8.0
8.0
Mother Is a Freshman
1949
as John Heaslip
Rudy Vallee
Also known as: Rudy Vallee, Hubert Prior Vallée, Hubert Prior Vallee
Acting
Born:July 28, 1901
Died:July 6, 1986(aged 84)
Birthplace:Island Pond, Vermont, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Yale University, University of Maine
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CommunityBiography
Rudy Vallee started his career as a saxophone player and singer and later became a band leader. In the 1920s and early 30s he had a hit radio program, The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour (where he was hated by his cast and crew due to his explosive ego-driven personality). In the early 1930's he was ranked with the likes of Bing Crosby and the tragic Russ Columbo in the Hit Parade. A huge hit on radio in 1933 with his program, initially known as 'The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour,' Vallee was considered a slave driver by his staff. He was known to instigate fist fights with virtually anyone who got on his nerves. During the run of his show he slugged photographers, threw sheet music in the faces of pianists' heads and if provoked, would sock hecklers in the nose. While audiences loved him, he was hated by most of his staff. As a very popular star in night clubs and on records, as well as in movies, he helped other singers like Alice Faye - who was for a while his band singer - and Frances Langford to start their careers. In his early movies he often played the romantic lead, but he switched later to stuffy and comic parts. He also appeared on Broadway. The mid-60's Broadway hit "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" was filmed in 1967 with him in his original Broadway role.
Filmography (46 movies)
7.2
7.2
Unfaithfully Yours
1948
as August Henshler
7.1
7.1
I Remember Mama
1948
as Dr. Johnson
7.0
7.0
Ricochet Romance
1954
as Worthington Higgenmacher
7.0
7.0
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as John D. Hackensacker III
6.9
6.9
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Tommy Chamberlain
6.8
6.8
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967
as Jasper B. Biggley
6.3
6.3
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Lynn Sargent
6.2
6.2
Time Out for Rhythm
1941
as Daniel 'Danny' Collins
6.1
6.1
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950
as Peter Pedigrew
6.0
6.0
Father Was a Fullback
1949
as Mr. Jessup
6.0
6.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943
as Himself
6.0
6.0
So This Is New York
1948
as Herbert Daley
5.9
5.9
My Dear Secretary
1948
as Charles Harris
5.8
5.8
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Charles Hingleman
5.7
5.7
It's in the Bag!
1945
as Rudy Vallee
5.7
5.7
Sweet Music
1935
as Skip Houston
5.7
5.7
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
as Terry Moore
5.5
5.5
International House
1933
as Himself
5.5
5.5
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968
as Louis Penlow
5.3
5.3
Glorifying the American Girl
1929
as Self
5.3
5.3
Rodeo Dough
1940
as Rudy Vallee
5.2
5.2
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
People Are Funny
1946
as Ormsby Jamison
5.1
5.1
Man Alive
1945
as Gordon Tolliver
5.0
5.0
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955
as Rudy Vallee
5.0
5.0
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Himself
5.0
5.0
The Fabulous Suzanne
1946
as Hendrick Courtney Jr.
5.0
5.0
George White's Scandals
1934
as Jimmy Martin
5.0
5.0
Betty Co-ed
1931
as Himself
4.9
4.9
Second Fiddle
1939
as Roger Maxwell
4.5
4.5
Kitty from Kansas City
1931
as Singer with Handlebar Moustache
4.0
4.0
The Vagabond Lover
1929
as Rudy Bronson
4.0
4.0
Happy Go Lucky
1943
as Alfred Monroe
4.0
4.0
11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"
1944
as Himself - Bandleader
3.8
3.8
Rudy Vallee Melodies
1932
as Self
3.2
3.2
Slashed Dreams
1975
as Proprietor
3.0
3.0
The Perfect Woman
1981
as Tock
Campus Sweethearts
1930
The Musical Doctor
1932
as Dr. Vallee
Men Who Rate a 10
1980
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934
as Self
Radio Rhythm
1929
as Rudy Vallee
Too Many Blondes
1941
as Dick Kerrigan
Hansel and Gretel
1958
as Father
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