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Rudy Vallee

Bandleader / Actor | * 07/28/1901 († 84, 07/06/1986) | Island Pond, Vermont (United States of America (USA))
Hubert Prior Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986), known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, saxophonist, bandleader, actor, and entertainer. He was the first male singer to rise from local radio broadcasts in New York City to national popularity as a "crooner". ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Rudy Vallee

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Rudy Vallee as Actor(52)

as Self (archive footage)2015 Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self (archive footage)1995 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as (archive footage)1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Proprietor1975 Slashed Dreams
as himself1970 The Phynx
as Opening Narrator (voice)1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's
as Louis Penlow1968 Live a Little, Love a Little
as Self (archive footage)1965 Hollywood My Home Town
as himself1957 The Helen Morgan Story
as Self (archive footage)1956 Jazz Ball
as Worthington Higgenmacher1954 Ricochet Romance
as Himself (archive footage)1950 The Golden Twenties
as Peter Pedigrew1950 The Admiral Was a Lady
as John Heaslip1949 Mother Is a Freshman
as Mr. Jessup1949 Father Was a Fullback
as Charles Harris1948 My Dear Secretary
as Dr. Johnson1948 I Remember Mama
as Herbert Daley1948 So This Is New York
as August Henshler1948 Unfaithfully Yours
as Tommy Chamberlain1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Lynn Sargent1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Hendrick Courtney Jr.1946 The Fabulous Suzanne
as Ormsby Jamison1946 People Are Funny
as himself1945 It's in the Bag!
as Gordon Tolliver1945 Man Alive
as Alfred Monroe1943 Happy Go Lucky
as John D. Hackensacker III1942 The Palm Beach Story
as Daniel 'Danny' Collins1941 Time Out for Rhythm
as Dick Kerrigan1941 Too Many Blondes
as himself1940 Rodeo Dough
as Roger Maxwell1939 Second Fiddle
as Rudy (archive footage) (uncredited)1938 Breakdowns of 1938
as Terry Moore1938 Gold Diggers in Paris
as Skip Houston1935 Sweet Music
as Himself (uncredited)1935 A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Jimmy Martin1934 George White's Scandals
as himself1933 International House
as himself1932 Rudy Vallee Melodies
as Dr. Vallee1932 The Musical Doctor
as himself1931 Betty Co-ed
as Singer with Handlebar Moustache1931 Kitty from Kansas City
as Rudy Bronson1929 The Vagabond Lover

TV Shows/Series with Rudy Vallee as Actor(19)

as Arthur Forbinger1977 CHiPs
as Myron Lesser1968 The Name of the Game
as Lord Marmaduke Ffogg1966 Batman
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Singer1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Rudy Vallee as Crew(1)

Writing/Lyricist1947 The Unfaithful

Full Name: Rudy Vallée
Born: Sunday, 07/28 1901 (July) in Island Pond, Vermont (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 07/06 1986 (July) in North Hollywood (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Yale University, University of Maine
Member of: Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees
Record Label: Harmony
Spouses (current/former): Jane Greer
Other names for Rudy Vallee (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Hubert Prior Vallée"
"Rudy Vallée"
Rudy Vallee frequently works together with these people:
Preston Sturges (11x, Crew)
Jack Carter (11x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (10x, Actor)
Milton Berle (10x, Actor)
Broderick Crawford (10x, Actor)
Cesar Romero (10x, Actor)
Vincent Price (9x, Actor)
Eddie Albert (9x, Actor)
Jackie Gleason (9x, Actor)
Larry Storch (9x, Actor)
Sammy Davis Jr. (9x, Actor)
Wally Cox (9x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:52998, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 02/29/2024