- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 28, 1901
- Place of Birth
- Island Pond, Vermont, USA
- Died
- July 6, 1986
Rudy Vallee
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 …
Filmography
movieChita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015 · Self (archive footage)
movieBetty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987 · Self
movieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · (archive footage)
movieThe Perfect Woman
1981 · Tock
movieMen Who Rate a 10
1980 · Self
tvCHiPs
1977 · Arthur Forbinger
movieWon Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 · Autograph Hound
tvEllery Queen
1975 · Alvin Winer
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
movieSlashed Dreams
1975 · Proprietor
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971
tvAlias Smith and Jones
1971
tvNight Gallery
1970 · Dr. Francis Deeking
movieThe Phynx
1970 · Rudy Vallee
movieThe Night They Raided Minsky's
1968 · Opening Narrator (voice)
movieLive a Little, Love a Little
1968 · Louis Penlow
tvHere's Lucy
1968 · Rudy Vallee
tvThe Name of the Game
1968 · Myron Lesser
movieHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967 · J. B. Biggley
tvBatman
1966 · Lord Marmaduke Ffogg
tvPetticoat Junction
1963
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
Hansel and Gretel
1958 · Father
tvThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · Rudy Vallee
movieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957 · Self
movieJazz Ball
1956 · Self (archive footage)
movieGentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955 · Rudy Vallee
movieRicochet Romance
1954 · Worthington Higgenmacher
tvDecember Bride
1954
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
movieThe Admiral Was a Lady
1950 · Peter Pedigrew
movieThe Golden Twenties
1950 · Self (archive footage)
tvYour Show of Shows
1950
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
movieFather Was a Fullback
1949 · Mr. Jessup
movieThe Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949 · Charles Hingleman
movieMother Is a Freshman
1949 · John Heaslip
movieUnfaithfully Yours
1948 · August Henshler
movieMy Dear Secretary
1948 · Charles Harris
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieSo This Is New York
1948 · Herbert Daley
movieI Remember Mama
1948 · Dr. Johnson
movieThe Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 · Tommy
movieThe Unfaithful
1947 · Lyricist
tvKraft Television Theatre
1947 · Bromley
movieThe Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947 · Lynn Sargent
movieThe Fabulous Suzanne
1946 · Hendrick Courtney Jr.
moviePeople Are Funny
1946 · Ormsby Jamison
movieMan Alive
1945 · Gordon Tolliver
movieIt's in the Bag!
1945 · Rudy Vallee
movie11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"
1944 · Himself - Bandleader
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943 · Himself
movieHappy Go Lucky
1943 · Alfred Monroe
movieHedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
movieThe Palm Beach Story
1942 · John D. Hackensacker III
Too Many Blondes
1941 · Dick Kerrigan
movieTime Out for Rhythm
1941 · Daniel 'Danny' Collins
movieRodeo Dough
1940 · Rudy Vallee
movieSecond Fiddle
1939 · Roger Maxwell
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938 · Rudy (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieGold Diggers in Paris
1938 · Terry Moore
movieThings You Never See on the Screen
1935 · Self
movieSweet Music
1935 · Skip Houston
movieA Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935 · Himself (uncredited)
movieHollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934 · Self
movieGeorge White's Scandals
1934 · Jimmy Martin
movieInternational House
1933 · Himself
The Musical Doctor
1932 · Dr. Vallee
movieRudy Vallee Melodies
1932 · Self
movieKitty from Kansas City
1931 · Singer with Handlebar Moustache
movieBetty Co-ed
1931 · Himself
Campus Sweethearts
1930
movieGlorifying the American Girl
1929 · Self
movieThe Vagabond Lover
1929 · Rudy Bronson, Songs
Radio Rhythm
1929 · Rudy Vallee
movieLydia
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