Jimmy Dorsey

Known for: Acting
Born: February 29, 1904
Died: June 17, 1957
Birthplace: 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.

Filmography

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This Is Elvis 1981
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jazz Ball 1956
as Self (archive footage)
Make Believe Ballroom 1949
as Self
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1948
as Self
Music Man 1948
as Self
The Fabulous Dorseys 1947
as Jimmy Dorsey
Hollywood Canteen 1944
as Self
Lost in a Harem 1944
as Jimmy Dorsey
Four Jills in a Jeep 1944
as Himself
I Dood It 1943
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
Man That's Groovy
Man That's Groovy 1943
Actor
La Rosita
La Rosita 1943
Actor
The Fleet's In 1942
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Birth of the Blues 1941
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1938
as Orchestra Leader
You Leave Me Breathless 1938
Actor
That Girl from Paris 1936
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)

Credits from TMDB.