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Speak Easily (1932) -- Naive, bookish Professor Post (of Potts College) inherits a huge amount of money and decides that now he can afford to go out and enjoy life...
Frosty the Snowman (1969) -- Clip: I've always wanted to see the town
"Sunday Showcase" (1959): :  -- Laugh yourself silly with April Fool's Day comedy!
Palooka (1934) -- Knobby discovers young hunk Palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, Al McSwatt.
Speak Easily (1932) -- Naive, bookish Professor Post (of Potts College) inherits a huge amount of money and decides that now he can afford to go out and enjoy life...

Overview

Date of Death:
29 January 1980, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Comedian, composer, actor, singer and songwriter ("Inka Dinka Doo") Jimmy... more
Trivia:
Has a street named after him on the east side of Las Vegas, Nevada. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Jimmy 'Schnozzle' Durante | Durante

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters" (1969) TV series .... Host (1969-70) (unknown episodes)
  2. Frosty the Snowman (1969) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  3. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966) (TV) .... Humpty Dumpty
  4. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
    ... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
        - Murder at N.B.C. (1966) TV episode
  5. "The Bob Hope Show" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode dated 19 October 1966 (1966) TV episode
  6. "Summer Playhouse" .... Mimmy Banister (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Jimmy Durante Show (1964) TV episode .... Mimmy Banister
  7. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Smiler Grogan
    ... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
  8. Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) .... Anthony ('Pop') Wonder
    ... aka Jumbo (International: English title: informal short title)
  9. Il giudizio universale (1961) .... The man with the large nose
    ... aka Le jugement dernier (France)
    ... aka The Last Judgement (USA)

  10. The Milkman (1950) .... Breezy Albright
  11. The Great Rupert (1950) .... Mr. Amendola
    ... aka A Christmas Wish

  12. On an Island with You (1948) .... Jimmy Buckley
  13. This Time for Keeps (1947) .... Ferdi Farro
  14. It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) .... Nick Lombardi
  15. Two Sisters from Boston (1946) .... Spike Merango
  16. Music for Millions (1944) .... Andrews
  17. Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) .... Billy 'Junior' Kipp
  18. The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) .... Banjo
  19. You're in the Army Now (1941) .... Homer 'Jeeper' Smith
  20. Melody Ranch (1940) .... Cornelius J. Courtney

  21. Little Miss Broadway (1938) .... Jimmy Clayton, Jazz Bandits bandleader
  22. Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) .... Jefferson Twitchel
  23. Start Cheering (1938) .... Willie Gumbatz
  24. Land Without Music (1936) .... Jonah J. Whistler
    ... aka Forbidden Music (USA)
  25. Carnival (1935) .... Fingers
    ... aka Carnival Nights (UK)
  26. Student Tour (1934) .... Hank
  27. Strictly Dynamite (1934) .... Moxie Slaight
  28. George White's Scandals (1934) .... Happy McGillicuddy
  29. Palooka (1934) .... Knobby Walsh / Junior
    ... aka Joe Palooka
    ... aka The Great Schnozzle (UK)
  30. Meet the Baron (1933) .... Joe McGoo
  31. Broadway to Hollywood (1933) .... Jimmy, Hollywood Character
    ... aka Ring Up the Curtain (UK)
  32. Hell Below (1933) .... Ptomaine
  33. What! No Beer? (1933) .... Jimmy Potts
  34. Give a Man a Job (1933)
  35. The Phantom President (1932) .... Curly Cooney
  36. Blondie of the Follies (1932) .... Jimmy
  37. Speak Easily (1932) .... James 'Jimmy' Dodge
  38. The Wet Parade (1932) .... Abe Shilling
  39. The Passionate Plumber (1932) .... Julius J. McCracken
  40. Le plombier amoureux (1932)
  41. The Christmas Party (1931) (uncredited) .... Santa Claus
    ... aka A Christmas Story
    ... aka Jackie Cooper's Christmas Party (USA: DVD title)
  42. The Cuban Love Song (1931) .... O.O. Jones
  43. New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931) .... Clarence 'Schnozzle'
  44. Roadhouse Nights (1930) .... Daffy
    ... aka The River Inn
Soundtrack:
  1. The Notebook (2004) (performer: "I'll Be Seeing You" (1937))
  2. "Laços de Família" (2000) TV series (unknown episodes)

  3. Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) (music: "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me") (performer: "Hop, Skip, Jump and Slide", "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me")
  4. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (performer: "Ten Percent Off")
  5. Greedy (1994) (writer: "Inka Dinka Doo") (performer: "Inka Dinka Doo")
  6. Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (performer: "As Time Goes By", "Make Someone Happy")
  7. City Slickers (1991) (performer: "YOUNG AT HEART")
  8. Only the Lonely (1991) (writer: "UMBRIAGO")

  9. My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) (writer: "Did You Ever Have The Feeling") (performer: "Did You Ever Have The Feeling")

