Cab Calloway

Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader.

Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States' most popular African American big bands from the start of the 1930s through the late 1940s. Calloway's band featured performers including trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitar ace Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. Calloway continued to perform until his death in 1994 at the age of 86.

Cab Calloway is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 29 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Harlem Renaissance (2004), Piano Blues (2003), Grass (1999), The Blues Brothers (1980), Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937), The Mike Douglas Show (1961), Great Performances (1971), The Love Boat (1977). The recorded credits span 1933 to 2005, including 19 movies and 10 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.