Woody Herman
Legendary clarinetist, composer ("At the Woodchoppers' Ball"), singer and bandleader (the Thundering Herd(s) ), educated at Marquette University. He was a clarinetist in the orchestras of Joey Lichter, Harry Sosnik, Gus Arnheim, and Indiana Jones, then formed his own orchestra, appearing in hotels, theatres and ballrooms. He toured Europe in 1954, Europe, and Latin America in 1958 (under the auspices of the US State Department), and made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his chief musical collaborators included Chubby Jackson and Ralph Burns, and his other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "Apple Honey", "Goosey Gander", "Northwest Passage", "River Bed Blues", "Blues on Parade", "Blowin' Up a Storm", "Music by the Moon", "Early Autumn", "A Kiss Goodnight", "Your Father's Moustache", "Wild Root", "I Remember Duke", and "Misty Morning".
Acting
Movie
New Orleans
as Himself
1947
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Movie
Winter Meeting
as Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra
1948
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Bandleader
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
Movie
Sensations of 1945
as Woody Herman
1944
TV
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
1959
TV
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963
TV
Startime
as Self
1959
Movie
Wintertime
as Himself (leader, Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
1943
Movie
What's Cookin'?
as Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader
1942
Movie
Woody Herman & His Orchestra
1938
Movie
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
as Himself (archive footage)
1999
Movie
Rhapsody in Wood
as Himself
1947
Movie
Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England
as Clarinettiste
1964
Movie
Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend
2012
Movie
Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64
2009