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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/11/2015
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1995
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1984
The Perfect Woman
Character:Tock
Release Date:01/01/1981
Men Who Rate a 10
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/1980
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Character:Autograph Hound
Release Date:26/07/1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975
Slashed Dreams
Character:Proprietor
Release Date:24/04/1975
The Phynx
Character:Rudy Vallee
Release Date:06/03/1970
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Character:Opening Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/12/1968
Live a Little, Love a Little
Character:Louis Penlow
Release Date:23/10/1968
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Character:Jasper B. Biggley
Release Date:09/03/1967
Hansel and Gretel
Character:Father
Release Date:27/04/1958
The Helen Morgan Story
Character:Himself
Release Date:02/10/1957
Jazz Ball
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1956
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Character:Rudy Vallee
Release Date:29/10/1955
Ricochet Romance
Character:Worthington Higgenmacher
Release Date:01/11/1954
The Admiral Was a Lady
Character:Peter Pedigrew
Release Date:04/08/1950
The Golden Twenties
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/04/1950
Father Was a Fullback
Character:Mr. Jessup
Release Date:30/09/1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Character:Charles Hingleman
Release Date:27/05/1949
Mother Is a Freshman
Character:John Heaslip
Release Date:12/03/1949
Unfaithfully Yours
Character:August Henshler
Release Date:10/12/1948
My Dear Secretary
Character:Charles Harris
Release Date:05/11/1948
So This Is New York
Character:Herbert Daley
Release Date:01/06/1948
I Remember Mama
Character:Dr. Johnson
Release Date:09/03/1948
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Character:Tommy Chamberlain
Release Date:01/09/1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Character:Lynn Sargent
Release Date:04/04/1947
The Fabulous Suzanne
Character:Hendrick Courtney Jr.
Release Date:15/12/1946
People Are Funny
Character:Ormsby Jamison
Release Date:11/01/1946
Man Alive
Character:Gordon Tolliver
Release Date:16/11/1945
It's in the Bag!
Character:Rudy Vallee
Release Date:21/04/1945
11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"
Character:Himself - Bandleader
Release Date:01/01/1944
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Character:Himself
Release Date:15/08/1943
Happy Go Lucky
Character:Alfred Monroe
Release Date:04/01/1943
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Character:
Release Date:05/10/1942
The Palm Beach Story
Character:John D. Hackensacker III
Release Date:28/08/1942
Too Many Blondes
Character:Dick Kerrigan
Release Date:01/08/1941
Time Out for Rhythm
Character:Daniel 'Danny' Collins
Release Date:05/06/1941
Rodeo Dough
Character:Rudy Vallee
Release Date:09/11/1940
Second Fiddle
Character:Roger Maxwell
Release Date:30/06/1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Character:Rudy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1938
Gold Diggers in Paris
Character:Terry Moore
Release Date:11/06/1938
Things You Never See on the Screen
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1935
Sweet Music
Character:Skip Houston
Release Date:23/02/1935
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Character:Himself (uncredited)
Release Date:02/02/1935
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
Character:Self
Release Date:28/04/1934
George White's Scandals
Character:Jimmy Martin
Release Date:15/03/1934
International House
Character:Himself
Release Date:27/05/1933
The Musical Doctor
Character:Dr. Vallee
Release Date:28/10/1932
Rudy Vallee Melodies
Character:Self
Release Date:04/08/1932
Kitty from Kansas City
Character:Singer with Handlebar Moustache
Release Date:01/11/1931
Betty Co-ed
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/08/1931
Campus Sweethearts
Character:
Release Date:09/03/1930
Glorifying the American Girl
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/1929
The Vagabond Lover
Character:Rudy Bronson
Release Date:01/12/1929
Radio Rhythm
Character:Rudy Vallee
Release Date:10/08/1929
Television Appearances
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Character:Self
CHiPs
Character:Arthur Forbinger
Ellery Queen
Character:Alvin Winer
The Chicago Teddy Bears
Character:
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
Night Gallery
Character:Dr. Francis Deeking
Here's Lucy
Character:Rudy Vallee
The Name of the Game
Character:Myron Lesser
Batman
Character:Lord Marmaduke Ffogg
Petticoat Junction
Character:
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Character:Rudy Vallee
December Bride
Character:
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
Your Show of Shows
Character:
What's My Line?
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Panelist
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:Bromley
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