Louis Prima
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Louis Leo Prima was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he formed a seven-piece New Orleans–style jazz band in the late 1920s, fronted a swing combo in the 1930s and a big band group in the 1940s, helped to popularize jump blues in the late 1940s and early to mid 1950s, and performed frequently as a Vegas lounge act beginning in the 1950s. From the 1940s ...
Known For
Filmography
Louis Prima: In Person!
2010
Legends
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
1999
as Self
DTV: Golden Oldies
1984
as Self
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
1975
as Himself
The Jungle Book
1967
as King Louie of the Apes (voice)
Playgirls International
1963
as Himself
The Continental Twist
1961
as Louis Evans
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
1959
as Himself
Senior Prom
1958
as Himself
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Band Leader
Swing Cat's Jamboree
1938
as Himself
Start Cheering
1938
as Band Conductor
The Star Reporter in Hollywood
1937
as Louis Prima
You Can't Have Everything
1937
as Orchestra Leader
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1937
as Self
Swing It
1936
as Louis Prima - Band Leader
The Champ's a Chump
1936
as Band Leader Louis
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Trumpet Player