Acting
Jimmy Dorsey
Also Known As: James Francis Dorsey
Birth Date
February 29, 1904
Death Date
June 17, 1957
(passed away at 53)
Place of Birth
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
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What's My Line?
Self
1950 • 1 episode
Lost in a Harem
Jimmy Dorsey
1944
The Fleet's In
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
1942
That Girl from Paris
Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
1936
This Is Elvis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
Four Jills in a Jeep
Himself
1944
Hollywood Canteen
Self
1944
I Dood It
Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
1943
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
1941
Make Believe Ballroom
Self
1949
Stage Show
1954 • 1 episode
The Fabulous Dorseys
Jimmy Dorsey
1947
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
1956
Music Man
Self
1948
You Leave Me Breathless
1938
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Self
1948
Man That's Groovy
1943
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Orchestra Leader
1938
La Rosita
1943