Harry James

Actor

Born: March 15, 1916
Died: July 5, 1983 (age 67)
From: Albany, Georgia, USA

Harry James was born in a rundown hotel next to the city jail in Albany, Georgia. His mother and father were members of a circus - she as a trapeze artist and he a band leader - with the Mighty Haag Circus. At seven, they settled in Beaumont, Texas where Harry learned yo play drums. By twelve, he was playing trumpet in the Christy Brothers circus band. In 1936 James joined Ben Pollack's…

Filmography (29)

This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
(archive footage)
The Sting II (1983)
Band Leader
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
(archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1979)
Self
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
(archive footage)
The Ladies Man (1961)
Harry James
Outlaw Queen (1957)
Rick Mason
The Opposite Sex (1956)
Harry James
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Radio Trumpeter (uncredited)
I'll Get By (1950)
Harry James
On Our Merry Way (1948)
Harry James
Carnegie Hall (1947)
Harry James
If I'm Lucky (1946)
Earl Gordon
Do You Love Me (1946)
Barry Clayton
The All-Star Bond Rally (1945)
Self
Bathing Beauty (1944)
Harry James
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
Harry James
The Shining Future (1944)
Self
Swing Fever (1943)
Harry James
Best Foot Forward (1943)
Himself
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
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Private Buckaroo (1942)
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Trumpet Serenade
Trumpet Serenade (1942)
Syncopation (1942)
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Too Many Girls (1940)
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
Benny Goodman Trumpeter (uncredited)
L'empreinte rouge (1937)
Le maire