Portrait of Tommy Dorsey

Acting

Tommy Dorsey

Career

Active from 1930 to 1954, with a break from 1931 to 1944, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tommy Dorsey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Tension
    3.1, average 5.9
  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Big Band Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

1 title
Stage Show
Stage Show (1954)

TV show

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 58
A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tommy Dorsey

The Fabulous Dorseys
The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tommy Dorsey

Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tommy Dorsey

The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tommy Dorsey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
GoodWatch score 44

as Tommy Dorsey

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tommy Dorsey

Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tommy Dorsey

Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tommy Dorsey

I Dood It
I Dood It (1943)
GoodWatch score 50

as Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)

Swing Fever
Swing Fever (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Himself / Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)

Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy (1942)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tommy Dorsey

1930s

1 title
A Night in a Dormitory
A Night in a Dormitory (1930)

as Trombone Player (uncredited)