Lionel Hampton
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996. Lionel Hampton was born in 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, and was raised by his mother. Shortly after he was born, he...
Known For
Filmography
Jazz Icons: Lionel Hampton Live in '58
2008
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Bei Bio
1983
as Self
...But Then, She's Betty Carter
1980
as Self
No Maps on My Taps
1979
as Self
Lionel Hampton All Star Big Band @ Berliner Jazztage 1979
1979
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Austin City Limits
1975
as Self
Musikladen
1972
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self - Bandleader
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Big Party
1959
as Self
Mister Rock and Roll
1957
as Himself
America By Night
1957
The Benny Goodman Story
1956
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
Rhythm and Blues Revue
1955
as Self
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Band Member (uncredited)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
1949
as Self
A Song Is Born
1948
as Lionel Hampton
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self