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Harry Haag James was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he reorganized and was active again with his band from then until his death in 1983. He was especially known among musicians for his technical proficiency as well as his tone, and was influential on new trumpet players from the late 1930s into the 1940s. He was also an actor in a number of films that usually featured his band.
Birth Name
Harry Haag James
Born
Wednesday, 15 March 1916
Died
Tuesday, 05 July 1983
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | Self | 2015 |
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | Self | 2009 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Performer in Performer in Clip from 'Best Foot Forward' | 1994 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| The Sting II | Band Leader | 1983 |
| Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982 |
| The First 40 Years | Self | 1980 |
| All You Need Is Love | Self | 1977 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | Self | 2015 |
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | Self | 2009 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Performer in Performer in Clip from 'Best Foot Forward' | 1994 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| The Sting II | Band Leader | 1983 |
| Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982 |
| The First 40 Years | Self | 1980 |
| All You Need Is Love | Self | 1977 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clip from 'Hollywood Party' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| John Denver and Friend | Self | 1976 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| Happy Days | Harry James | 1970 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self | 1964 |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Bandleader | 1961 |
| The Ladies Man | Harry James | 1961 |
| The Best of the Post | Self | 1960 |
| Some of Manie's Friends | Self | 1959 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Trumpet Player | 1958 |
| The Big Beat | Harry James | 1958 |
| The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour | Harry James | 1957 |
| The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
| Outlaw Queen | Rick Mason | 1957 |
| The Opposite Sex | Harry James | 1956 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Benny Goodman Story | Harry James - Trumpeter at Carnegie Hall | 1956 |
| Shower of Stars | Self | 1954 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Radio Trumpeter | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Larry Norman | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Self - Guest Trumpeteer | 1952 |
| Chance of a Lifetime | Self | 1951 |
| The Jackpot | Harry James | 1950 |
| I'll Get By | Harry James | 1950 |
| Star of the Family | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Cavalcade of Bands | Himself | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Self - Audience Bow | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Trumpeter | 1948 |
| On Our Merry Way | Harry James | 1948 |
| Carnegie Hall | Harry James | 1947 |
| If I'm Lucky | Earl Gordon | 1946 |
| Do You Love Me | Barry Clayton | 1946 |
| The All-Star Bond Rally | Self | 1945 |
| Bathing Beauty | Harry James | 1944 |
| Two Girls and a Sailor | Harry James | 1944 |
| The Road to Victory | Harry James | 1944 |
| The Shining Future | Self / Harry James | 1944 |
| Swing Fever | Harry James | 1943 |
| Best Foot Forward | Harry James / Himself | 1943 |
| Springtime in the Rockies | Harry James | 1942 |
| Private Buckaroo | Harry James | 1942 |
| Syncopation | Harry James | 1942 |
| Too Many Girls | Orchestra Leader | 1940 |
| Hollywood Hotel | Benny Goodman Trumpeter | 1937 |
| L'empreinte rouge | Le maire | 1937 |
