Jimmy Dorsey

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.

Known For

This Is Elvis

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Canteen

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Lost in a Harem

as Jimmy Dorsey

The Fabulous Dorseys

as Jimmy Dorsey

Birth of the Blues

as Self (archive footage)

I Dood It

as Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)

That Girl from Paris

as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)

Four Jills in a Jeep

as Himself

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

as Orchestra Leader