Jimmy Dorsey
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Actor-musician Jimmy Dorsey made a splash in Hollywood both on and off-screen for over fifty years. Dorsey's earliest roles were in film, including "The Fleet's In" (1942) with Dorothy Lamour, the Red Skelton comedy "I Dood It" (1943) and the musical "Four Jills in a Jeep" (1944) with Kay Francis. He also appeared in the The Andrews Sisters musical comedy "Hollywood Canteen" (1944). ...
Biography
Actor-musician Jimmy Dorsey made a splash in Hollywood both on and off-screen for over fifty years. Dorsey's earliest roles were in film, including "The Fleet's In" (1942) with Dorothy Lamour, the Red Skelton comedy "I Dood It" (1943) and the musical "Four Jills in a Jeep" (1944) with Kay Francis. He also appeared in the The Andrews Sisters musical comedy "Hollywood Canteen" (1944). He continued to act in productions like the comedy "Lost in a Harem" (1944) with Bud Abbott, "The Fabulous Dorseys" (1947) and "The Music Man" (1948). Dorsey's music was also featured in "Cookie" (1989) with Peter Falk and "Cool As Ice" (1991) with Vanilla Ice. Dorsey's music was most recently featured in "Playing By Heart" (1998).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
American Lifestyles
(1987)
Jazz Ball
(1958)
Make Believe Ballroom
(1949)
Music Man
(1948)
Himself
The Fabulous Dorseys
(1947)
Himself
Hollywood Canteen
(1944)
Lost in a Harem
(1944)
Four Jills in a Jeep
(1944)
I Dood It
(1943)
The Fleet's In
(1942)
Music (Feature Film)
Playing By Heart
(1998)
Song
Cool as Ice
(1991)
Song
Cookie
(1989)
Song
Jazz Ball
(1958)
Composer
The Fabulous Dorseys
(1947)
Composer
You Can't Ration Love
(1944)
Composer
Music (Special)
Big Band Ballroom Bash
(1992)
Song
Cast (Short)
Lord and Lady Gate
(1943)
Misc. Crew (Short)
Headline Bands
(1945)
Archival Footage
Life Events
