Cab Calloway
Acting
Biography
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. Calloway continued to perform until his death in 1994 at the age of 86.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Cab Calloway
Snow-White
1933
Grass
1999
Filmography
Acting (54)
2024
Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischeras The Old Man of the Mountain (voice) (archive sound)
10.0
2020
Everything's Fineas Himself (Voice)
2012
Cab Calloway: Sketchesas Himself
2004
The Harlem Renaissanceas Self (archive footage)
6.0
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Yearsas Self (archive footage)
5.3
2003
Piano Bluesas Self (archive footage)
6.5
1999
Grassas Self (archive footage)
6.6
1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'as Self (archive footage)
6.5
1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoonsas Self (archive footage)
8.0
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
4.3
1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edgeas Self (archive footage)
7.0
1985
Night of 100 Stars IIas Self
6.8
1980
The Blues Brothersas Curtis
7.7
1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screenas Self (archive footage)
1969
The Littlest Angelas Gabriel
5.6
1965
Triumph Over Violenceas Self (archive footage)
7.5
1965
The Cincinnati Kidas Yeller
7.0
1960
Schlager-Raketenas Self
9.0
1958
St. Louis Bluesas Blade
7.7
1956
Jazz Ballas Self (archive footage)
8.0
1955
Rhythm and Blues Revueas Self
6.8
1951
Cab Calloway Home Movie #1as Self
1951
Cab Calloway Home Movie #3as Self
1951
1950
Cab Calloway Home Movie #2as Self
1950
Cab Calloway Home Movie #4as Self
1948
Cab Calloway Home Movie #5as Self
1947
Hi-De-Hoas Cab
6.1
1945
We the Cats Shall Hep Yaas Himself
3.0
1945
2.0
2.0
1945
Caldoniaas Himself
10.0
1944
Sensations of 1945as Cab Calloway
6.6
1943
Stormy Weatheras Cab Calloway
6.8
5.5
1942
Minnie the Moocheras Himself / Vocals
7.9
1937
Manhattan Merry-Go-Roundas Self
6.5
1937
Hi-De-Hoas Cab Calloway
7.8
1936
The Singing Kidas Cab Calloway
7.0
1934
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Hoas Cab Calloway
6.4
1934
Betty Boop's Rise to Fameas Old Man / Reporter
6.1
1933
The Old Man of the Mountainas Himself & Old Man
6.7
1933
Snow-Whiteas Koko the Clown (voice)
6.8
1933
International Houseas Cab Calloway
5.7
1932
The Big Broadcastas Cab Calloway
7.1
1932
Minnie the Moocheras Cab Calloway
6.6
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Ebony Paradeas (archive footage)
7.0
Production & Directing (8)
1951
Cab Calloway Home Movie #1Director
1951
Cab Calloway Home Movie #3Director
1951
Cab Calloway Home Movie: HaitiDirector
1950
Cab Calloway Home Movie #2Director
1950
Cab Calloway Home Movie #4Director
1948
Cab Calloway Home MoviesDirector
1948
Cab Calloway Home MoviesCinematography
1948
Cab Calloway Home Movie #5Director