Jimmy Dorsey
Acting
Born February 29, 1904 · 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.
Films (18)
This Is Elvis
1981
Jazz Ball
1956
Make Believe Ballroom
1949
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1948
Music Man
1948
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947
Hollywood Canteen
1944
Lost in a Harem
1944
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
I Dood It
1943
La Rosita
1943
Man That's Groovy
1943
Au Reet
1943
The Fleet's In
1942
Birth of the Blues
1941
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1938
You Leave Me Breathless
1938
That Girl from Paris
1936