  10. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (music: "Inka, Dinka Doo") (performer: "Inka, Dinka Doo", "I Believe")
  11. That's Entertainment! (1974) (performer: "Singin' in the Rain", "The Song's Gotta Come from the Heart")
    ... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)

  12. Frosty the Snowman (1969) (TV) (performer: "Frosty the Snowman")
  13. Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969) (performer: "Those Daring Young Men in their Jaunty Jalopies")
    ... aka Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (Australia) (USA)
    ... aka Gonflés à bloc (France)
    ... aka Il ralleye di Montecarlo... e tutta quella confusione (Italy)
    ... aka Le rallye de Monte Carlo (France)
    ... aka Monte Carlo Rally
    ... aka Montecarlo Rally (France)
    ... aka Quei temerari sulle loro pazze, scatenate, scalcinate carriole (Italy)
  14. "The Kraft Music Hall" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Jimmy Durante and Don Knotts Do Their Thing... Also! (1969) TV episode (performer: "Dear World")
  15. "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode #4.12 (1966) TV episode (writer: "Inka Dinka Do") (performer: "Inka Dinka Do")

  16. "Sunday Showcase" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Breck Sunday Showcase" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "NBC Sunday Showcase" (USA: complete title)
        - Give My Regards to Broadway (1959) TV episode (performer: "That's Entertainment" (uncredited), "Together, Wherever We Go" (uncredited), "You Gotta Have Heart" (uncredited), "Waltzing Matilda" (uncredited), "Everybody Likes My Girl", "If You're Young at Heart" (uncredited), "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (uncredited), "Mary Is a Grand Old Name" (uncredited), "Harrigan" (uncredited), "Give Me Regards to Broadway" (uncredited))
  17. The Milkman (1950) (writer: "NOBODY WANTS MY MONEY") (performer: "NOBODY WANTS MY MONEY", "IT'S BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US", "THAT'S MY BOY")
  18. The Great Rupert (1950) ("(Isn't it a shame that) Christmas comes but once a year" (uncredited))
    ... aka A Christmas Wish

  19. On an Island with You (1948) (writer: "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway (But Can Broadway Do Without Me?)" (uncredited), "I'll Do the Strut-Away (in My Cutaway)" (uncredited), "You Gotta Start Off Each Day with a Song" (uncredited)) (performer: "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway (But Can Broadway Do Without Me?)" (uncredited), "Takin' Miss Mary to the Ball" (uncredited), "I'll Do the Strut-Away (in My Cutaway)" (uncredited), "You Gotta Start Off Each Day with a Song" (uncredited))
  20. This Time for Keeps (1947) (performer: "I'm the Man Who Found the Lost Chord" (uncredited))
  21. It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) (performer: "I Believe")
  22. Two Sisters from Boston (1946) (music: "Hello, Hello, Hello") (lyrics: "Hello, Hello, Hello") (performer: "There Are Two Sides to Ev'ry Girl", "The Firechief's Daughter", "G'Wan Home Your Mudder's Callin'", "Down By the Ocean")
  23. Music for Millions (1944) (writer: "Toscanini, Iturbi and Me", "Umbriago")
  24. Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) (writer: "Did You Ever Have the Feelin'" (uncredited), "Inka Dinka Doo" (uncredited)) (performer: "Did You Ever Have the Feelin'" (uncredited), "Inka Dinka Doo" (uncredited), "Who Will Be with You When I'm Far Away" (uncredited))
  25. You're in the Army Now (1941) (performer: "I'm Glad My Number was Called")
  26. Melody Ranch (1940) (performer: "Vote For Autry" (1940) (uncredited))

  27. Start Cheering (1938) (writer: "When I Strut Away in My Cutaway" (uncredited)) (performer: "When I Strut Away in My Cutaway" (uncredited))
  28. Student Tour (1934) (music: "I Say It With Music")
  29. Hollywood Party (1934) (music: "Inka, Dinka Doo") (performer: "Hello", "Reincarnation", "I've Had My Moments", "Inka, Dinka Doo")
  30. Strictly Dynamite (1934) (writer: "I'm Putty in Your Hands") (music: "Hot Pattata")
  31. George White's Scandals (1934) (performer: "Cabin in the Cotton and The Cotton in the Cabin", "My Dog Loves Your Dog", "Every Day Is Father's Day With Baby")
  32. Palooka (1934) (writer: "Inka Dinka Doo") ("Inka Dinka Doo", "M-O-T-H-E-R, a Word That Means the World To Me")
    ... aka Joe Palooka
    ... aka The Great Schnozzle (UK)
  33. The Phantom President (1932) (writer: "SCHNOZZOLA") (lyrics: "ROBINSON CRUSOE") (performer: "SCHNOZZOLA") ("THE MEDICINE SHOW")
  34. Speak Easily (1932) (performer: "Singin' in the Rain")
  35. The Cuban Love Song (1931) (performer: "London Bridge is Falling Down" (1888) (uncredited)) ("Go to Sleep My Baby" (uncredited))
  36. Roadhouse Nights (1930) (music: "Everything Is On the Up and Up", "Hello, Everybody, Folks", "Everybody Wants My Girl")
    ... aka The River Inn
Thanks:
  1. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment)
Self:
  1. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Himself

