Personal Info
Benjamin David Goodman
The King of Swing
The Benny Goodman Sextet
Benny Goodman
Acting
Biography
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 played at numerous hotels, colleges and theaters. Expanding his musical efforts, he performed in …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
as Self (archive footage)
Åke Hasselgård story
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not
as Self
Copland Conducts Copland
as Self - Clarinet
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows
Jazz
as Self (archive footage) · 10 ep.
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self · 1 ep.
Bio’s Bahnhof
as Self · 1 ep.
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self · 1 ep.
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest · 3 ep.
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self · 2 ep.
The Big Party
as Self · 1 ep.