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Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Acting 1909-05-30 Chicago, Illinois, USA

The King of Swing! Famed clarinetist, composer ("Stompin' at the Savoy") and conductor, educated at the Lewis Institute in Chicago and a student of Schillinger and Schoepp. He was a clarinetist with the orchestras of Bix Beiderbecke, Jules Herbuveaux, Arnold Johnson and Ben Pollack, and also played in Broadway theater orchestras. He began to lead his own orchestras in 1934 at the Billy Rose Music Hall, then conducted the orchestra on the weekly radio program "Let's Dance" in 1934-1935, and…

Known For

Make Mine Music
MOV ⭐ 5.8
Make Mine Music 1946
A Song Is Born
MOV ⭐ 6.4
A Song Is Born 1948
The Gang's All Here
MOV ⭐ 5.9
The Gang's All Here 1943
Stage Door Canteen
MOV ⭐ 6.3
Stage Door Canteen 1943
Hollywood Hotel
MOV ⭐ 5.8
Hollywood Hotel 1938
The Powers Girl
MOV ⭐ 7.0
The Powers Girl 1943
Birth of the Blues
MOV ⭐ 6.2
Birth of the Blues 1941
The Big Broadcast of 1937
MOV ⭐ 6.2
The Big Broadcast of 1937 1936
Allen in Movieland
MOV ⭐ 4.5
Allen in Movieland 1955
Music Land
MOV ⭐ 6.0
Music Land 1955
Syncopation
MOV ⭐ 6.8
Syncopation 1942
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
MOV ⭐ 6.3
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
The Shining Future
MOV ⭐ 4.0
The Shining Future 1944
John Gunther's High Road
MOV ⭐ 10.0
John Gunther's High Road 1959
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
MOV ⭐ 7.0
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV 2000
Sweet and Low-Down
MOV ⭐ 5.7
Sweet and Low-Down 1944
Two for the Record
MOV ⭐ 8.0
Two for the Record 1954
Åke Hasselgård story
MOV ⭐ 7.0
Åke Hasselgård story 1983
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
MOV ⭐ 7.0
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing 1993