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Cab Calloway
Actor
Born December 25, 1907Died November 18, 1994 (86 years)
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader.
Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States' most popular African American big bands from the start of the 1930s through the late 1940s. Calloway's band featured performers including trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitar ace Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. Calloway continued to perform until his death in 1994 at the age of 86.
Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States' most popular African American big bands from the start of the 1930s through the late 1940s. Calloway's band featured performers including trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitar ace Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. Calloway continued to perform until his death in 1994 at the age of 86.
Cab Calloway Filmography
| 2017 | Zaina Juliette & Friends (TV Series) · as Role 1 Performer |
| 1991 | Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection · as Cast |
| 1980 | Betty Boop for President · as Walrus |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers · as Curtis |
| 1978 | Flying High (TV Series) · as Pianist |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Lionel Bigelow |
| 1977 | |
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as Cast |
| 1973 | Harry O (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Madigan (TV Series) · as Doc Pizer |
| 1969 | The Littlest Angel · as Gabriel |
| 1965 | The Cincinnati Kid · as Yeller |
| 1958 | St. Louis Blues · as Blade |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) |
| 1933 | Snow-White · as Koko The Clown (voice) |
| 2025 | |
| 2021 | |
| 2019 | Grass is Greener · as Self |
| 2018 | Washington in the '90s · as Self |
| 2014 | The Smell of Us · as Self |
| 2014 | Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark · as Self |
| 2012 | Black Wings · as Self |
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self |
| 2008 | The 50th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Honoree |
| 2007 | Jazz Giants of the 20th Century · as Self |
| 2005 | The Great Man: W.C. Fields · as Self (clip From International House (1933)) |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | Ed Sullivan Presents: The Beatles · as Self |
| 2003 | Piano Blues · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | Grass · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1998 | The Stories Behind the Making of 'the Blues Brothers' · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1996 | Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996 · as Self (segment "alright") |
| 1995 | The 67th Annual Academy Awards · as Self (memorial Tribute) |
| 1991 | The 12th Annual Black Achievement Awards · as Self |
| 1990 | Janet Jackson: The Rhythm Nation Compilation · as Self (segment: Alright) |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III · as Self |
| 1990 | That's Black Entertainment · as Self |
| 1989 | Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Host |
| 1986 | WrestleMania 2 · as Self |
| 1986 | WrestleMania 2 · as Self |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II · as Self |
| 1983 | Seeing Red · as Self |
| 1982 | Jazz Greats · as Self |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The 20th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Triumph Over Violence · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1963 | Missing Links (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | Schlager-Raketen · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Mike Wallace Interview (TV Series) · as Self - Bandleader |
| 1956 | To Tell the Truth (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Celebrity |
| 1956 | The Nat King Cole Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Basin Street Revue · as Self |
| 1956 | Jazz Ball · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1955 | Rhythm and Blues Revue · as Self |
| 1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1950 | Four Star Revue (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Vocalist |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1949 | Cavalcade of Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Bandleader |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1947 | Hi De Ho · as Himself |
| 1944 | Sensations of 1945 · as Cab Calloway |
| 1943 | Stormy Weather · as Cab Calloway |
| 1937 | Manhattan Merry-Go-Round · as Self |
| 1936 | The Singing Kid · as Cab Calloway |
| 1933 | The Old Man of the Mountain · as Himself & Old Man |
| 1933 | International House · as Cab Calloway |
| 1932 | The Big Broadcast · as Cab Calloway |
| 1932 | Minnie the Moocher · as Cab Calloway |