1901-07-28 Island Pond, Vermont, USA
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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Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-06 |
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Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons | Self (archive footage) | 1995-01-01 |
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Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
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The Perfect Woman | Tock | 1981-01-01 |
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Men Who Rate a 10 | Self | 1980-10-07 |
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Autograph Hound | 1976-07-26 |
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Slashed Dreams | Proprietor | 1975-04-24 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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The Phynx | Rudy Vallee | 1970-03-06 |
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Live a Little, Love a Little | Louis Penlow | 1968-10-23 |
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The Night They Raided Minsky's | Opening Narrator (voice) | 1968-12-22 |
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Jasper B. Biggley | 1967-03-09 |
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Hansel and Gretel | Father | 1958-04-27 |
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The Helen Morgan Story | Himself | 1957-10-02 |
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Jazz Ball | Self (archive footage) | 1956-01-01 |
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Gentlemen Marry Brunettes | Rudy Vallee | 1955-10-29 |
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Ricochet Romance | Worthington Higgenmacher | 1954-11-01 |
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The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) | 1950-04-08 |
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The Admiral Was a Lady | Peter Pedigrew | 1950-08-04 |
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The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Charles Hingleman | 1949-05-27 |
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Father Was a Fullback | Mr. Jessup | 1949-09-30 |
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Mother Is a Freshman | John Heaslip | 1949-03-12 |
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So This Is New York | Herbert Daley | 1948-06-01 |
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Unfaithfully Yours | August Henshler | 1948-12-10 |
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My Dear Secretary | Charles Harris | 1948-11-05 |
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I Remember Mama | Dr. Johnson | 1948-03-09 |
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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock | Lynn Sargent | 1947-04-04 |
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Tommy Chamberlain | 1947-09-01 |
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The Fabulous Suzanne | Hendrick Courtney Jr. | 1946-12-15 |
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People Are Funny | Ormsby Jamison | 1946-01-11 |
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It's in the Bag! | Rudy Vallee | 1945-04-21 |
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Man Alive | Gordon Tolliver | 1945-11-16 |
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11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band" | Himself - Bandleader | 1944-01-01 |
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Happy Go Lucky | Alfred Monroe | 1943-01-04 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform | Himself | 1943-08-15 |
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 | 1942-10-05 | |
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The Palm Beach Story | John D. Hackensacker III | 1942-08-28 |
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Time Out for Rhythm | Daniel 'Danny' Collins | 1941-06-05 |
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Too Many Blondes | Dick Kerrigan | 1941-08-01 |
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Rodeo Dough | Rudy Vallee | 1940-11-09 |
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Second Fiddle | Roger Maxwell | 1939-06-30 |
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Breakdowns of 1938 | Rudy (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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Gold Diggers in Paris | Terry Moore | 1938-06-11 |
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Things You Never See on the Screen | Self | 1935-12-01 |
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Sweet Music | Skip Houston | 1935-02-23 |
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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio | Himself (uncredited) | 1935-02-02 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 | Self | 1934-04-28 |
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George White's Scandals | Jimmy Martin | 1934-03-15 |
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International House | Himself | 1933-05-27 |
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The Musical Doctor | Dr. Vallee | 1932-10-28 |
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Rudy Vallee Melodies | Self | 1932-08-04 |
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Betty Co-ed | Himself | 1931-08-01 |
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Kitty from Kansas City | Singer with Handlebar Moustache | 1931-11-01 |
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Radio Rhythm | Rudy Vallee | 1929-08-10 |
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The Vagabond Lover | Rudy Bronson | 1929-12-01 |
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Glorifying the American Girl | Self | 1929-12-07 |
