Kay Kyser

Personal Info

Birthday

June 18, 1905

Day of Death

1985-07-23

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

Also Known As

James King Kern Kyser

The Ol' Perfessor

James Kern Kyser

Kay Kyser

Biography

Bandleader and radio personality memorable for his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge". Often sporting his trademark mortarboard and gown, he appeared with his band in a few World War II-era movies. Date of Birth 18 June 1905, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA Date of Death 23 July 1985, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (heart attack)

Known For

Thousands Cheer

Stage Door Canteen

Swing Fever

Showbiz Goes to War

Around the World

My Favorite Spy

That's Right – You're Wrong

Playmates

Filmography

1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1944
Carolina Blues
as Himself
G.I. Journal
as Self
1943
Around the World
as Kay Kyser
Swing Fever
as Lowell Blackford
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)
as Himself
Thousands Cheer
as Kay Kyser
Stage Door Canteen
as Kay Kyser
Show-Business at War
as Self
1942
My Favorite Spy
as Kay Kyser
1941
Playmates
as Kay Kyser
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Himself
1940
You'll Find Out
as Himself
If I Forget You
as Orchestra
Africa Squeaks
as Cake Icer (voice)
1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Kay Kyser
1933
Unsichtbare Gegner
as Sir Thomas