Jimmy Dorsey
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-02-29 (53 years old)
Deathday
1957-06-17
Place of Birth
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known As
James Francis Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
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.
Acting
1943
1947
as Jimmy Dorsey
1941
as Self (archive footage)
1944
as Himself
1943
as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
1938
as Orchestra Leader
1942
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
1981
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
1936
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
1944
as Jimmy Dorsey
1949
as Self
1956
as Self (archive footage)
1948
as Phil Russo
1944
as Self
1948
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