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Cab Calloway
Deceased

How Did Cab Calloway Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86
Also known asCabell Calloway IIIGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/12/1907Born inRochester, New York, USADied18/11/1994 (aged 86)Died inHockessinCausestrokeWikidataQ273079 ↗Buried atFerncliff CemeteryTMDb#7173 ↗

Cabell Calloway III was an American jazz singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years.

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Filmography38 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max FleischerMovieThe Old Man of the Mountain (voice) (archive sound)117
2005The Great Man: W.C. FieldsMovieSelf (clip from International House (1933)) (archive footage)98
2004TV in Black: The First Fifty YearsMovieSelf (archive footage)97
1999GrassMovieSelf (archive footage)92
1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'MovieSelf (archive footage)91
1990Night of 100 Stars IIIMovieSelf83
1990Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeMovieSelf (archive footage)83
1985Night of 100 Stars IIMovieSelf78
1980The Blues BrothersMovieCurtis73
1977The Love BoatSeriesLionel J. Bigelow70
1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenMovieSelf (archive footage)68
1974Harry OSeries—67
1971The Pearl Bailey ShowSeriesSelf64
1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf64
1969The Littlest AngelMovieGabriel62
1965The Cincinnati KidMovieYeller58
1965Triumph Over ViolenceMovieSelf (archive footage)58
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf54
1960Schlager-RaketenMovieSelf53
1958Kraft Music HallSeriesSelf51
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeriesSelf50
1956Jazz BallMovieSelf (archive footage)49
1955Rhythm and Blues RevueMovieSelf48
1953Porgy and Bess in WienMovie—46
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries—44
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf43
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf41
1945Walking with My HoneyMovie—38
1945I Was Here When You Left MeMovie—38
1945CaldoniaMovieHimself38
1943Stormy WeatherMovieCab Calloway36
1942Minnie the MoocherMovieHimself / Vocals35
1937Hi-De-HoMovieCab Calloway30
1935Cab Calloway's Jitterbug PartyMovie—28
1934Betty Boop's Rise to FameMovieOld Man / Reporter27
1933The Old Man of the MountainMovieHimself & Old Man26
1933Snow-WhiteMovieKoko the Clown (voice)26
1932Minnie the MoocherMovieCab Calloway25