Cab Calloway
Acting
Born: 1907-12-25 in Rochester, New York, USA
Biography
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States' most popular African American big bands from the start of the 1930s through the late 1940s. Calloway's band featured performers including trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitar ace Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. Calloway continued to perform until his death in 1994 at the age of 86.
Known For
The Love Boat
Lionel J. Bigelow
The Mike Douglas Show
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Great Performances
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What's My Line?
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Kraft Music Hall
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Harry O
The Blues Brothers
Curtis
Hi-De-Ho
Cab
Grass
Self (archive footage)
The Cincinnati Kid
Yeller
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
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Ebony Parade
(archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
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The Littlest Angel
Gabriel
St. Louis Blues
Blade
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
Triumph Over Violence
Self (archive footage)
Stormy Weather
Cab Calloway
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Self (archive footage)
Snow-White
Koko the Clown (voice)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars III
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Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
Rhythm and Blues Revue
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Schlager-Raketen
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The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
International House
Cab Calloway
Caldonia
Himself
Blowtop Blues
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
Porgy and Bess in Wien
Sensations of 1945
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The Singing Kid
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We the Cats Shall Hep Ya
Himself
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
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