Rudy Vallee

Rudy Vallee

Rudy Vallee started his career as a saxophone player and singer and later became a band leader. In the 1920s and early 30s he had a hit radio program, The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour (where he was hated by his cast and crew due to his explosive ego-driven personality). In the early 1930's he was ranked with the likes of Bing Crosby and the tragic Russ Columbo in the Hit Parade. A huge hit on radio in 1933 with his program, initially known as 'The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour,' Vallee was considered a slave driver by his staff. He was known to instigate fist fights with virtually anyone who got on his nerves. During the run of his show he slugged photographers, threw sheet music in the faces of pianists' heads and if provoked, would sock hecklers in the nose. While audiences loved him, he was hated by most of his staff. As a very popular star in night clubs and on records, as well as in movies, he helped other singers like Alice Faye - who was for a while his band singer - and Frances Langford to start their careers. In his early movies he often played the romantic lead, but he switched later to stuffy and comic parts. He also appeared on Broadway. The mid-60's Broadway hit "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" was filmed in 1967 with him in his original Broadway role.

Peran Terkenal

Tentang

Stage Name: Rudy Vallee

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.2101

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1901-07-28

Lokasi Lahir: Island Pond, Vermont, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

2015

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Self (archive footage)

1995

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Self (archive footage)

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

1977

CHiPs

Arthur Forbinger

1975

Ellery Queen

Alvin Winer

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975

Slashed Dreams

Proprietor

1970

Night Gallery

Dr. Francis Deeking

1970

The Phynx

Rudy Vallee

1968

The Night They Raided Minsky's

Opening Narrator (voice)

1968

Here's Lucy

Rudy Vallee

1968

The Name of the Game

Myron Lesser

1966

Batman

Lord Marmaduke Ffogg

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

1956

Jazz Ball

Self (archive footage)

1954

Ricochet Romance

Worthington Higgenmacher

1950

The Admiral Was a Lady

Peter Pedigrew

1950

The Golden Twenties

Self (archive footage)

1950

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

1949

Father Was a Fullback

Mr. Jessup

1949

Mother Is a Freshman

John Heaslip

1948

Unfaithfully Yours

August Henshler

1948

My Dear Secretary

Charles Harris

1948

So This Is New York

Herbert Daley

1948

I Remember Mama

Dr. Johnson

1947

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Tommy Chamberlain

1946

The Fabulous Suzanne

Hendrick Courtney Jr.

1946

People Are Funny

Ormsby Jamison

1945

Man Alive

Gordon Tolliver

1945

It's in the Bag!

Rudy Vallee

1943

Happy Go Lucky

Alfred Monroe

1942

The Palm Beach Story

John D. Hackensacker III

1941

Too Many Blondes

Dick Kerrigan

1941

Time Out for Rhythm

Daniel 'Danny' Collins

1940

Rodeo Dough

Rudy Vallee

1939

Second Fiddle

Roger Maxwell

1938

Breakdowns of 1938

Rudy (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938

Gold Diggers in Paris

Terry Moore

1935

Sweet Music

Skip Houston

1935

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

Himself (uncredited)

1934

George White's Scandals

Jimmy Martin

1932

The Musical Doctor

Dr. Vallee

1931

Kitty from Kansas City

Singer with Handlebar Moustache

1931

Betty Co-ed

Himself

1929

The Vagabond Lover

Rudy Bronson

1929

Radio Rhythm

Rudy Vallee