About

Known credits:
71
Birthday:
1893-02-09
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Jimmy Durante

Overview

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, and was a featured headliner in night clubs. Biographer Gene Fowler wrote his biography, "Schnozzola". Joining ASCAP in 1941, he collaborated musically with Jackie Barnett and Ben Ryan, and his other popular song compositions include "I'm Jimmy That Well-Dressed Man", "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway", "I Ups to Him and He Ups to Me", "Daddy Your Mamma Is Lonesome For You", "Umbriago", "Any State In the Forty-Eight", "Chidabee Chidabee Chidabee", and "I'm Jimmy's Girl".

Known for

Acting
2024 The Rudolph, Frosty & Friends Sing Along Actor N/A
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2017 JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala Actor Self N/A
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2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2011 Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter Actor Himself N/A
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2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel Actor (archive footage) 59
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2002 Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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2001 The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2000 Hollywood Musicals of the 40's Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1994 That's Entertainment! III Actor (archive footage) 59
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1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1982 Showbiz Goes to War Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II Actor (archive footage) 59
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1976 It's Showtime Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1974 That's Entertainment! Actor (archive footage) 60
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1969 Frosty the Snowman Actor Narrator (voice) 62
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1969 Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters Actor Self N/A
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1968 The Movie Orgy Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1966 Alice Through the Looking Glass Actor Humpty Dumpty 58
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1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Actor Smiler Grogan 64
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1962 Billy Rose's Jumbo Actor Anthony ('Pop') Wonder 58
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1962 The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers Actor Self - Host 59
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1961 The Last Judgment Actor The man with the large nose 59
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1960 Pepe Actor Jimmy Durante 59
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1959 The Frank Sinatra Timex Show Actor Self N/A
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1957 Beau James Actor Jimmy Durante 59
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1954 The Jimmy Durante Show Actor Self - Host N/A
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1950 The Milkman Actor Breezy Albright 59
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1950 Four Star Revue Actor Host N/A
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1950 The Great Rupert Actor Mr. Louie Amendola 59
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1948 On an Island with You Actor Buckley 58
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1947 This Time for Keeps Actor Ferdi Farro 59
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1947 It Happened in Brooklyn Actor Nick Lombardi 59
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1946 Two Sisters from Boston Actor 'Spike' 58
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1944 Music for Millions Actor Andrews 59
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1944 Two Girls and a Sailor Actor Billy Kipp / Julian Kipp 58
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1942 Breakdowns of 1942 Actor Self N/A
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1941 You're in the Army Now Actor Homer "Jeeper" Smith 58
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1941 The Man Who Came to Dinner Actor Banjo 60
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1940 Melody Ranch Actor Cornelius J. Courtney 59
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1938 Little Miss Broadway Actor Jimmy Clayton 59
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1938 Sally, Irene and Mary Actor Jefferson Twitchel 59
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1938 Start Cheering Actor Willie Gumbatz 59
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1936 Land Without Music Actor Jonah J. Whistler 59
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1936 Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) Actor Self 59
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1935 Carnival Actor Fingers N/A
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1934 Student Tour Actor Hank Merman 59
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1934 Hollywood Party Actor Jimmy Durante 59
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1934 Strictly Dynamite Actor Moxie 59
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1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 Actor Self N/A
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1934 George White's Scandals Actor Happy McGillicuddy 58
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1934 Palooka Actor Knobby Walsh 58
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1933 Meet the Baron Actor Joe McGoo 58
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1933 Broadway to Hollywood Actor Jimmy 58
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1933 Hell Below Actor Ptomaine' - Ships Cook 59
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1933 What! No Beer? Actor Jimmy Potts 58
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1933 Give a Man a Job Actor 58
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1932 Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 Actor Self N/A
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1932 The Phantom President Actor Curly Cooney 58
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1932 Blondie of the Follies Actor Jimmy 59
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1932 Speak Easily Actor James 59
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1932 Hollywood on Parade Actor Self 58
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1932 The Wet Parade Actor Abe Shilling 58
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1932 The Passionate Plumber Actor Julius J. McCracken 59
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1931 The Christmas Party Actor Santa Claus (uncredited) 59
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1931 The Cuban Love Song Actor O.O. Jones 58
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1931 New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford Actor Schnozzle 59
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1930 The March of Time Actor Self N/A
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1930 Roadhouse Nights Actor Daffy (as Durante) 59
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Sound
1969 Frosty the Snowman Sound Theme Song Performance 62
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