Jerry Colonna


Actor

About

Also Known As
Gerald Colonna
Birth Place
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Born
September 17, 1904
Died
November 21, 1986
Cause of Death
Kidney Failure

Biography

Jerry Colonna was an actor who graced the silver screen many times throughout his Hollywood career. He received the Air Force Scroll of Appreciation for entertaining overseas troops. Colonna began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Rosalie" (1937) with Nelson Eddy, the Shirley Temple Black musical "Little Miss Broadway" (1938) and "College Swing" (1938) with Gracie...

Bibliography

"The Loves of Tullio"
Jerry Colonna (1970)
"Who Threw That Coconut?"
Jerry Colonna

Biography

Jerry Colonna was an actor who graced the silver screen many times throughout his Hollywood career. He received the Air Force Scroll of Appreciation for entertaining overseas troops. Colonna began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Rosalie" (1937) with Nelson Eddy, the Shirley Temple Black musical "Little Miss Broadway" (1938) and "College Swing" (1938) with Gracie Allen. He also appeared in "Sweepstakes Winner" (1939), the musical comedy "Naughty But Nice" (1939) with Ann Sheridan and the Bing Crosby comedy "Road to Singapore" (1940). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the Judy Canova comedy adaptation "True to the Army" (1942), the comedy "Atlantic City" (1944) with Constance Moore and "It's in the Bag" (1945). He also lent his voice to the Kathryn Beaumont animated film "Alice in Wonderland" (1951). Colonna was most recently credited in the documentary "Entertaining the Troops" (1988) with Bob Hope. Additionally, he could be seen on a variety of television specials like "The Bob Hope Show (01/16/59)" (1958-59), "Frances Langford Presents" (NBC, 1958-59) and "The Bob Hope Show (01/13/60)" (NBC, 1959-1960). He also appeared in "The Bob Hope Show (01/11/61)" (NBC, 1960-61). Colonna passed away in November 1986 at the age of 82.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Entertaining the Troops (1989)
Himself
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready (1977)
Himself
The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show (1966)
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
Guest stars
Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
Doc
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Himself/MC at Silver Springs
Kentucky Jubilee (1951)
Jerry Harris
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
[Voice of] March Hare
Road to Rio (1947)
Himself
Make Mine Music (1946)
"Casey at the Bat"
It's in the Bag! (1945)
Dr. Greengrass
Atlantic City (1944)
The professor
Star Spangled Rhythm (1943)
Himself, introduces the Bob Hope skit
Priorities on Parade (1942)
Jeep Jackson
Ice-Capades Revue (1942)
Theophilus J. Twitchell
True to the Army (1942)
Private J. Wethersby "Pinky" Fothergill
Ice-Capades (1941)
Colonna
You're the One (1941)
Dr. Colonna
Sis Hopkins (1941)
Professor
Road to Singapore (1940)
Achilles Bombanassa
Melody and Moonlight (1940)
Abner Kellogg
Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)
Argyle Phifft
Naughty but Nice (1939)
Allie Gray
Sweepstakes Winner (1939)
Nick
There Goes My Heart (1938)
Gendarme
Port of Seven Seas (1938)
Arab rug seller
Valley of the Giants (1938)
Specialty
College Swing (1938)
Professor Yascha Koloski
Garden of the Moon (1938)
Musician
Little Miss Broadway (1938)
Member of the band
Rosalie (1937)
Joseph
52nd Street (1937)

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Entertaining the Troops (1989)
Other

Cast (Special)

Frances Langford Presents (1959)
Pinocchio (1957)
Jolly Coachman
Operation Entertainment (1954)
Hollywood Star Revue (1948)
Guest
The Bob Hope Show (1948)

Cast (Short)

Swingtime in the Movies (1938)

Misc. Crew (Short)

Musical Movieland (1944)
Archival Footage

Life Events

Bibliography

"The Loves of Tullio"
Jerry Colonna (1970)
"Who Threw That Coconut?"
Jerry Colonna