Jimmy Dorsey
Known for: Acting
Born: February 29, 1904
Died: June 17, 1957
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
18 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
7.0
This Is Elvis
1981
8.0
Jazz Ball
1956
NR
Stage Show
1954
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
6.7
Make Believe Ballroom
1949NR
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1948
7.5
Music Man
1948
5.8
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947
7.3
Hollywood Canteen
1944
5.6
Lost in a Harem
1944
6.8
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
5.1
I Dood It
1943NR
Man That's Groovy
1943NR
La Rosita
1943
5.5
Au Reet
1943
7.3
The Fleet's In
1942
6.2
Birth of the Blues
19416.5
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1938
9.0
You Leave Me Breathless
1938
6.9
That Girl from Paris
1936