Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

Known for: Acting

Born: February 9, 1893

Died: January 29, 1980

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 1…

Known for

Palooka
Palooka
1934
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty the Snowman
1969
The Great Rupert
The Great Rupert
1950
Start Cheering
Start Cheering
1938
Give a Man a Job
Give a Man a Job
1933
Strictly Dynamite
Strictly Dynamite
1934
Land Without Music
Land Without Music
1936
Student Tour
Student Tour
1934
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
You're in the Army Now
You're in the Army Now
1941
Prohibition Newsreel No. 7
1933
Speak Easily
Speak Easily
1932
This Time for Keeps
This Time for Keeps
1947
What! No Beer?
What! No Beer?
1933
The Passionate Plumber
The Passionate Plumber
1932
The Milkman
The Milkman
1950
George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals
1934
Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
1931
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
Plumber in love
Plumber in love
1932
Sunday Showcase
Sunday Showcase
1959
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway
1938
The March of Time
The March of Time
1930
The Phantom President
The Phantom President
1932
Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party
1934
Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch
1940
Carnival
Carnival
1935
Blondie of the Follies
Blondie of the Follies
1932
On an Island with You
On an Island with You
1948
It Happened in Brooklyn
It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
Roadhouse Nights
Roadhouse Nights
1930
Music for Millions
Music for Millions
1944
Hell Below
Hell Below
1933
Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
The Cuban Love Song
The Cuban Love Song
1931
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
Sally, Irene and Mary
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938
Hollywood on Parade
Hollywood on Parade
1932
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
1959
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
2011
It's Showtime
It's Showtime
1976
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
Broadway to Hollywood
Broadway to Hollywood
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
1932
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
Murder at N.B.C.
1966
Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
The Christmas Party
The Christmas Party
1931
Beau James
Beau James
1957
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment
1961
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Pepe
Pepe
1960
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Vaudeville
Vaudeville
1997
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
1962
The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace
1964
The Don Knotts Show
1970
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters
1969
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
1956
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
Summer Playhouse
1954
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
Four Star Revue
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
1950
The Mothers-in-Law
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
The Jerry Lewis Show
The Jerry Lewis Show
1963
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968