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Cab Calloway

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 25, 1907 (Died at 87)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthRochester, New York, USA
Career Span1932 – 1994
Known Credits58 Titles
Official Links
IMDbWWikidata
ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Cab Calloway

Also known as:Cabell Calloway III
Total Works

58

49 movies • 9 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States' most popular African American big bands from the start of the 1930s through the late 1940s. Calloway's band featured performers including trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitar ace Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. Calloway continued to perform until his death in 1994 at the age of 86.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Blues Brothers
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980•movie
as Curtis
The Cincinnati Kid
7.0
The Cincinnati Kid
1965•movie
as Yeller
The Love Boat
6.2
The Love Boat
1977•series
as Lionel J. Bigelow
Snow-White
6.8
Snow-White
1933•movie
as Koko the Clown (voice)

Photos & Headshots5

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 58 titles featuring Cab Calloway

The Blues Brothers
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980•movie

as Curtis

The Cincinnati Kid
7.0
The Cincinnati Kid
1965•movie

as Yeller

The Love Boat
6.2
2 eps
The Love Boat
1977•series

as Lionel J. Bigelow

Snow-White
6.8
Snow-White
1933•movie

as Koko the Clown (voice)

Minnie the Moocher
6.6
Minnie the Moocher
1932•movie

as Cab Calloway

Triumph Over Violence
7.5

as Self (archive footage)

Stormy Weather
6.8
Stormy Weather
1943•movie

as Cab Calloway

The Old Man of the Mountain
6.7

as Himself & Old Man

Grass
6.6
Grass
1999•movie

as Self (archive footage)

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

as Self

Great Performances
6.1
3 eps
Great Performances
1971•series

as Self

International House
5.7

as Cab Calloway

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
9 eps

as Self

Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
6.1

as Old Man / Reporter

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
6.4

as Cab Calloway

Harry O
5.2
1 eps
Harry O
1974•series
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
2 eps

as Self

Piano Blues
6.5
Piano Blues
2003•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Hi-De-Ho
6.1
Hi-De-Ho
1947•movie

as Cab

The Big Broadcast
7.1
The Big Broadcast
1932•movie

as Cab Calloway

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
6.5

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps
St. Louis Blues
7.7
St. Louis Blues
1958•movie

as Blade

The Littlest Angel
5.6
The Littlest Angel
1969•movie

as Gabriel

Minnie the Moocher
7.9
Minnie the Moocher
1942•movie

as Himself / Vocals

Kraft Music Hall
5.4
1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
1958•series

as Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5
1 eps

as Self

Sensations of 1945
6.6
Sensations of 1945
1944•movie

as Cab Calloway

Night of 100 Stars II
6.8

as Self

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

Hi-De-Ho
7.8
Hi-De-Ho
1937•movie

as Cab Calloway

Rhythm and Blues Revue
6.8

as Self

Night of 100 Stars III
4.3

as Self

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
5.3

as Self (archive footage)

The Singing Kid
7.0
The Singing Kid
1936•movie

as Cab Calloway

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Blues in the Night
5.5
Blues in the Night
1942•movie
Jazz Ball
8.0
Jazz Ball
1956•movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
6.5

as Self (archive footage)

The Harlem Renaissance
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

We the Cats Shall Hep Ya
3.0

as Himself

Ebony Parade
7.0

as (archive footage)

Foo a Little Bally-Hoo
2.0
I Was Here When You Left Me
2.0
Caldonia
10.0
Caldonia
1945•movie

as Himself

Schlager-Raketen
9.0
Schlager-Raketen
1960•movie

as Self

Cab Calloway Home Movies
Cab Calloway Home Movie #1

as Self

Cab Calloway Home Movie #3

as Self

Cab Calloway Home Movie #2

as Self

Cab Calloway Home Movie #5

as Self

Cab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti

as Self

Cab Calloway Home Movie #4

as Self

Everything's Fine
Everything's Fine
2020•movie

as Himself (Voice)

Cab Calloway: Sketches

as Himself

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

Blowtop Blues
Blowtop Blues
1945•movie
Porgy and Bess in Wien