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Jimmy Dorsey

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 29, 1904 (Died at 53)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthShenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Career Span1936 – 1957
Known Credits16 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.4

Jimmy Dorsey

Also known as:James Francis Dorsey
Total Works

16

14 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#0

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

This Is Elvis
7.0
This Is Elvis
1981•movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 16 titles featuring Jimmy Dorsey

This Is Elvis
7.0
This Is Elvis
1981•movie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Canteen
7.3
Hollywood Canteen
1944•movie

as Self

What's My Line?
7.0
1 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

Lost in a Harem
5.6
Lost in a Harem
1944•movie

as Jimmy Dorsey

The Fabulous Dorseys
5.8

as Jimmy Dorsey

Birth of the Blues
6.2
Birth of the Blues
1941•movie

as Self (archive footage)

I Dood It
5.1
I Dood It
1943•movie

as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)

That Girl from Paris
6.9

as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)

Four Jills in a Jeep
6.8

as Himself

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
6.5

as Orchestra Leader

The Fleet's In
6.0
The Fleet's In
1942•movie

as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader

Make Believe Ballroom
6.7

as Self

Jazz Ball
8.0
Jazz Ball
1956•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Music Man
7.5
Music Man
1948•movie

as Self

Stage Show
1 eps
Stage Show
1954•series