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