Jimmy Dorsey
Acting
Born: 1904-02-29 · Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1957-06-17
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.
🎬 Movies (18)
This Is Elvis
1981
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jazz Ball
1956
Self (archive footage)
Make Believe Ballroom
1949
Self
Music Man
1948
Self
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1948
Self
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947
Jimmy Dorsey
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
Himself
Lost in a Harem
1944
Jimmy Dorsey
Hollywood Canteen
1944
Self
Man That's Groovy
1943
La Rosita
1943
I Dood It
1943
Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
Au Reet
1943
The Fleet's In
1942
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Birth of the Blues
1941
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1938
Orchestra Leader
You Leave Me Breathless
1938
That Girl from Paris
1936
Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
