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Rudy Vallee‌

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Male

Birthday

calendar1901-07-28

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Rudy Vallee

Island Pond, Vermont, USA

Rudy Vallee

Island Pond, Vermont, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1901-07-28

Popularity

star6.1

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 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.

Movie Credits

International House

International House‌
star5.3
calendar 1933

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock‌
star6.2
calendar 1947

People Are Funny

People Are Funny‌
star5.2
calendar 1946

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying‌
star6.8
calendar 1967

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

Unfaithfully Yours

Unfaithfully Yours‌
star7.2
calendar 1948

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer‌
star7.0
calendar 1947

I Remember Mama

I Remember Mama‌
star7.0
calendar 1948

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle‌
star5.0
calendar 1939

The Admiral Was a Lady

The Admiral Was a Lady‌
star6.1
calendar 1950

The Phynx

The Phynx‌
star3.5
calendar 1970

Live a Little, Love a Little

Live a Little, Love a Little‌
star5.5
calendar 1968

My Dear Secretary

My Dear Secretary‌
star5.9
calendar 1948

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend‌
star5.8
calendar 1949

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Time Out for Rhythm

Time Out for Rhythm‌
star6.2
calendar 1941

So This Is New York

So This Is New York‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

Slashed Dreams

Slashed Dreams‌
star2.9
calendar 1975

Mother Is a Freshman

Mother Is a Freshman‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback‌
star6.0
calendar 1949

Betty Co-ed

Betty Co-ed‌
star4.5
calendar 1931

Rudy Vallee Melodies

Rudy Vallee Melodies‌
star2.7
calendar 1932

Gold Diggers in Paris

Gold Diggers in Paris‌
star5.0
calendar 1938

Glorifying the American Girl

Glorifying the American Girl‌
star5.5
calendar 1929

George White's Scandals

George White's Scandals‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky‌
star4.0
calendar 1943

11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"

11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"‌
star4.0
calendar 1944

The Vagabond Lover

The Vagabond Lover‌
star4.0
calendar 1929

Sweet Music

Sweet Music‌
star5.7
calendar 1935

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons‌
star8.0
calendar 1995

Man Alive

Man Alive‌
star5.1
calendar 1945

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s‌
star10.0
calendar 1984

The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story‌
star5.3
calendar 1957

The Golden Twenties

The Golden Twenties‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

Rodeo Dough

Rodeo Dough‌
star5.3
calendar 1940

It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!‌
star5.0
calendar 1945

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes‌
star5.2
calendar 1955

Too Many Blondes

Too Many Blondes‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Men Who Rate a 10

Men Who Rate a 10‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Ricochet Romance

Ricochet Romance‌
star7.0
calendar 1954

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio‌
star5.2
calendar 1935

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938‌
star5.0
calendar 1938

Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?‌
star5.7
calendar 1975

The Fabulous Suzanne

The Fabulous Suzanne‌
star5.0
calendar 1946

Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform

Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform‌
star6.0
calendar 1943

Jazz Ball

Jazz Ball‌
star7.0
calendar 1956

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Kitty from Kansas City

Kitty from Kansas City‌
star4.5
calendar 1931

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

The Musical Doctor

The Musical Doctor‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's‌
star5.6
calendar 1968

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood‌
star4.1
calendar 1976

Tv Credits

CHiPs

CHiPs‌
star6.8
calendar 1977

December Bride

December Bride‌
star5.5
calendar 1954

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy‌
star6.9
calendar 1968

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

Batman

Batman‌
star7.3
calendar 1966

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones‌
star6.9
calendar 1971

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction‌
star5.8
calendar 1963

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show‌
star5.3
calendar 1962

Night Gallery

Night Gallery‌
star7.8
calendar 1970

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

The Chicago Teddy Bears

The Chicago Teddy Bears‌
star5.0
calendar 1971

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game‌
star6.8
calendar 1968

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre‌
star7.0
calendar 1947

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour‌
star8.8
calendar 1957

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood‌
star8.0
calendar 1987

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen‌
star7.4
calendar 1975