- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1909
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- June 13, 1986
Benny Goodman
The King of Swing! Famed clarinetist, composer ("Stompin' at the Savoy") and conductor, educated at the Lewis Institute in Chicago and a student of Schillinger and Schoepp. He was a clarinetist with the orchestras of Bix Beiderbecke, Jules Herbuveaux, Arnold Johnson and Ben Pollack, and also played in Broadway theater orchestras. He began to lead his own orchestras in 1934 at the Billy Rose Music Hall, then conducted the orchestra on the weekly radio program "Let's Dance" in 1934-1935, and played at numerous hotels, colleges and theaters. Expanding his musical efforts, he performed in chamber music concerts, later touring throughout the US, Europe, the Far East, South America and the USSR and made many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his chief musical collaborators included Count Basie, Harry James, Mitchell Parish, Andy Razaf, Edgar M. Sampson, Chick Webb, and Teddy Wilson…
Filmography
movieTag! You’re It!
2026 · Original Music Composer
movieCharlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman
movieLegends in Concert: Benny Goodman
2004
movieSwing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
2001
tvJazz
2001 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
2000 · Self (archive footage)
movieLouis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
2000
movieThe World of Polygoon
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieBenny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
1993 · Self (archive footage)
movieÅke Hasselgård story
1983
tvThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
movieMitzi... What's Hot, What's Not
1978 · Self
Bio’s Bahnhof
tvBio’s Bahnhof
1978 · Self
movieCopland Conducts Copland
1976 · Self - Clarinet
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
tvThe Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
movieSackgasse
1963 · Original Music Composer
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self, Self (archive footage)
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The Big Party
tvThe Big Party
1959 · Self
movieJohn Gunther's High Road
1959 · Self
tvThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self
movieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958 · Self
tvDuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Self
tvThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
movieAllen in Movieland
1955 · Self
movieMusic Land
1955 · Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
movieTwo for the Record
1954 · Self
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
movieA Song Is Born
1948 · Professor Magenbruch
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieAll the Cats Join In
1946
movieMake Mine Music
1946 · Self (voice)
movieSweet and Low-Down
1944 · Benny Goodman
movieThe Shining Future
1944 · Self
movieThe Gang's All Here
1943 · Benny Goodman
movieStage Door Canteen
1943 · Benny Goodman
movieThe Powers Girl
1943 · Self - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
movieSyncopation
1942 · Benny Goodman
movieBirth of the Blues
1941 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Hotel
1938 · Benny Goodman, Leader of His Orchestra
movieThe Big Broadcast of 1937
1936 · Benny Goodman
Me and the Boys
movieMe and the Boys
1929 · Self - Clarinet