Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

2/29/1904 – 6/17/1957Shenandoah, 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.

Filmography (20 titles)

This Is Elvis7.0Movie

This Is Elvis

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1981

Jazz Ball8.0Movie

Jazz Ball

Self (archive footage) · 1956

Stage ShowShow

Stage Show

1954

What's My Line?7.0Show

What's My Line?

Self · 1950

Make Believe Ballroom6.7Movie

Make Believe Ballroom

Self · 1949

Movie

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Self · 1948

Music Man7.5Movie

Music Man

Self · 1948

The Fabulous Dorseys6.1Movie

The Fabulous Dorseys

Jimmy Dorsey · 1947

Hollywood Canteen7.3Movie

Hollywood Canteen

Self · 1944

Lost in a Harem5.6Movie

Lost in a Harem

Jimmy Dorsey · 1944

Four Jills in a Jeep6.8Movie

Four Jills in a Jeep

Himself · 1944

I Dood It5.0Movie

I Dood It

Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra) · 1943

Movie

Man That's Groovy

1943

Movie

La Rosita

1943

Au Reet5.5Movie

Au Reet

1943

The Fleet's In7.3Movie

The Fleet's In

Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader · 1942

Birth of the Blues6.2Movie

Birth of the Blues

Self (archive footage) · 1941

6.5Movie

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Orchestra Leader · 1938

You Leave Me Breathless9.0Movie

You Leave Me Breathless

1938

That Girl from Paris6.9Movie

That Girl from Paris

Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited) · 1936