Living

Is Doc Severinsen Still Alive?

Biography

Age 99

Also known asCarl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen, Carl Hilding Severinsen, Carl SeverinsenGenderMaleBorn07/07/1927 (99)Born inArlington, Oregon, USAWikidataQ711921 ↗TMDb#1230602 ↗

Doc Severinsen is a legendary American jazz trumpeter and orchestra leader best known for his decades-long tenure as bandleader on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Born Carl Hilding Severinsen in 1927, he became one of American television's most familiar musical personalities across more than three decades. He has appeared alongside 6,602 performers in his credited productions, with 3,269 still living today.

Filmography25 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2022	Song for HopeMovie	Himself	95
2020	Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen StoryMovie	Self	93
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries	Self	87
2006	Carson CountryMovie	—	79
1999	Television: The First Fifty YearsMovie	Self	72
1993	Late Show with David LettermanSeries	Self - Guest	66
1993	Fatal InstinctMovie	Guest Musician	66
1992	The Larry Sanders ShowSeries	Doc Severinsen	65
1989	Comic Relief IIIMovie	Self	62
1986	It's Garry Shandling's ShowSeries	Doc Severinsen	59
1982	CheersSeries	Doc Severinsen	55
1978	Vega$Series	—	51
1978	Mickey's 50Movie	Self	51
1977	Happy Birthday, Las VegasMovie	—	50
1976	The Bionic WomanSeries	—	49
1976	Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled SpectacularMovie	Self	49
1974	Dinah!Series	Self	47
1974	Sandy in DisneylandMovie	Self	47
1972	The Midnight SpecialSeries	Self	45
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries	Self (uncredited)	41
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self - Announcer	35
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	34
1958	Kraft Music HallSeries	Self	31
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Self	27
1950	The Bob Hope ShowSeries	Self	23