- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1916
- Place of Birth
- Albany, Georgia, USA
- Died
- July 5, 1983
Harry James
Harry James was born in a rundown hotel next to the city jail in Albany, Georgia. His mother and father were members of a circus - she as a trapeze artist and he a band leader - with the Mighty Haag Circus. At seven, they settled in Beaumont, Texas where Harry learned yo play drums. By twelve, he was playing trumpet in the Christy Brothers circus band. In 1936 James joined Ben Pollack's band, soon leaving to lead the brass section of Benny Goodman's band. He even once applied to Lawrence Welk's band but was turned down because they said he played too loud and it was not Welk's style. After three years with Goodman, he wanted to leave, and with Goodman's backing, he formed the Music Makers. In 1943 he married pinup queen Betty Grable, his second of four wives. He had earlier married and divorced Louise Tobin, a singer. Grable kept appearing in movies and Harry kept playing whi…
Filmography
movieThis Is Bob Hope...
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage)
movieThe Sting II
1983 · Band Leader
movieShowbiz Goes to War
1982 · (archive footage)
movieFrank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
1979 · Self
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
tvThe Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieThe Ladies Man
1961 · Harry James
tvThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · Harry James
movieOutlaw Queen
1957 · Rick Mason
movieThe Opposite Sex
1956 · Harry James
tvThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
movieThe Benny Goodman Story
1956
movieHow to Marry a Millionaire
1953 · Radio Trumpeter (uncredited)
movieI'll Get By
1950 · Harry James
movieYoung Man with a Horn
1950 · Music Consultant
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
Cavalcade of Bands
tvCavalcade of Bands
1950
movieInsect Dance
1949 · Music
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieOn Our Merry Way
1948 · Harry James
movieCarnegie Hall
1947 · Harry James
movieIf I'm Lucky
1946 · Earl Gordon
movieDo You Love Me
1946 · Barry Clayton
movieThe All-Star Bond Rally
1945 · Self
movieBathing Beauty
1944 · Harry James
movieTwo Girls and a Sailor
1944 · Harry James
movieThe Shining Future
1944 · Self
movieSwing Fever
1943 · Harry James, Harry James (uncredited)
movieBest Foot Forward
1943 · Himself
movieSpringtime in the Rockies
1942 · Harry James
moviePrivate Buckaroo
1942 · Harry James
Trumpet Serenade
movieTrumpet Serenade
1942
movieSyncopation
1942 · Harry James
movieToo Many Girls
1940 · Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
movieHollywood Hotel
1938 · Benny Goodman Trumpeter (uncredited)
movieNew Faces of 1937
1937 · Songs
movieL'empreinte rouge
1937 · Le maire