Nelson Eddy

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-06-29 (66 years old)

Deathday

1967-03-06

Place of Birth

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Nelson Eddy

Biography

Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer and movie star who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred with soprano Jeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first "crossover" stars, a superstar appealing both to shrieking bobby-soxers as well as opera purists, and in his heyday was the highest paid singer in the world. During his 40-year career, he earned three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one each for film, rec...

Acting

1946

Make Mine Music

as Narrator / Characters (segment "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met") (voice)

1937

Rosalie

as Dick Thorpe

1940

New Moon

as Charles

1943

Phantom of the Opera

as Anatole Garron

1933

Dancing Lady

as Nelson Eddy

1938

Sweethearts

as Ernest Lane

1937

Maytime

as Paul Allison

1936

Rose Marie

as Sgt. Bruce

1935

Naughty Marietta

as Captain Richard Warrington

1941

1940

Bitter Sweet

as Carl Linden

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1939

Balalaika

as Prince Peter Karagin, aka Peter Teranda

1947

Northwest Outpost

as Captain Jim Laurence

1939

Let Freedom Ring

as Steve Logan

1955

The Desert Song

as Pierre / The Red Shadow

1934

Student Tour

as Singer

1944

Knickerbocker Holiday

as Brom Broeck

1933

Broadway to Hollywood

as John Sylvester

1974

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

1942

I Married an Angel

as Count Palaffi

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1933

Handlebars

as Singer (singing voice) (uncredited)

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1943

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