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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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
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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 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) |
| 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 (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 |