Woody Herman
Actor
- Born
- May 16, 1913
- Died
- October 29, 1987 (age 74)
- From
- Milwaukee, WI
Legendary clarinetist, composer ("At the Woodchoppers' Ball"), singer and bandleader (the Thundering Herd(s) ), educated at Marquette University. He was a clarinetist in the orchestras of Joey Lichter, Harry Sosnik, Gus Arnheim, and Indiana Jones, then formed his own orchestra, appearing in hotels, theatres and ballrooms. He toured Europe in 1954, Europe, and Latin America in 1958 (under the…
Filmography (11)
Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend (2012)
Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64 (2009)
Louis Prima: The Wildest! (1999)Self (archive footage)
Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England (1964)Clarinettiste
Winter Meeting (1948)Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra
Rhapsody in Wood (1947)Himself
New Orleans (1947)Himself
Sensations of 1945 (1944)Woody Herman
Wintertime (1943)Himself (leader, Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
What's Cookin'? (1942)Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader
Woody Herman & His Orchestra (1938)