Jack Teagarden

Acting
1905-08-20

Biography

Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden, known as "Big T" and "The Swingin' Gate", was a jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist, regarded as the "Father of Jazz Trombone."

Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles

#1The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Self

7.6 / 10
Talk

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

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#2Glory Alley

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Jack Teagarden

5.9 / 10
DramaMusic

A New Orleans boxer leaves the ring to fight his inner demons.

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#3The Strip

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Himself

5.9 / 10
CrimeDramaMusic

Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own jazz club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of her murder.

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#4The Glass Wall

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Musician

5.3 / 10
Drama

Peter Kuban, a Hungarian refugee, is about to be deported after jumping ship in New York harbor. He needs to find an ex-G.I. named Tom whom he helped during the war, as Tom can prove Peter's right to legal entry into the United States. If he can't find Tom within 24 hours and prove his case, he will be branded a fugitive and will be permanently disqualified for U.S. citizenship.

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#5So's Your Uncle

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m as Himself

6.0 / 10
AdventureComedyMusic

Circumstances arise that result in a man impersonating his uncle. As the "uncle", he finds himself pursued by his girlfriend's aunt, who does not approve of their relationship.

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#6I'm in the Revue

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Musician

5.3 / 10
Comedy

Good-natured and devout, a French house painter takes the train to Rome, where he has decided to go on a pilgrimage. There he meets a scatterbrained dresser who has been assigned by a music hall star to bring her the gown she is to wear on stage. The two men get stolen by Cleo, a charming thief. Once in Rome, the painter finds himself penniless and the dresser without the gown...

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#7Jazz on a Summer's Day

Movie - 1960, 2h 15m as Self

7.4 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.

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#8Birth of the Blues

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Pepper

6.2 / 10
MusicRomance

Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which includes a cornet player, Memphis. They struggle to get their jazz music accepted by the cafe society of the city. Betty Lou joins their band as a singer and gets Louie to show her how to do scat singing. Memphis and Jeff both fall in love with Betty Lou.

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#9Hoagy Carmichael

Movie - 1939, 2h 15m as Himself

5.4 / 10
Music

Short musical subject featuring the work of composer Hoagy Carmichael performed by him and featuring Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra, as well as vocalist Meredith Blake.

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#10Twilight on the Prairie

Movie - 1944, 2h 15m as Jack

8.0 / 10
MusicWestern

In this musical western, a cowboy band is offered the chance to appear in a Hollywood movie and begins the journey to the West Coast. Unfortunately, the band ends up stranded in Texas and must take a job running a ranch. Musical mayhem ensues: Songs include: "Let's Love Again," "Where the Prairie Meets the Sky," "Don't You Ever Be a Cowboy," "Texas Polka," "No Letter Today," "I Got Mellow in the Yellow of the Moon," "Sip Nip Song," "Salt-Water Cowboy," "The Blues," "Little Brown Jug" and "And Then."

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#11Hi, Good Lookin'!

Movie - 1944, 2h 15m as Jack Teagarden - Orchestra Leader

6.5 / 10
ComedyMusic

An usher at a radio station studio pretends to be an executive at the station in order to help a pretty girl become a singer.

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