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Cab Calloway

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. Ca

Born

Dec 25, 1907

Rochester, New York, USA

Died

Nov 18, 1994

Known For

Acting

Movies

55 acting

8 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
1980 as Curtis
★ 7.7
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid
1965 as Yeller
★ 7.0
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 as Self
★ 8.0
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather
1943 as Cab Calloway
★ 6.9
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 as Self
★ 4.0
The Littlest Angel
The Littlest Angel
1969 as Gabriel
★ 5.6
Piano Blues
Piano Blues
2003 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Triumph Over Violence
Triumph Over Violence
1965 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Grass
Grass
1999 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
1958 as Blade
★ 7.7
Minnie the Moocher
Minnie the Moocher
1932 as Cab Calloway
★ 6.6
Sensations of 1945
Sensations of 1945
1944 as Cab Calloway
★ 6.6
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
★ 6.5
Schlager-Raketen
Schlager-Raketen
1960 as Self
★ 9.0
Caldonia
Caldonia
1945 as Himself
★ 10.0
Snow-White
Snow-White
1933 as Koko the Clown (voice)
★ 6.8
Rhythm and Blues Revue
Rhythm and Blues Revue
1955 as Self
★ 6.8
The Old Man of the Mountain
The Old Man of the Mountain
1933 as Himself & Old Man
★ 6.7
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.3
Ebony Parade
Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
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Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
2024 as The Old Man of the Mountain (voice) (archive sound)
★ 10.0
The Singing Kid
The Singing Kid
1936 as Cab Calloway
★ 7.0
Jazz Ball
Jazz Ball
1956 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
International House
International House
1933 as Cab Calloway
★ 5.5
Hi-De-Ho
Hi-De-Ho
1937 as Cab Calloway
★ 7.7
Hi-De-Ho
Hi-De-Ho
1947 as Himself
★ 6.1
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
★ 6.5
The Big Broadcast
The Big Broadcast
1932 as Cab Calloway
★ 7.1
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
1934 as Old Man / Reporter
★ 6.1
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 as Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance
2004 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
The Skunk Song
★ 10.0
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
1934 as Cab Calloway
★ 6.4
We the Cats Shall Hep Ya
We the Cats Shall Hep Ya
1945 as Himself
★ 3.0
Minnie the Moocher
Minnie the Moocher
1942 as Himself / Vocals
★ 8.0
Everything's Fine
Everything's Fine
2020 as Himself (Voice)
Cab Calloway: Sketches
Cab Calloway: Sketches
2012 as Himself