Deceased
How Did Billy Eckstine Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 78Also known asWilliam Clarence EcksteinGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/07/1914Born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USADied08/03/1993 (aged 78)Died inPittsburghCausestrokeWikidataQ545464 ↗Buried athttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/201327dd111c0e2b2c6a51454df507fdTMDb#1232033 ↗
William Clarence Eckstine was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award "for performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording". His recording of "I Apologize" was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography15 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | It's Black EntertainmentMovie | Self (archive footage) | 88 |
| 1988 | Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday CelebrationMovie | Self | 74 |
| 1985 | Motown Returns to the ApolloMovie | — | 71 |
| 1975 | Let's Do It AgainMovie | Zack | 61 |
| 1972 | Sanford and SonSeries | — | 58 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 54 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 48 |
| 1958 | The Bob Crosby ShowSeries | — | 44 |
| 1957 | American BandstandSeries | Self | 43 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen ShowSeries | Self - Singer | 42 |
| 1952 | Skirts Ahoy!Movie | Billy Eckstine | 38 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self | 36 |
| 1949 | Harlem After MidnightMovie | Billy Eckstine | 35 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 34 |
| 1947 | Rhythm in a RiffMovie | — | 33 |