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Sammy Davis Sr.

Ballet Dancer / Musician | * 12/12/1900 († 87, 05/21/1988) | Wilmington (United States of America (USA))
Samuel George Davis Sr. (December 12, 1900 – May 21, 1988) was an American dancer and the father of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Music

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Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band. ...

The Benny Goodman Story

Certification unknown

1956 | 3.2/5 | 1h 42min
Drama, Music
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The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, includin ...

The Colgate Comedy Hour

NR

1950 | 3.3/5 | 1h per episode
Comedy
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Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, r ...

77 Sunset Strip

TV-PG

1958 | 3.3/5 | 1h per episode
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Movies with Sammy Davis Sr. as Actor(1)

as Fletcher Henderson1956 The Benny Goodman Story

TV Shows/Series with Sammy Davis Sr. as Actor(3)

1958 77 Sunset Strip
as Self - member of Will Maston Trio1956 The Steve Allen Show
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Sammy Davis
Born: Wednesday, 12/12 1900 (December) in Wilmington (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 05/21 1988 (May) in Beverly Hills (aged: 87)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Spouses (current/former): Elvera Sanchez
Children: Sammy Davis Jr.
Other names for Sammy Davis Sr. (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sammy Davis senior"
Sammy Davis Sr. frequently works together with these people:
Charlton Heston (7x, Actor)
Jackie Gleason (7x, Actor)
Count Basie (7x, Actor)
Jerry Vale (7x, Actor)
Jerry Lewis (6x, Actor)
Mickey Rooney (6x, Actor)
Art Carney (6x, Actor)
Red Skelton (6x, Actor)
Tom Poston (6x, Actor)
Sammy Davis Jr. (6x, Actor)
Johnny Carson (6x, Actor)
Abbe Lane (6x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:104262, Added: 06/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024