Paul Whiteman
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 instant star. In 1924 he introduced the George Gershwin classic Rhapsody in Blue, which became the band...
Known For
Filmography
The Big Party
1959
as Self
America's Greatest Bands
1955
The Golden Twenties
1950
as Self (archive footage)
The Lambertville Story
1949
as Paul Whiteman
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947
as Paul Whiteman
Rhapsody in Blue
1945
as Paul Whiteman
Atlantic City
1944
as Himself
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Self (archive footage)
Strike Up the Band
1940
as Paul Whiteman
Hollywood Hotel
1938
as Producer at Callahan's Drive In (uncredited)
Thanks a Million
1935
as Himself - Bandleader
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
1933
as Self / Orchestra Leader (as Paul Whiteman and Orchestra)
Broadway Gossip No.2
1932
King of Jazz
1930
as Paul Whiteman
The Voice of Hollywood No. 3
1930
as Himself
London
1927