Jimmy Dorsey

Known for: Acting

Born: 1904-02-29 – 1957-06-17 (aged 53)

From: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Filmography (20)

MOVIE★ 7.0
This Is Elvis
1981
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
TV
Stage Show
1954
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Make Believe Ballroom
1949
as Self
MOVIE
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Music Man
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947
as Jimmy Dorsey
MOVIE★ 7.3
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Lost in a Harem
1944
as Jimmy Dorsey
MOVIE★ 6.8
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.0
I Dood It
1943
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
MOVIE
La Rosita
1943
MOVIE
Man That's Groovy
1943
MOVIE★ 5.5
Au Reet
1943
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Fleet's In
1942
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
MOVIE★ 6.2
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1938
as Orchestra Leader
MOVIE★ 9.0
You Leave Me Breathless
1938
MOVIE★ 6.9
That Girl from Paris
1936
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)