Cab Calloway
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 25, 1907
- Died
- November 18, 1994
- Birthplace
- Rochester, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Ebony Parade TBA
as (archive footage)
- Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer 2024
as The Old Man of the Mountain (voice) (archive sound)
Everything's Fine 2020
as Himself (Voice)
Cab Calloway: Sketches 2012
as Himself
- The Great Man: W.C. Fields
The Great Man: W.C. Fields 2005
as Self (clip from International House (1933)) (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years 2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Grass 1999
as Self (archive footage)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' 1998
as Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons 1995
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
as Self
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge 1990
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
The Blues Brothers 1980
as Curtis
- The Great Balloon Race
The Great Balloon Race 1977
Actor
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen 1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Littlest Angel 1969
as Gabriel
Triumph Over Violence 1965
as Self (archive footage)
The Cincinnati Kid 1965
as Yeller
Schlager-Raketen 1960
as Self
St. Louis Blues 1958
as Blade
Jazz Ball 1956
as Self (archive footage)
Rhythm and Blues Revue 1955
as Self
Porgy and Bess in Wien 1953
Actor
Cab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti 1951
as Self, Director
Cab Calloway Home Movie #3 1951
as Self, Director
Cab Calloway Home Movie #1 1951
as Self, Director
Cab Calloway Home Movie #4 1950
as Self, Director
Cab Calloway Home Movie #2 1950
as Self, Director
Cab Calloway Home Movies 1948
Actor, Director, Cinematography
Cab Calloway Home Movie #5 1948
as Self, Director
Hi-De-Ho 1947
as Cab
We the Cats Shall Hep Ya 1945
as Himself
Foo a Little Bally-Hoo 1945
Actor
I Was Here When You Left Me 1945
Actor
Blowtop Blues 1945
Actor
- Walking with My Honey
Walking with My Honey 1945
Actor
Caldonia 1945
as Himself
Sensations of 1945 1944
as Cab Calloway
Stormy Weather 1943
as Cab Calloway
Minnie the Moocher 1942
as Himself / Vocals
Blues in the Night 1942
Actor
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round 1937
as Self
Hi-De-Ho 1937
as Cab Calloway
The Singing Kid 1936
as Cab Calloway
- Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party
Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party 1935
Actor
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho 1934
as Cab Calloway
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame 1934
as Old Man / Reporter
- Jazz Icons: Cab Calloway
Jazz Icons: Cab Calloway 1934
Actor
The Old Man of the Mountain 1933
as Himself & Old Man
Snow-White 1933
as Koko the Clown (voice)
International House 1933
as Cab Calloway
The Big Broadcast 1932
as Cab Calloway
Minnie the Moocher 1932
as Cab Calloway
Credits from TMDB.