Rudy Vallee
Born in Island Pond, Vermont, USA — Jul 28 1901• Died Jul 06 1986
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Biography
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 fi…
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Rudy Vallee's Credits
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Batman
Lord Marmaduke Ffogg
Petticoat Junction
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Name of the Game
Myron Lesser
Here's Lucy
Rudy Vallee
Night Gallery
Dr. Francis Deeking
What's My Line?
Self
Kraft Television Theatre
Bromley
Alias Smith and Jones
December Bride
Ellery Queen
Alvin Winer
CHiPs
Arthur Forbinger
Your Show of Shows
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Rudy Vallee
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
The Chicago Teddy Bears
My Dear Secretary
Charles Harris
The Helen Morgan Story
Self
The Unfaithful
Writing
Breakdowns of 1938
Rudy (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
John D. Hackensacker III
The Phynx
Rudy Vallee
Unfaithfully Yours
August Henshler
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Autograph Hound
Live a Little, Love a Little
Louis Penlow
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Jasper B. Biggley
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Opening Narrator (voice)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Tommy Chamberlain
Second Fiddle
Roger Maxwell
Father Was a Fullback
Mr. Jessup
I Remember Mama
Dr. Johnson
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Lynn Sargent
Rodeo Dough
Rudy Vallee
So This Is New York
Herbert Daley
Time Out for Rhythm
Daniel 'Danny' Collins
It's in the Bag!
Rudy Vallee
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Himself (uncredited)
Gold Diggers in Paris
Terry Moore
Slashed Dreams
Proprietor
People Are Funny
Ormsby Jamison
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
Self
Ricochet Romance
Worthington Higgenmacher
Happy Go Lucky
Alfred Monroe
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
The Perfect Woman
Tock
The Vagabond Lover
Rudy Bronson
International House
Himself
The Admiral Was a Lady
Peter Pedigrew
The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Charles Hingleman
Mother Is a Freshman
John Heaslip
Hansel and Gretel
Father
Too Many Blondes
Dick Kerrigan
George White's Scandals
Jimmy Martin
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
Men Who Rate a 10
Self
Glorifying the American Girl
Self
Sweet Music
Skip Houston
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Rudy Vallee
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Himself
Lydia
Barker
The Fabulous Suzanne
Hendrick Courtney Jr.
Man Alive
Gordon Tolliver
Rudy Vallee Melodies
Self
11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"
Himself - Bandleader
Kitty from Kansas City
Singer with Handlebar Moustache
Campus Sweethearts
Betty Co-ed
Himself
The Musical Doctor
Dr. Vallee
Radio Rhythm
Rudy Vallee