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Home/People/Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey profile photo
Born
Feb 29, 1904Died: Jun 17, 1957
Lived 53 years
Place of Birth
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

18
Movies
2
TV Shows
Also Known As
James Francis Dorsey
IMDb Profile

Jimmy Dorsey

Acting

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.
This Is Elvis poster

This Is Elvis

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
Jazz Ball poster

Jazz Ball

as Self (archive footage)
1956
Make Believe Ballroom poster

Make Believe Ballroom

as Self
1949
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra poster

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

as Self
1948
Music Man poster

Music Man

as Self
1948
The Fabulous Dorseys poster

The Fabulous Dorseys

as Jimmy Dorsey
1947
Hollywood Canteen poster

Hollywood Canteen

as Self
1944
Lost in a Harem poster

Lost in a Harem

as Jimmy Dorsey
1944
Four Jills in a Jeep poster

Four Jills in a Jeep

as Himself
1944
I Dood It poster

I Dood It

as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
1943
Man That's Groovy poster

Man That's Groovy

Cast
1943
La Rosita poster

La Rosita

Cast
1943
Au Reet poster

Au Reet

Cast
1943
The Fleet's In poster

The Fleet's In

as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
1942
Birth of the Blues poster

Birth of the Blues

as Self (archive footage)
1941
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra poster

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

as Orchestra Leader
1938
You Leave Me Breathless poster

You Leave Me Breathless

Cast
1938
That Girl from Paris poster

That Girl from Paris

as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
1936