
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1957-06-17
Also known 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.
★5.6
MOVIE1944
Lost in a Harem
as Jimmy Dorsey
★7.3
MOVIE1944
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1981
This Is Elvis
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1944
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Himself
★5.0
MOVIE1943
I Dood It
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
★6.7
MOVIE1949
Make Believe Ballroom
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE1942
The Fleet's In
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
★6.9
MOVIE1936
That Girl from Paris
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1941
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
★5.8
MOVIE1947
The Fabulous Dorseys
as Jimmy Dorsey
MOVIE1948
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE1943
Au Reet
MOVIE1943
Man That's Groovy
★8.0
MOVIE1956
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1943
La Rosita
★7.5
MOVIE1948
Music Man
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE1938
You Leave Me Breathless
★6.5
MOVIE1938
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Orchestra Leader