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