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Al Hirt
Deceased

How Did Al Hirt Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn07/11/1922Died27/04/1999 (aged 76)Died inNew OrleansCauseliver diseaseWikidataQ658636 ↗Buried atMetairie CemeteryTMDb#1225975 ↗

Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million-selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album Honey in the Horn (1963), and for the theme music to The Green Hornet. His nicknames included "Jumbo" and "The Round Mound of Sound".

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Filmography13 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1994Touched by an AngelSeriesAl Hirt72
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries—66
1971Make Your Own Kind of MusicSeriesHimself49
1969The Johnny Cash ShowSeriesSelf47
1969Number OneMovieHimself47
1965FanfareSeries—43
1964Fanfare for a Death SceneMovieReynaldo Mendel42
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeriesSelf - Musician41
1962Rome AdventureMovieAl Hirt40
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf40
1958Kraft Music HallSeriesSelf - Host36
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeriesSelf34
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf26