
Cab Calloway
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1907-12-25
- Died
- 1994-11-18
- Place of birth
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Cabell Calloway III
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.
Known For
TV Shows (10)

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

The Love Boat
1977
as Lionel J. Bigelow

Great Performances
1971
as Self

What's My Line?
1950
as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self

Harry O
1974

Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
Movies (55)

The Blues Brothers
1980
as Curtis

Stormy Weather
1943
as Cab Calloway

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self

The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Yeller

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990
as Self (archive footage)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as Self (archive footage)

Triumph Over Violence
1965
as Self (archive footage)

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
as Self (archive footage)

Grass
1999
as Self (archive footage)

The Littlest Angel
1969
as Gabriel

International House
1933
as Cab Calloway

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)

Piano Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)

St. Louis Blues
1958
as Blade

Rhythm and Blues Revue
1955
as Self

The Singing Kid
1936
as Cab Calloway

Snow-White
1933
as Koko the Clown (voice)

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self (archive footage)

The Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)

The Big Broadcast
1932
as Cab Calloway

Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)

Schlager-Raketen
1960
as Self
Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
2024
as The Old Man of the Mountain (voice) (archive sound)

Sensations of 1945
1944
as Cab Calloway

The Old Man of the Mountain
1933
as Himself & Old Man

Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
1934
as Old Man / Reporter

Hi-De-Ho
1947
as Himself

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1937
as Self

Minnie the Moocher
1932
as Cab Calloway

Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)

Cab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti
1951
as Self

Caldonia
1945
as Himself

Cab Calloway Home Movies
1948

Cab Calloway Home Movie #5
1948
as Self

Hi-De-Ho
1937
as Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
1934
as Cab Calloway

Porgy and Bess in Wien
1953
Walking with My Honey
1945
Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party
1935
Jazz Icons: Cab Calloway
1934

I Was Here When You Left Me
1945
The Great Balloon Race
1977

Minnie the Moocher
1942
as Himself / Vocals

We the Cats Shall Hep Ya
1945
as Himself

The Skunk Song
1942

Cab Calloway Home Movie #3
1951
as Self

Blowtop Blues
1945

Cab Calloway Home Movie #1
1951
as Self

Blues in the Night
1942

Cab Calloway Home Movie #4
1950
as Self

Foo a Little Bally-Hoo
1945

Cab Calloway Home Movie #2
1950
as Self

Everything's Fine
2020
as Himself (Voice)

Cab Calloway: Sketches
2012
as Himself
About Cab Calloway
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… With 65 credits spanning from 1932 to 2024, Cab Calloway has appeared in 55 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cab Calloway Movies
- The Blues Brothers (1980) — as Curtis
- Stormy Weather (1943) — as Cab Calloway
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — as Self
- The Cincinnati Kid (1965) — as Yeller
- Night of 100 Stars III (1990) — as Self
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