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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
WWII audiences embraced Spike and his City Slickers ("the Band who played... more
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Another Spike Is Driven Into TNN Case
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 24 June 2003)
Celebrity Tax Probe Launched In U.K.
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 February 2001)
Alternate Names:
Spike Jones and His Orchestra | Spike Jones and His City Slickers
Filmography
Actor:
- "Burke's Law" .... Duke of Epsom (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- Who Killed What's His Name? (1964) TV episode .... Duke of Epsom - "The Spike Jones Show" (8 episodes, 1961)
- Episode #1.11 (1961) TV episode
- Episode #1.10 (1961) TV episode
- Episode #1.9 (1961) TV episode
- Episode #1.8 (1961) TV episode
- Episode #1.7 (1961) TV episode
(3 more) - "Swinging Spiketaculars" (1 episode, 1960)
- Episode #1.2 (1960) TV episode - "The Spike Jones Show" (20 episodes, 1957)
- Million Selling Records (1957) TV episode
- Wild Wild World (1957) TV episode
- Episode #1.19 (1957) TV episode
- The Name Bands (1957) TV episode
- Good Old Songs (1957) TV episode
(15 more) - "The Spike Jones Show" .... Prince Charming / ... (18 episodes, 1954)
- Episode #1.19 (1954) TV episode
- Pinocchio (1954) TV episode .... Pinocchio
- Episode #1.16 (1954) TV episode
- Easter Show (1954) TV episode
- Charity Bazaar (1954) TV episode
(13 more) - Fireman Save My Child (1954) .... Lt. 'Mac' McGinty
- Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy (1942) (uncredited) .... Lead Hillbilly in Flat Hat
- Blacksmith Song (1942) .... Blacksmith
Soundtrack:
- La bûche (1999) (performer: "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town/Jingle Bells Medley")
... aka Season's Beatings (Europe: English title) - The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997) (V) (performer: "Cocktails For Two")
- I.Q. (1994) (performer: "COCKTAILS FOR TWO")
- Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991) (V) (performer: "Cocktails for Two")
- DTV Monster Hits (1987) (TV) (performer: "That Old Black Magic")
... aka Disney's DTV Monster Hits (USA: alternative title) - DTV: Golden Oldies (1984) (V) (performer: "The Blue Danube", "Holiday For Strings")
- Fireman Save My Child (1954) (arranger: "Dance of the Hours" (uncredited), "A Hot Time in the Old Town" (uncredited))
- Variety Girl (1947) (performer: "YOUR HEART CALLING MINE")
- Ladies' Man (1947) ("Hotcha Cornia")
- Breakfast in Hollywood (1946) (writer: "A Hat for Hedda Hopper")
... aka The Mad Hatter (UK) - Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) (arranger: "Hotcha Cornia")
Self:
- "The Spike Jones Show" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
- Episode #1.4 (1961) TV episode .... Himself/Captain Kook
- Summer Show #1 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
- Summer Show #2 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Leonard Burnside (1 episode, 1961)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #14.20 (1961) TV episode .... Leonard Burnside - "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself - Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1961)
- Episode dated 1 February 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest - "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
- Episode #8.11 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "Swinging Spiketaculars" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1960)
- Episode #1.6 (1960) TV episode .... Himself/Leonard Burnside - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1955-1960)
- Billy Barty (1960) TV episode .... Himself
- Van Heflin (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #4.9 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "Club Oasis" .... Himself - Host (3 episodes, 1958)
- Rockin' the Comic Strips (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Movie Themes (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 29 March 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Himself - Bandleader (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode dated 4 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Bandleader - "The Perry Como Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
- Episode dated 8 December 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Ford Show
- Episode #1.6 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
- George Burns/Spike Jones Show (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host / ... (4 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 #6.6 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.16 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode #2.3 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- The Spike Jones Show (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "The Name's the Same" .... Himself - Contestant (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode dated 20 June 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Contestant - "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode dated 4 July 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest - "The Spike Jones Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode #1.18 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots: Ha! Ha! From Hollywood (1953) .... Himself - 'House Party' radio show guest
- Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood (1953) .... Himself
- "Four Star Revue" .... Himself - Host (2 episodes, 1952)
... aka All Star Revue (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 7 June 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 12 January 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Host - Variety Girl (1947) (as Spike Jones and His City Slickers) .... Himself
- Ladies' Man (1947) .... Himself - City Slicker Band Leader
- Breakfast in Hollywood (1946) .... Himself
... aka The Mad Hatter (UK) - Bring on the Girls (1945) (as Spike Jones and His Orchestra) .... Himself
- Meet the People (1944) (as Spike Jones and His City Slickers) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 24, No. 3 (1944) .... Himself (bandleader)
- Idaho (1942) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- America in the '40s (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993) (TV)
- Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)
- Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991) (V)
- The Spike Jones Story (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- DTV: Golden Oldies (1984) (V) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Spike and his City Slickers appeared in four 1942 Soundies, which were musical shorts made for coin-operated viewing machines. more
Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 1 Portrayal | 3 Print Biographies | 1 Article more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Variety | Non Fiction | Spike Jones more
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