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Rudy Vallee
Actor, Additional Credits
Born July 28, 1901Died July 6, 1986 (84 years)
Rudy Vallee started his career as a saxophone player and singer and later became a band leader. In the 1920s and early 30s he had a hit radio program, The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour (where he was hated by his cast and crew due to his explosive ego-driven personality). In the early 1930's he was ranked with the likes of Bing Crosby and the tragic Russ Columbo in the Hit Parade. A huge hit on radio in 1933 with his program, initially known as 'The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour,' Vallee was considered a slave driver by his staff. He was known to instigate fist fights with virtually anyone who got on his nerves. During the run of his show he slugged photographers, threw sheet music in the faces of pianists' heads and if provoked, would sock hecklers in the nose. While audiences loved him, he was hated by most of his staff. As a very popular star in night clubs and on records, as well as in movies, he helped other singers like Alice Faye - who was for a while his band singer - and Frances Langford to start their careers. In his early movies he often played the romantic lead, but he switched later to stuffy and comic parts. He also appeared on Broadway. The mid-60's Broadway hit "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" was filmed in 1967 with him in his original Broadway role.
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Known For
Rudy Vallee Filmography
| 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years · as Actor 'unfaithfully Yours' |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara (TV Series) · as Elderly Con |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s · as (archive Footage) |
| 1981 | The Perfect Woman · as Tock |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Arthur Forbinger |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood · as Autograph Hound |
| 1975 | Sunburst · as Proprietor |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen (TV Series) · as Alvin Winer |
| 1971 | Chicago Teddy Bears (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Dr. Francis Deeking |
| 1968 | The Night They Raided Minsky's · as Opening Narrator (voice) |
| 1968 | Live a Little, Love a Little · as Louis Penlow |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Myron Lesser |
| 1967 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying · as Jasper B. Biggley |
| 1966 | Batman (1966) (TV Series) · as Lord Marmaduke Ffogg |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Father Moynihan |
| 1955 | Star Tonight (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Ricochet Romance · as Worthington Higgenmacher |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Joe Flannigan |
| 1950 | The Admiral Was a Lady · as Peter Pedigrew |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows (TV Series) |
| 1949 | Father Was a Fullback · as Mr. Jessup |
| 1949 | Mother Is a Freshman · as John Heaslip |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend · as Charles Hingleman |
| 1948 | Unfaithfully Yours · as August Henshler |
| 1948 | My Dear Secretary · as Charles Harris |
| 1948 | So This Is New York · as Herbert Daley |
| 1948 | I Remember Mama · as Dr. Johnson |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer · as Tommy Chamberlain |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Bromley |
| 1947 | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock · as Lynn Sargent |
| 1946 | People Are Funny · as Ormsby Jamison |
| 1945 | Man Alive · as Gordon Tolliver |
| 1943 | Happy Go Lucky · as Alfred Monroe |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story · as John D. Hackensacker Iii |
| 1941 | Time Out for Rhythm · as Daniel 'danny' Collins |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle · as Roger Maxwell |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris · as Terry Moore |
| 1935 | Sweet Music · as Skip Houston |
| 1934 | George White's Scandals · as Jimmy Martin |
| 1932 | The Musical Doctor · as Dr. Vallee |
| 1929 | The Vagabond Lover · as Rudy Bronson |
| 2008 | |
| 2005 | The Great Man: W.C. Fields · as Self (clip From International House (1933)) |
| 1987 | The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | The Alan Thicke Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood · as Self |
| 1978 | Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee · as Self - Cameo |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1970 | The Phynx · as Rudy Vallee |
| 1969 | He Said, She Said (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Rudy Vallee |
| 1965 | Hollywood My Home Town · as Self |
| 1965 | Where The Action Is (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Rudy Vallee |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan Story · as Himself |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Mike Wallace Interview (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Jazz Ball · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1955 | Gentlemen Marry Brunettes · as Rudy Vallee |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Shower of Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Vocalist |
| 1953 | The Johnny Carson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Host |
| 1953 | The Ford 50th Anniversary Show · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | You Asked For It (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1950 | Four Star Revue (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Golden Twenties · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1949 | The Fred Waring Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 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 - Singer |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! · as Rudy Vallee |
| 1941 | The Great American Broadcast · as Self - Opening Montage |
| 1933 | International House · as Himself |
| 1932 | Rudy Vallee Melodies · as Self |
| 1931 | Betty Co-ed · as Himself |
| 1929 | Glorifying the American Girl · as Self |
| 1947 | The Unfaithful · as Lyricist |
| 1929 | The Vagabond Lover · as Songs |