Harry James
Acting
Born March 15, 1916 · Albany, Georgia, USA
Biography
Harry James was born in a rundown hotel next to the city jail in Albany, Georgia. His mother and father were members of a circus - she as a trapeze artist and he a band leader - with the Mighty Haag Circus. At seven, they settled in Beaumont, Texas where Harry learned yo play drums. By twelve, he was playing trumpet in the Christy Brothers circus band. In 1936 James joined Ben Pollack's band, soon leaving to lead the brass section of Benny Goodman's band. He even once applied to Lawrence Welk's band but was turned down because they said he played too loud and it was not Welk's style. Af…
Known For · 37 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
What's My Line?
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Hollywood Palace
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Bathing Beauty
How to Marry a Millionaire
The Ladies Man
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment, Part II
Two Girls and a Sailor
Swing Fever
The Sting II
The Opposite Sex
On Our Merry Way
Cavalcade of Bands
Showbiz Goes to War
The Benny Goodman Story
This Is Bob Hope...
Trumpet Serenade
Too Many Girls
Springtime in the Rockies
Private Buckaroo
Hollywood Hotel
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
The Shining Future
Syncopation
Carnegie Hall
L'empreinte rouge
Do You Love Me
Best Foot Forward
I'll Get By
If I'm Lucky
The All-Star Bond Rally
Outlaw Queen