Woody Herman
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Legendary clarinetist, composer ("At the Woodchoppers' Ball"), singer and bandleader (the Thundering Herd(s) ), educated at Marquette University. He was a clarinetist in the orchestras of Joey Lichter, Harry Sosnik, Gus Arnheim, and Indiana Jones, then formed his own orchestra, appearing in hotels, theatres and ballrooms. He toured Europe in 1954, Europe, and Latin America in 1958 (under the auspices of the US State Department), and made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his chief musi...
Known For
Filmography
Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend
2012
Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64
2009
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England
1964
as Clarinettiste
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Startime
1959
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self - Bandleader
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Winter Meeting
1948
as Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra
New Orleans
1947
as Himself
Rhapsody in Wood
1947
as Himself
Sensations of 1945
1944
as Woody Herman
Wintertime
1943
as Himself (leader, Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader
Woody Herman & His Orchestra
1938