Paul Whiteman

Actor

Born: March 28, 1890
Died: December 29, 1967 (age 77)

Paul Whiteman began his musical career as a viola player for the San Francisco Symphony. He enlisted in the Navy during World War I, and his musical abilities resulted in the Navy putting him in charge of his own band. After the war he moved to New York in 1920, where he recorded his first hit, Whispering/The Japanese Sandman. It sold more than two million copies, making Whiteman was an…

Filmography (15)

The Golden Twenties (1950)
Self (archive footage)
The Lambertville Story
The Lambertville Story (1949)
Paul Whiteman
The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
Paul Whiteman
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
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Atlantic City (1944)
Himself
Birth of the Blues (1941)
Self (archive footage)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
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Hollywood Hotel (1938)
Producer at Callahan's Drive In (uncredited)
Thanks a Million (1935)
Himself - Bandleader
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket (1933)
Self / Orchestra Leader (as Paul Whiteman and Orchestra)
Broadway Gossip No.2 (1932)
My Pal Paul (1930)
Himself
King of Jazz (1930)
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The Voice of Hollywood No. 3
The Voice of Hollywood No. 3 (1930)
Himself
London (1927)