Cab Calloway
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1907-12-25
- Died
- 1994-11-18
- Place of birth
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Cabell Calloway III
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
TV Shows (10)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Lionel J. Bigelow
Great Performances
1971
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Harry O
1974
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
Movies (55)
The Blues Brothers
1980
as Curtis
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Yeller
Stormy Weather
1943
as Cab Calloway
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990
as Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Grass
1999
as Self (archive footage)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
as Self (archive footage)
The Singing Kid
1936
as Cab Calloway
Piano Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Triumph Over Violence
1965
as Self (archive footage)
International House
1933
as Cab Calloway
St. Louis Blues
1958
as Blade
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Littlest Angel
1969
as Gabriel
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Snow-White
1933
as Koko the Clown (voice)
Sensations of 1945
1944
as Cab Calloway
Rhythm and Blues Revue
1955
as Self
The Big Broadcast
1932
as Cab Calloway
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
2024
as The Old Man of the Mountain (voice) (archive sound)
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
Schlager-Raketen
1960
as Self
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1937
as Self
Minnie the Moocher
1932
as Cab Calloway
Hi-De-Ho
1947
as Himself
The Old Man of the Mountain
1933
as Himself & Old Man
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
1934
as Old Man / Reporter
Cab Calloway Home Movies
1948
Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)
Hi-De-Ho
1937
as Cab Calloway
Jazz Icons: Cab Calloway
1934
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
1934
as Cab Calloway
Walking with My Honey
1945
Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party
1935
Cab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti
1951
as Self
Porgy and Bess in Wien
1953
Caldonia
1945
as Himself
Cab Calloway Home Movie #5
1948
as Self
The Great Balloon Race
1977
Minnie the Moocher
1942
as Himself / Vocals
We the Cats Shall Hep Ya
1945
as Himself
Blowtop Blues
1945
Blues in the Night
1942
Cab Calloway Home Movie #1
1951
as Self
Cab Calloway Home Movie #3
1951
as Self
I Was Here When You Left Me
1945
Foo a Little Bally-Hoo
1945
Cab Calloway Home Movie #4
1950
as Self
Cab Calloway Home Movie #2
1950
as Self
The Skunk Song
1942
Everything's Fine
2020
as Himself (Voice)
Cab Calloway: Sketches
2012
as Himself
About Cab Calloway
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… With 65 credits spanning from 1932 to 2024, Cab Calloway has appeared in 55 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cab Calloway Movies
- The Blues Brothers (1980) — as Curtis
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — as Self
- The Cincinnati Kid (1965) — as Yeller
- Stormy Weather (1943) — as Cab Calloway
- Night of 100 Stars III (1990) — as Self
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