Name
Rudy Vallee
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1901-07-28
Deathday
1986-07-06 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Island Pond, Vermont, USA
Biography
Rudy Vallee started his career as a saxophone player and singer and later became a band leader. In the 1920s and early 30s he had a hit radio program, The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour (where he was hated by his cast and crew due to his explosive ego-driven personality). In the early 1930's he was ranked with the likes of Bing Crosby and the tragic Russ Columbo in the Hit Parade. A huge hit on radio in 1933 with his program, initially known as 'The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour,' Vallee was considered a slave driver by his staff. He was known to instigate fist fights with virtually anyone who got on his nerves. During the run of his show he slugged photographers, threw sheet music in the faces of pianists' heads and if provoked, would sock hecklers in the nose. While audiences loved him, he was hated by most of his staff. As a very popular star in night clubs and on records, as well as in movies, he helped other singers like Alice Faye - who was for a while his band singer - and Frances Langford to start their careers. In his early movies he often played the romantic lead, but he switched later to stuffy and comic parts. He also appeared on Broadway. The mid-60's Broadway hit "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" was filmed in 1967 with him in his original Broadway role.
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- 1933 International House as Himself
- 1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock as Lynn Sargent
- 1946 People Are Funny as Ormsby Jamison
- 1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as J. B. Biggley
- 1942 The Palm Beach Story as John D. Hackensacker III
- 1948 Unfaithfully Yours as August Henshler
- 1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer as Tommy
- 1948 I Remember Mama as Dr. Johnson
- 1939 Second Fiddle as Roger Maxwell
- 1950 The Admiral Was a Lady as Peter Pedigrew
- 1970 The Phynx as Rudy Vallee
- 1968 Live a Little, Love a Little as Louis Penlow
- 1948 My Dear Secretary as Charles Harris
- 1949 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as Charles Hingleman
- 1958 Hansel and Gretel as Father
- 1941 Time Out for Rhythm as Daniel 'Danny' Collins
- 1948 So This Is New York as Herbert Daley
- 1975 Slashed Dreams as Proprietor
- 1949 Mother Is a Freshman as John Heaslip
- 1949 Father Was a Fullback as Mr. Jessup
- 1931 Betty Co-ed as Himself
- 1932 Rudy Vallee Melodies as Self
- 1938 Gold Diggers in Paris as Terry Moore
- 1929 Glorifying the American Girl as Self
- 1934 George White's Scandals as Jimmy Martin
- 1943 Happy Go Lucky as Alfred Monroe
- 1944 11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band" as Himself - Bandleader
- 1929 The Vagabond Lover as Rudy Bronson
- 1935 Sweet Music as Skip Houston
- 1995 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self (archive footage)
- 1945 Man Alive as Gordon Tolliver
- 1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1950 The Golden Twenties as Self (archive footage)
- 1940 Rodeo Dough as Rudy Vallee
- 1945 It's in the Bag! as Rudy Vallee
- 1955 Gentlemen Marry Brunettes as Rudy Vallee
- 1941 Too Many Blondes as Dick Kerrigan
- 1980 Men Who Rate a 10 as Self
- 1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 as Self
- 1954 Ricochet Romance as Worthington Higgenmacher
- 1935 A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio as Himself (uncredited)
- 1938 Breakdowns of 1938 as Rudy (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1935 Things You Never See on the Screen as Self
- 1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1946 The Fabulous Suzanne as Hendrick Courtney Jr.
- 1943 Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform as Himself
- 1956 Jazz Ball as Self (archive footage)
- 1942 Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
- 1931 Kitty from Kansas City as Singer with Handlebar Moustache
- 2015 Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do as Self (archive footage)
- 1932 The Musical Doctor as Dr. Vallee
- 1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's as Opening Narrator (voice)
- 1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Autograph Hound
- 1929 Radio Rhythm as Rudy Vallee
- 1981 The Perfect Woman as Tock
- 1930 Campus Sweethearts
- Soon Lydia as Barker
- 1957 The Helen Morgan Story as Self
- 1977 CHiPs ( 1 episode ) as Arthur Forbinger
- 1968 Here's Lucy ( 1 episode ) as Rudy Vallee
- 1954 December Bride ( 2 episodes )
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1966 Batman ( 4 episodes ) as Lord Marmaduke Ffogg
- 1971 Alias Smith and Jones ( 2 episodes )
- 1963 Petticoat Junction ( 1 episode )
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears ( 1 episode )
- 1950 Your Show of Shows ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Co-Host
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Myron Lesser
- 1947 Kraft Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Bromley
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1957 The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour ( 1 episode ) as Rudy Vallee
- 1987 The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Ellery Queen ( 1 episode ) as Alvin Winer
- 1970 Night Gallery ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Francis Deeking
