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Jack Teagarden - Biography & Filmography | The Couch Critic
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Jack Teagarden
Born
Aug 20, 1905
Died: Jan 15, 1964
Lived 58 years
Known For
Acting
Gender
Not specified
Career Highlights
12
Movies
1
TV Shows
IMDb Profile
Jack Teagarden
Acting
Biography
Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden, known as "Big T" and "The Swingin' Gate", was a jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist, regarded as the "Father of Jazz Trombone."
Movies
12
TV Shows
1
Jazz on a Summer's Day
as
Self
1960
The Glass Wall
as
Musician
1953
Glory Alley
as
Jack Teagarden
1952
The Strip
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Himself
1951
I'm in the Revue
as
Musician
1950
Twilight on the Prairie
as
Jack
1944
Hi, Good Lookin'!
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Jack Teagarden - Orchestra Leader
1944
So's Your Uncle
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Himself
1943
Birth of the Blues
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Pepper
1941
Hoagy Carmichael
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Himself
1939
The Happiness Remedy
as
Self
1931
Me and the Boys
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Self - Trombone
1929
