Jimmy Durante
Acting
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".
Known for
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movieNice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
Self - Comedian (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
(archive footage)
movieMarlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
Self (archive footage)
movieVaudeville
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieHidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
Self (Archival Footage)
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
movieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
(archive footage)
movieShowbiz Goes to War
1982
(archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
movieIt's Showtime
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBrasileiros em Hollywood
1970
Self (archive footage)
movieFrosty the Snowman
1969
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Movie Orgy
1968
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Mothers-in-Law
1967
Jimmy Durante
movieAlice Through the Looking Glass
1966
Humpty Dumpty
movieIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Smiler Grogan
movieBilly Rose's Jumbo
1962
Anthony ('Pop') Wonder
tvThe Lucy Show
1962
Jimmy Durante
movieThe Last Judgment
1961
The man with the large nose
moviePepe
1960
Jimmy Durante
movieBeau James
1957
Jimmy Durante
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieThe Milkman
1950
Breezy Albright
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Self / Self - Cameo
tvThe Bob Hope Show
1950
Self / Self (uncredited)
movieThe Great Rupert
1950
Mr. Louie Amendola
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
movieThis Time for Keeps
1947
Ferdi Farro
movieIt Happened in Brooklyn
1947
Nick Lombardi
movieMusic for Millions
1944
Andrews
movieTwo Girls and a Sailor
1944
Billy Kipp / Julian Kipp
movieYou're in the Army Now
1941
Homer "Jeeper" Smith
movieMelody Ranch
1940
Cornelius J. Courtney
movieLittle Miss Broadway
1938
Jimmy Clayton
movieSally, Irene and Mary
1938
Jefferson Twitchel
movieStart Cheering
1938
Willie Gumbatz
movieLand Without Music
1936
Jonah J. Whistler
movieCarnival
1935
Fingers
movieStudent Tour
1934
Hank Merman
movieHollywood Party
1934
Jimmy Durante
movieGeorge White's Scandals
1934
Happy McGillicuddy
moviePalooka
1934
Knobby Walsh
movieMeet the Baron
1933
Joe McGoo
movieHell Below
1933
Ptomaine' - Ships Cook
movieWhat! No Beer?
1933
Jimmy Potts
movieThe Wet Parade
1932
Abe Shilling
movieThe Passionate Plumber
1932
Julius J. McCracken
movieThe Christmas Party
1931
Santa Claus (uncredited)
movieThe Cuban Love Song
1931
O.O. Jones
movieRoadhouse Nights
1930
Daffy (as Durante)
Sound3
movieFrosty the Snowman
1969
Theme Song Performance
movieMonte Carlo or Bust!
1969
Theme Song Performance