Harry James

Personal Info

Birthday

March 15, 1916

Day of Death

1983-07-05

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

Albany, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

Harry Haag James

Harry James

Biography

Harry James was born in a rundown hotel next to the city jail in Albany, Georgia. His mother and father were members of a circus - she as a trapeze artist and he a band leader - with the Mighty Haag Circus.

At seven, they settled in Beaumont, Texas where Harry learned yo play drums. By twelve, he was playing trumpet in the Christy Brothers circus band. In 1936 James joined Ben Pollack's band, soon leaving to lead the brass section of Benny Goodman's band.

Known For

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

How to Marry a Millionaire

The Ladies Man

The Opposite Sex

The Sting II

Bathing Beauty

On Our Merry Way

That's Entertainment, Part II

Filmography

2017
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1983
The Sting II
as Band Leader
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1979
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
as Self
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1961
The Ladies Man
as Harry James
1957
Outlaw Queen
as Rick Mason
1956
The Opposite Sex
as Harry James
1953
How to Marry a Millionaire
as Radio Trumpeter (uncredited)
1950
I'll Get By
as Harry James
1948
On Our Merry Way
as Harry James
1947
Carnegie Hall
as Harry James
1946
If I'm Lucky
as Earl Gordon
Do You Love Me
as Barry Clayton
1945
The All-Star Bond Rally
as Self
1944
Bathing Beauty
as Harry James
Two Girls and a Sailor
as Harry James
The Shining Future
as Self
1943
Swing Fever
as Harry James
Best Foot Forward
as Himself
1942
Springtime in the Rockies
as Harry James
Private Buckaroo
as Harry James
Syncopation
as Harry James
1940
Too Many Girls
as Orchestra Leader
1938
Hollywood Hotel
as Benny Goodman Trumpeter (uncredited)
1937
L'empreinte rouge
as Le maire