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Mel Tormé

Actor / Composer / Novelist / Songwriter / Writer | * 09/13/1925 († 73, 06/05/1999) | Chicago (United States of America (USA))
Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells. Tormé won two Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of 14 times. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every ...

Gangster Squad

R

2013 | 3.2/5 | 1h 53min
Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
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The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob. ...

Dick Tracy

PG

1990 | 3.1/5 | 1h 45min
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejud ...

The Iron Giant

PG

1999 | 4.0/5 | 1h 26min
Kids & Family, Animation, Science Fiction, Drama
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This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, as he investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

R

2011 | 3.7/5 | 2h 38min
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Mel Tormé

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Mel Tormé as Actor(25)

as himself2003 Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
as himself1992 The Return of Spinal Tap
as Daffy Duck (singing voice)1992 Bugs Bunny's Creature Features
as himself1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
as himself1990 Night Of 100 Stars III
as Narrator (voice)1990 Story of the Christmas Toys
as Daffy Duck (singing voice)1988 The Night of the Living Duck
as himself1982 Pray TV
as himself1978 The Bermuda Depths
as Zak O'Brien1978 Land of No Return
as himself1966 A Man Called Adam
as The Deacon1960 Walk Like a Dragon
as Hal Sanders1960 The Private Lives of Adam and Eve
as Fred Alger1959 Girls Town
as Fred McAfee1959 The Big Operator
as Barney Bond (as Mel Torme)1958 The Fearmakers
as Cyril1950 Duchess of Idaho
as himself1948 Words and Music
as Danny1947 Good News
as Studio Tour Guide (uncredited)1946 Movieland Magic
as Streak Edwards1945 Let's Go Steady
as Sterling Brown1945 Junior Miss
as Ricky O'Bannon1944 Pardon My Rhythm
as American Pilot1944 Resisting Enemy Interrogation
as Marty1943 Higher and Higher

TV Shows/Series with Mel Tormé as Actor(20)

as himself1995 Sliders
as himself1989 Seinfeld
as himself1984 Night Court
as Herb1984 Night Court
as Mort Binder1968 The Name of the Game
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as himself1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as herself1963 The Judy Garland Show
1962 The Lucy Show
as himself1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Co-Host1961 The Mike Douglas Show
as himself1957 The Lux Show
as himself1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as himself1956 The Rosemary Clooney Show
as Lester Hogarth1956 Playhouse 90
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist1950 What's My Line?
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Melvin Howard Tormé
Born: Sunday, 09/13 1925 (September) in Chicago (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 06/05 1999 (June) in Los Angeles (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Los Angeles High School, Hyde Park Academy High School
Member of: The Mel-Tones
Record Label: Decca, Atlantic Records, Capitol Records, Columbia Records, Concord Records, Musicraft Records, Bethlehem Records, Philips Records
Spouses (current/former): Janette Scott
Other names for Mel Tormé (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Melvin Howard Tormé"
"The Velvet Fog" (Nickname)
"Wesley Butler Wyatt" (Pseudonym)
Mel Tormé frequently works together with these people:
Larry David (31x, Actor)
Norman Brenner (24x, Actor)
Mickey Rooney (14x, Actor)
Deck McKenzie (13x, Actor)
Art Carney (10x, Actor)
Robert Goulet (10x, Actor)
Carol Channing (10x, Actress)
Vincent Price (9x, Actor)
Jerry Lewis (9x, Actor)
Peggy Lee (9x, Actress)
Ethel Merman (9x, Actress)
Greg Ford (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5380, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024