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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

20

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-02-29

Day of Death

1957-06-17 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

James Francis Dorsey

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

La Rosita

1943

La Rosita

as

The Fabulous Dorseys

1947

The Fabulous Dorseys

as

Jimmy Dorsey

Birth of the Blues

1941

Birth of the Blues

as

Self (archive footage)

I Dood It

1943

I Dood It

as

Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

1938

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

as

Orchestra Leader

The Fleet's In

1942

The Fleet's In

as

Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader

This Is Elvis

1981

This Is Elvis

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Au Reet

1943

Au Reet

as

That Girl from Paris

1936

That Girl from Paris

as

Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)

Lost in a Harem

1944

Lost in a Harem

as

Jimmy Dorsey

Jazz Ball

1956

Jazz Ball

as

Self (archive footage)

Music Man

1948

Music Man

as

Phil Russo

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Production

Crew

Directing