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Born · July 28, 1901
Died · July 6, 1986 (84 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Island Pond, Vermont, USA
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.
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2015
Self (archive footage)
8.0
1995
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1987
(archive footage)
10.0
1984
Self
0.0
1980
Arthur Forbinger · (1 episode)
6.8
1977
Autograph Hound
4.1
1976
Alvin Winer · (1 episode)
7.4
1975
Self (archive footage)
5.7
1975
Proprietor
2.9
1975
(1 episode)
5.0
1971
(2 episodes)
6.9
1971
(1 episode)
7.8
1970
Rudy Vallee
3.5
1970
Opening Narrator (voice)
5.6
1968
Louis Penlow
5.5
1968
Rudy Vallee · (1 episode)
6.9
1968
Myron Lesser · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
Jasper B. Biggley
6.8
1967
Lord Marmaduke Ffogg · (4 episodes)
7.3
1966
(1 episode)
5.9
1963
Self · (1 episode)
5.6
1962
Self · (2 episodes)
7.4
1962
Self - Co-Host · (2 episodes)
5.1
1961
Father
0.0
1958
Rudy Vallee · (1 episode)
8.5
1957
Himself
5.2
1957
Self (archive footage)
7.0
1956
Rudy Vallee
5.2
1955
Worthington Higgenmacher
7.0
1954
(2 episodes)
5.5
1954
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1950
Peter Pedigrew
6.1
1950
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1950
(1 episode)
5.5
1950
Self · (2 episodes)
6.7
1950
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
6.7
1950
Mr. Jessup
6.0
1949
Charles Hingleman
5.8
1949
John Heaslip
0.0
1949
August Henshler
7.2
1948
Charles Harris
5.9
1948
Self · (7 episodes)
6.6
1948
Herbert Daley
6.0
1948
Dr. Johnson
7.1
1948
Tommy Chamberlain
6.9
1947
Bromley · (1 episode)
7.3
1947
Lynn Sargent
6.3
1947
Hendrick Courtney Jr.
5.0
1946
Ormsby Jamison
5.2
1946
Gordon Tolliver
5.1
1945
Rudy Vallee
5.0
1945
Himself - Bandleader
4.0
1944
Himself
6.0
1943
Alfred Monroe
4.0
1943
6.0
1942
John D. Hackensacker III
7.0
1942
Dick Kerrigan
0.0
1941
Daniel 'Danny' Collins
6.2
1941
Rudy Vallee
5.3
1940
Roger Maxwell
5.0
1939
Rudy (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.0
1938
Terry Moore
5.5
1938
Self
5.0
1935
Skip Houston
5.7
1935
Himself (uncredited)
5.2
1935
Self
0.0
1934
Jimmy Martin
5.0
1934
Himself
5.3
1933
Dr. Vallee
0.0
1932
Self
3.8
1932
Singer with Handlebar Moustache
4.5
1931
Himself
4.5
1931
Self
5.5
1929
Rudy Bronson
4.0
1929