Spike Jones
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader specializing in spoof arrangements of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells, hiccups, burps, and outlandish and comedic vocals. Jones and his band recorded under the title Spike Jones and His City Slickers from the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, and toured the United States and Canada as "The Musical Deprecia...
Known For
Filmography
The Spike Jones Story
1988
as Self
DTV: Golden Oldies
1984
as Self
Burke's Law
1963
as Duke of Epsom
Club Oasis
1957
as Host
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Fireman Save My Child
1954
as Lt. 'Mac' McGinty
The Spike Jones Show
1954
Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood
1953
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Spike Jones Show
1952
as Self
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Spike Jones
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Variety Girl
1947
as Spike Jones
Ladies' Man
1947
as Spike Jones - City Slicker Band Leader
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Spike Jones
Bring on the Girls
1945
as Spike Jones
Meet the People
1944
as Spike Jones (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Self