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Jimmy Durante
Actor, Additional Credits
Born February 9, 1893Died January 29, 1980 (86 years)
Comedian, composer, actor, singer and songwriter ("Inka Dinka Doo") Jimmy Durante was educated in New York public schools. He began his career as a Coney Island pianist, and organized a five-piece band in 1916. He opened the Club Durant with Eddie Jackson and Lou Clayton, with whom he later formed a comedy trio for vaudeville and on television. He appeared in the Broadway musicals "Show Girl", "The New Yorkers", "Strike Me Pink", "Jumbo", "Red Hot and Blue", and "Stars in Your Eyes". By 1936, he had appeared at the Palladium in London. Later he had his own radio and television shows, and was a featured headliner in night clubs. Biographer Gene Fowler wrote his biography, "Schnozzola". Joining ASCAP in 1941, he collaborated musically with Jackie Barnett and Ben Ryan, and his other popular song compositions include "I'm Jimmy That Well-Dressed Man", "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway", "I Ups to Him and He Ups to Me", "Daddy Your Mamma Is Lonesome For You", "Umbriago", "Any State In the Forty-Eight", "Chidabee Chidabee Chidabee", and "I'm Jimmy's Girl".
Jimmy Durante Filmography
| 2018 | |
| 1997 | Judy Garland's Hollywood · as Cast |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III · as (archive Footage) |
| 1991 | Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' · as Smiler Grogan |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s · as (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War · as (archive Footage) |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Frosty the Snowman · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1966 | Alice Through the Looking Glass · as Humpty Dumpty |
| 1963 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World · as Smiler Grogan |
| 1962 | Billy Rose's Jumbo · as Anthony ('pop') Wonder |
| 1961 | The Last Judgment · as The Man With The Large Nose |
| 1951 | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Milkman · as Breezy Albright |
| 1950 | Four Star Revue (TV Series) · as Host |
| 1950 | The Great Rupert · as Mr. Louie Amendola |
| 1948 | On an Island with You · as Buckley |
| 1947 | This Time for Keeps · as Ferdi Farro |
| 1947 | It Happened in Brooklyn · as Nick Lombardi |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston · as 'spike' |
| 1944 | Music for Millions · as Andrews |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor · as Billy Kipp / Julian Kipp |
| 1941 | You're in the Army Now · as Homer "jeeper" Smith |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner · as Banjo |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch · as Cornelius J. Courtney |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway · as Jimmy Clayton |
| 1938 | Sally, Irene and Mary · as Jefferson Twitchel |
| 1938 | Start Cheering · as Willie Gumbatz |
| 1936 | Forbidden Music · as Jonah J. Whistler |
| 1935 | Carnival · as Fingers |
| 1934 | Student Tour · as Hank Merman |
| 1934 | Strictly Dynamite · as Moxie |
| 1934 | George White's Scandals · as Happy Mcgillicuddy |
| 1934 | Palooka · as Knobby Walsh |
| 1933 | Meet the Baron · as Joe Mcgoo |
| 1933 | Broadway to Hollywood · as Jimmy |
| 1933 | Hell Below · as Ptomaine' - Ships Cook |
| 1933 | What-No Beer? · as Jimmy Potts |
| 1932 | Le plombier amoureux · as Tony |
| 1932 | The Phantom President · as Curly |
| 1932 | Blondie of the Follies · as Jimmy |
| 1932 | Speak Easily · as James |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade · as Abe Shilling |
| 1932 | The Passionate Plumber · as Julius J. Mccracken |
| 1931 | The Cuban Love Song · as O.o. Jones |
| 1931 | New Adventures of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford · as Schnozzle |
| 1930 | Roadhouse Nights · as Daffy (as Durante) |
| 2024 | Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid · as Self - Entertainer |
| 2021 | King of Cool · as Self |
| 2020 | The Big Scary 'S' Word · as Self - Actor |
| 2018 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast · as Self - Comedian (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | |
| 2014 | Famous Nathan · as Self |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2011 | Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter · as Himself |
| 2009 | |
| 2004 | Hit Celebrity TV Commercials · as Self - For Scottie's Tissues |
| 2003 | Christmas from Hollywood · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2001 | Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Hollywood Musicals of the 40's · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | The Rat Pack (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults · as Self (archival Footage) |
| 1996 | Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television · as Self |
| 1994 | Greedy · as Jimmy Durante |
| 1993 | Mafia: The History of the Mob in America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Entertaining the Troops · as Self |
| 1982 | The Hollywood Palace · as Self |
| 1981 | The 53rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1980 | |
| 1976 | It's Showtime · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1969 | The Andy Williams Show (1962) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1967 | The Mothers-In-Law (TV Series) · as Jimmy Durante |
| 1967 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Hollywood My Home Town · as Self |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The 37th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy · as Self In 'hollywood Party' Trailer |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | The Jerry Lewis Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Jimmy Durante |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | President Kennedy's Birthday Salute · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 1961 | The New Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | Pepe · as Jimmy Durante |
| 1959 | Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes · as Self - Singer |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show · as Self |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | Beau James · as Jimmy Durante |
| 1957 | America After Dark (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The Jimmy Durante Show (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Jimmy Durante |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | The Jackie Gleason Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1951 | See It Now (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1949 | |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 1934 | Hollywood Party · as Jimmy Durante |
| 1969 | Frosty the Snowman · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1969 | Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies · as Theme Song Performance |