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Al Jolson was an American singer, comedian, and actor. He was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer" at the peak of his career. His performing style was brash and extroverted, and he popularized many songs that benefited from his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach." In the 1920s, Jolson was America's most famous and highest-paid entertainer.
Birth Name
Asa Yoelson
Born
Wednesday, 26 May 1886
Died
Monday, 23 October 1950
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies | Self | 2020 |
| Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté | (archive footage) | 2020 |
| Hollywood's Stories | Self | 2019 |
| The Movies | Self | 2019 |
| How to Win the US Presidency | Self | 2016 |
| Life Itself | Jakie Rabinowitz (footage from 'The Jazz Singer') | 2014 |
| Vito | Al Wonder | 2011 |
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | Self | 2009 |
| Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock | Jakie Rabinowitz | 2009 |
| Warner at War | Jakie Rabinowitz | 2008 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies | Self | 2020 |
| Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté | (archive footage) | 2020 |
| Hollywood's Stories | Self | 2019 |
| The Movies | Self | 2019 |
| How to Win the US Presidency | Self | 2016 |
| Life Itself | Jakie Rabinowitz (footage from 'The Jazz Singer') | 2014 |
| Vito | Al Wonder | 2011 |
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | Self | 2009 |
| Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock | Jakie Rabinowitz | 2009 |
| Warner at War | Jakie Rabinowitz | 2008 |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Documentaries | Self | 2007 |
| The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk | Self / Jakie Rabinowitz | 2007 |
| Broadway: The American Musical | Jack Robin | 2004 |
| Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | Self | 2001 |
| Mary Pickford: A Life on Film | Self - Watches Fairbanks Do Jolson Impression | 1999 |
| City Confidential | Jack Robin | 1999 |
| Classified X | Self | 1998 |
| Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | Self | 1997 |
| Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to | Self / (archive footage) | 1990 |
| Talking Pictures | Self / Jakie Rabinowitz | 1988 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Almonds and Raisins | Self | 1984 |
| Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984 |
| Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982 |
| Hollywood | (archive footage) | 1980 |
| All You Need Is Love | Self | 1977 |
| Salsa | 1976 | |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Great Performances | Self / (archive footage) | 1971 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| Hollywood: The Golden Years | Actor 'The Jazz Singer' | 1961 |
| The Twentieth Century | Jakie Rabinowitz (clip from The Jazz Singer (1927)) | 1957 |
| I Never Forget a Face | Self | 1956 |
| The Big Picture | Self | 1953 |
| The Story of Will Rogers | Al Jolson - clip from 'Rhapsody in Blue' | 1952 |
| Purple Heart Diary | Al Jolson | 1951 |
| Fifty Years Before Your Eyes | Self | 1950 |
| The Golden Twenties | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1950 |
| Jolson Sings Again | Al Jolson | 1949 |
| The Jolson Story | Self - in long shot of 'Swanee' | 1946 |
| Rhapsody in Blue | Al Jolson / Himself | 1945 |
| Wilson | Al Jolson - at WWI Rally | 1944 |
| Take It or Leave It | Ted Cotter: Clip from 'Rose of Washington Square' / Himself | 1944 |
| Show-Business at War | Self | 1943 |
| Swanee River | Edwin P. Christy | 1940 |
| Hollywood Cavalcade | Al Jolson - Recreation of 'The Jazz Singer' Scene / Al Jolson | 1939 |
| The Movies March On | Self - from 'The Jazz Singer' | 1939 |
| Rose of Washington Square | Ted Cotter | 1939 |
| Hollywood Handicap | Al Jolson / Himself | 1938 |
| A Day at Santa Anita | Al Jolson | 1937 |
| The Singing Kid | Al Jackson | 1936 |
| Broadway Highlights No. 1 | Film Clip Character | 1935 |
| Go Into Your Dance | Al Howard | 1935 |
| Wonder Bar | Al Wonder | 1934 |
| Hallelujah I'm a Bum | Bumper | 1933 |
| Big Boy | Gus | 1930 |
| Show Girl in Hollywood | Al Jolson - Cameo Appearance at Premiere / Al Jolsen | 1930 |
| Mammy | Al Fuller | 1930 |
| New York Nights | Al Jolson - Cameo | 1929 |
| Say It with Songs | Joe Lane | 1929 |
| The Singing Fool | Al Stone | 1928 |
| The Jazz Singer | Jakie Rabinowitz | 1928 |
| A Plantation Act | Self / himself | 1926 |
