Jimmy Durante
Feb 9, 1893 — Jan 29, 1980 (86 years)
New York City, New York, USA
40 Movies
2 Series
Jimmy Durante, an actor from New York City, New York, USA, began their career in the 1930s. They appeared in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Smiler Grogan. Their work further includes Frosty the Snowman and The Man Who Came to Dinner. They have 40 films and 2 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like comedy, adventure, crime.
86R.I.P.
40Movies
2Series
Jimmy Durante
40 Movies
2 Series
Jimmy Durante, an actor from New York City, New York, USA, began their career in the 1930s. They appeared in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Smiler Grogan. Their work further includes Frosty the Snowman and The Man Who Came to Dinner. They have 40 films and 2 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like comedy, adventure, crime.
86 R.I.P.
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2
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Start Cheering
1938
It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
What! No Beer?
1933
Hell Below
1933
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938
The Wet Parade
1932
Blondie of the Follies
1932
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
Meet the Baron
1933
Little Miss Broadway
1938
Pepe
1960
The Last Judgment
1961
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
The Phantom President
1932
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
Broadway to Hollywood
1933
Melody Ranch
1940
Hollywood Party
1934
Music for Millions
1944
On an Island with You
1948
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962
The Milkman
1950
Student Tour
1934
The Christmas Party
1931
You're in the Army Now
1941
The Cuban Love Song
1931
Beau James
1957
The Passionate Plumber
1932
Speak Easily
1932
The Great Rupert
1950
Strictly Dynamite
1934
George White's Scandals
1934
Roadhouse Nights
1930
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
1931
This Time for Keeps
1947
Palooka
1934
Land Without Music
1936
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Frosty the Snowman
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The Mothers-in-Law
Jimmy Durante
1968–1969
TV
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Smiler Grogan
1963
Film
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Anthony ('Pop') Wonder
1962
Film
The Lucy Show
Jimmy Durante
1965–1966
TV
The Last Judgment
The man with the large nose
1961
Film
Pepe
Jimmy Durante
1960
Film
Beau James
Jimmy Durante
1957
Film
The Milkman
Breezy Albright
1950
Film
The Great Rupert
Mr. Louie Amendola
1950
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jimmy Durante still alive?
Jimmy Durante passed away on January 29, 1980 at age 86.
What are the most famous roles of Jimmy Durante?
Jimmy Durante is best known for roles in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Frosty the Snowman, The Man Who Came to Dinner.
How many movies has Jimmy Durante been in?
Over a 50-year career (since 1930), Jimmy Durante has appeared in 56 movies and 18 TV shows.
What was Jimmy Durante's first movie?
The career of Jimmy Durante began with Roadhouse Nights (1930).
What is Jimmy Durante's most recent movie or series?
Jimmy Durante's most recent release is The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, which premiered on August 1, 1971.
What TV shows has Jimmy Durante appeared in?
On television, Jimmy Durante has appeared in The Oscars, The Lucy Show, What's My Line?, The Ed Sullivan Show.
Jimmy Durante
1893-02-09 · New York City, New York, USA
Comedian, composer, actor, singer and songwriter ("Inka Dinka Doo") Jimmy Durante was educated in New York public schools. He began his career as a Coney Island pianist, and organized a five-piece band in 1916. He opened the Club Durant with Eddie Jackson and Lou Clayton, with whom he later formed a comedy trio for vaudeville and on television. He appeared in the Broadway musicals "Show Girl", "The New Yorkers", "Strike Me Pink", "Jumbo", "Red Hot and Blue", and "Stars in Your Eyes". By 1936, he had appeared at the Palladium in London. Later he had his own radio and television shows, and was a featured headliner in night clubs. Biographer Gene Fowler wrote his biography, "Schnozzola". Joining ASCAP in 1941, he collaborated musically with Jackie Barnett and Ben Ryan, and his other popular song compositions include "I'm Jimmy That Well-Dressed Man", "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway", "I Ups to Him and He Ups to Me", "Daddy Your Mamma Is Lonesome For You", "Umbriago", "Any State In the Forty-Eight", "Chidabee Chidabee Chidabee", and "I'm Jimmy's Girl".