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Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway

Acting·1907–1994·50 films

Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader.

As Actor

The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers (1980)Curtis
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)Yeller
Snow-White
Snow-White (1933)Koko the Clown (voice)
Minnie the Moocher
Minnie the Moocher (1932)Cab Calloway
Triumph Over Violence
Triumph Over Violence (1965)Self (archive footage)
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather (1943)Cab Calloway
The Old Man of the Mountain
The Old Man of the Mountain (1933)Himself & Old Man
Grass
Grass (1999)Self (archive footage)
International House
International House (1933)Cab Calloway
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame (1934)Old Man / Reporter
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (1934)Cab Calloway
Piano Blues
Piano Blues (2003)Self (archive footage)
The Big Broadcast
The Big Broadcast (1932)Cab Calloway
Hi-De-Ho
Hi-De-Ho (1947)Cab
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)Self
The Littlest Angel
The Littlest Angel (1969)Gabriel
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues (1958)Blade
Minnie the Moocher
Minnie the Moocher (1942)Himself / Vocals
Sensations of 1945
Sensations of 1945 (1944)Cab Calloway
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)Self
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)Self (archive footage)
Rhythm and Blues Revue
Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955)Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)Self (archive footage)
Hi-De-Ho
Hi-De-Ho (1937)Cab Calloway
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)Self
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998)Self (archive footage)
The Singing Kid
The Singing Kid (1936)Cab Calloway
Jazz Ball
Jazz Ball (1956)Self (archive footage)
Blues in the Night
Blues in the Night (1942)
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1990)Self (archive footage)
Caldonia
Caldonia (1945)Himself
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance (2004)Self (archive footage)
Schlager-Raketen
Schlager-Raketen (1960)Self
The Skunk Song
The Skunk Song (1942)
Ebony Parade
Ebony Parade(archive footage)
We the Cats Shall Hep Ya
We the Cats Shall Hep Ya (1945)Himself
Foo a Little Bally-Hoo
Foo a Little Bally-Hoo (1945)
I Was Here When You Left Me
I Was Here When You Left Me (1945)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)Self (archive footage)
Cab Calloway Home Movie #3
Cab Calloway Home Movie #3 (1951)Self
Cab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti
Cab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti (1951)Self
Cab Calloway Home Movie #5
Cab Calloway Home Movie #5 (1948)Self
Cab Calloway Home Movie #2
Cab Calloway Home Movie #2 (1950)Self
Cab Calloway Home Movie #1
Cab Calloway Home Movie #1 (1951)Self
Cab Calloway Home Movies
Cab Calloway Home Movies (1948)
Porgy and Bess in Wien
Porgy and Bess in Wien (1953)
Cab Calloway: Sketches
Cab Calloway: Sketches (2012)Himself
Everything's Fine
Everything's Fine (2020)Himself (Voice)
Blowtop Blues
Blowtop Blues (1945)
Cab Calloway Home Movie #4
Cab Calloway Home Movie #4 (1950)Self

As Director