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