Cab Calloway

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Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was an American jazz singer, dancer, bandleader, and actor. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche for mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years.

Birth Name

Cabell Calloway III

Born

Wednesday, 25 December 1907

Died

Friday, 18 November 1994

Actor Filmography

Zaina Juliette & Friends	Role 1 Performer / Role 2 Self, Role 1 Performers / Role 2 self	2017
The Irish Mob	Self	2016
The Smell of Us	Self	2014
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark	Self	2014
Black Wings	Self	2012
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me	Self	2009
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards	Self - Honoree	2008
Pioneers of Television	Self	2008
Jazz Giants of the 20th Century	Self	2007
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years	Self	2004

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Actor Filmography

Zaina Juliette & Friends	Role 1 Performer / Role 2 Self, Role 1 Performers / Role 2 self	2017
The Irish Mob	Self	2016
The Smell of Us	Self	2014
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark	Self	2014
Black Wings	Self	2012
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me	Self	2009
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards	Self - Honoree	2008
Pioneers of Television	Self	2008
Jazz Giants of the 20th Century	Self	2007
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years	Self	2004
The Blues	Self	2003
Grass	Self	1999
The 67th Annual Academy Awards	Self (Memorial Tribute)	1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons	Self	1995
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge	(archive footage)	1990
The 30th Annual Grammy Awards	Self	1988
American Masters	Self - Clip from 'Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party'	1986
Night of 100 Stars II	Self	1985
Seeing Red	Self	1983
Eubie Blake: A Century of Music	Self	1983
The Blues Brothers	Curtis	1980
Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre	Self	1980
Flying High	Pianist	1978
The Love Boat	Lionel J. Bigelow	1977
All You Need Is Love	Self	1977
Arena	Self	1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime	(archive footage)	1975
Harry O	Chuck Henry	1973
Madigan	Doc Pizer	1972
Great Performances	Self, Sportin' Life / Self	1971
The Pearl Bailey Show	Self	1971
The Littlest Angel	Gabriel	1969
Sesame Street	Self	1969
The David Frost Show	Self	1969
The Dick Cavett Show	Self	1968
The Cincinnati Kid	Yeller	1965
That Regis Philbin Show	Self	1964
Missing Links	Self	1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Himself - Guest, Himself	1962
The Mike Douglas Show	Himself - Bandleader, Himself	1961
Schlager-Raketen	Sänger / Self	1960
The Kraft Music Hall	Self	1958
The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams	Self	1958
St. Louis Blues	Blade	1958
The Big Record	Self	1957
The Jack Paar Tonight Show	Himself	1957
The Nat King Cole Show	Self	1956
Basin Street Revue	Self	1956
Jazz Ball	Self / Himself	1956
Frankie Laine Time	Self	1955
Music 55	Self	1955
Rhythm and Blues Revue	Self	1955
Max Liebman Spectaculars	Self	1954
Red Skelton Revue	Self - Guest Orchestra Leader	1954
Person to Person	Self	1953
The George Jessel Show	Self	1953
The Larry Storch Show	Self	1953
Kreisler Bandstand	Self	1951
All Star Revue	Himself - Guest Vocalist	1950
Star of the Family	Self	1950
Songs for Sale	Self	1950
The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter	Self	1950
What's My Line?	Himself - Mystery Guest	1950
Cavalcade of Bands	Himself	1950
Cavalcade of Stars	Self - Guest Bandleader, Self - Guest Big Band Vocalist	1949
The Ed Sullivan Show	Himself - Singer, Self, Self - Singer	1948
The Milton Berle Show	Self - Singer	1948
We, the People	Self - Musician	1948
Hi De Ho	Cab Calloway / Himself	1947
We the Cats Shall Hep Ya	Himself / Self / Bandleader	1945
Walking with My Honey	Self / Bandleader	1945
Sensations of 1945	Cab Calloway	1944
Stormy Weather	Cab Calloway	1943
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round	Cotton Club Orchestra Leader	1937
Hi De Ho	Self	1937
The Singing Kid	Cotton Club Band Leader / Cab Calloway	1936
Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party	Self	1935
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho	Cab Calloway	1934
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame	Old Man / Reporter	1934
The Old Man of the Mountain	Himself & Old Man	1933
International House	Cab Calloway	1933
Snow-White	Koko the Clown (voice) / Koko the Clown	1933
The Big Broadcast	Cab Calloway	1932
Minnie the Moocher	Himself	1932