  2. "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "ABC Late Night" (USA: new title)
        - That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1971-1972)
        - Episode #3.5 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.3 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.1 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "The Pearl Bailey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 6 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Episode dated 28 November 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 15 November 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself

  6. "The Mothers-In-Law" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Every In-Law Wants to Get Into the Act (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Himself - CoHost (1 episode, 1969)
        - Jimmy Durante and Don Knotts Do Their Thing... Also! (1969) TV episode .... Himself - CoHost
  8. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Host / ... (13 episodes, 1964-1969)
        - Episode #6.14 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer
        - Episode #6.11 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #6.2 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer
        - Episode #5.26 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer
        - Episode #5.21 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer
          (8 more)
  9. "The Don Rickles Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 22 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  10. Romp!!! (1968) (TV) .... Himself
  11. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 25 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1967)
        - Episode #2.12 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.7 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Comedian / ... (8 episodes, 1961-1966)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #20.4 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian/Singer
        - Episode #19.31 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #18.19 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian/Singer
        - Episode #18.7 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #17.1 (1963) TV episode .... Himself, Singer
          (3 more)
  14. The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
  15. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
        - Episode dated 31 January 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 14 April 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  16. "The Jerry Lewis Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode #1.9 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Beauty of a Woman (1962) TV episode .... Himself
  18. At This Very Moment (1962) (TV) .... Himself
  19. President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (1962) (TV) .... Himself
  20. "Sunday Showcase" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
    ... aka "Breck Sunday Showcase" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "NBC Sunday Showcase" (USA: complete title)
        - The Jimmy Durante Show: The Evolution of the American Husband (1961) TV episode .... Himself
        - Give My Regards to Broadway (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Performer
  21. Bobby Darin and Friends (1961) (TV) .... Himself
  22. Pepe (1960) .... Himself, Cameo appearance at Sands
  23. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #5.15 (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  24. Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes (1959) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka The Frank Sinatra Timex Show (USA: closing credits title)
  25. "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode dated 19 October 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  26. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.2 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.6 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "Club Oasis" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 26 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  28. The Heart of Show Business (1957) .... Himself
  29. Beau James (1957) (uncredited) .... Himself, Jimmy Durante
  30. "The Walter Winchell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #1.9 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  31. "The Jimmy Durante Show" .... Himself (48 episodes, 1954-1956)
        - Episode #2.29 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.28 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.27 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.26 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.25 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
          (43 more)
  32. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Texaco Star Theater" (USA)
    ... aka "The Buick-Berle Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #8.8 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  33. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Premiere (1955) .... Himself
  34. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host / ... (14 episodes, 1951-1955)
    ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #5.26 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor
        - Episode #4.31 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Clown
        - Episode #4.27 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #4.24 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #4.19 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (9 more)
  35. Max Liebman Presents: Spotlight (1954) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  36. "The Donald O'Connor Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "The Donald O'Connor Texaco Show"
    ... aka "The Texaco Star Theater Starring Donald O'Connor"
        - Episode #1.1 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  37. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
        - Eddie Cantor (1953) TV episode .... Himself
  38. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 6 May 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
  39. "Four Star Revue" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1950-1953)
    ... aka "All Star Revue" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 13 September 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
        - Episode dated 23 February 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 3 November 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself

  40. Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Himself

  41. Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 6 (1935) .... Himself
  42. Hollywood Party (1934) .... Himself/Schnarzan
  43. Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934) .... Himself
  44. Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934) .... Himself
  45. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
  46. Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932) .... Himself
  47. Hollywood on Parade (1932)
  48. Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (1931) .... Himself
  49. The March of Time (1930) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. George Carlin: Mark Twain Prize (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Gene Autry: White Hat, Silver Screen (2007) (TV)
  3. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) TV episode (as Durante)
  4. Christmas from Hollywood (2003) (V) .... Himself
  5. Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2001) (uncredited) .... Himself
  6. The Nightclub Years (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  7. "The Rat Pack" (1999) .... Himself
  8. Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  9. Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997) (V)
  10. Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  11. Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself
  12. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Himself (clip from "This Time for Keeps")
  13. "American Justice: Target - Mafia" (1993) .... Himself
  14. Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)
  15. Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Smiler Grogan
  16. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clips from 'Hollywood Party', 'Two Girls and a Sailor' & 'Jumbo'
  17. It's Showtime (1976)
  18. That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Clips from 'Speak Easily' & 'It Happened in Brooklyn'
  19. "The Hollywood Palace"
        - Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  20. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
  21. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) .... Actor in 'Hollywood Party' Trailer
  22. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Singer
  24. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
        - Laughter USA (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  25. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Greatest Comedians (1953) .... Himself
  26. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
TV commercial (singing voice): Panasonic digital camera (1999) more
Publicity Listings:
20 Portrayals | 4 Print Biographies | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Family | Romance more

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