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Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

Acting·1893–1980·71 films

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, a

Filmography

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)Smiler Grogan
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty the Snowman (1969)Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)Banjo
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Pepe
Pepe (1960)Jimmy Durante
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)(archive footage)
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1961)The man with the large nose
The Great Rupert
The Great Rupert (1950)Mr. Louie Amendola
Speak Easily
Speak Easily (1932)James
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)Anthony ('Pop') Wonder
It Happened in Brooklyn
It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)Nick Lombardi
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy (1968)Self (archive footage)
On an Island with You
On an Island with You (1948)Buckley
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway (1938)Jimmy Clayton
Hell Below
Hell Below (1933)Ptomaine' - Ships Cook
Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party (1934)Jimmy Durante
What! No Beer?
What! No Beer? (1933)Jimmy Potts
Blondie of the Follies
Blondie of the Follies (1932)Jimmy
Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)Billy Kipp / Julian Kipp
The Passionate Plumber
The Passionate Plumber (1932)Julius J. McCracken
Palooka
Palooka (1934)Knobby Walsh
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2002)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)Self (archive footage)
Start Cheering
Start Cheering (1938)Willie Gumbatz
The Cuban Love Song
The Cuban Love Song (1931)O.O. Jones
The Christmas Party
The Christmas Party (1931)Santa Claus (uncredited)
George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals (1934)Happy McGillicuddy
You're in the Army Now
You're in the Army Now (1941)Homer "Jeeper" Smith
Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch (1940)Cornelius J. Courtney
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)Self - Comedian (archive footage)
Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)'Spike'
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade (1932)Abe Shilling
Broadway to Hollywood
Broadway to Hollywood (1933)Jimmy
Music for Millions
Music for Millions (1944)Andrews
This Time for Keeps
This Time for Keeps (1947)Ferdi Farro
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966)Humpty Dumpty
Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron (1933)Joe McGoo
Beau James
Beau James (1957)Jimmy Durante
The Phantom President
The Phantom President (1932)Curly
Sally, Irene and Mary
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)Jefferson Twitchel
Strictly Dynamite
Strictly Dynamite (1934)Moxie
Land Without Music
Land Without Music (1936)Jonah J. Whistler
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Student Tour
Student Tour (1934)Hank Merman
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)Self (Archival Footage)
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931)Schnozzle
Roadhouse Nights
Roadhouse Nights (1930)Daffy (as Durante)
It's Showtime
It's Showtime (1976)Self (archive footage)
The Milkman
The Milkman (1950)Breezy Albright
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)(archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade
Hollywood on Parade (1932)Self
Give a Man a Job
Give a Man a Job (1933)
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)(archive footage)
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (1962)Self - Host
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)Self
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)Self
Carnival
Carnival (1935)Fingers
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)Self
Vaudeville
Vaudeville (1997)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932)Self
Plumber in love
Plumber in love (1932)Tony
The March of Time
The March of Time (1930)Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 (2001)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)Self (archive footage)
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter (2011)Himself
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934)Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 (1934)Self
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show (1959)Self