Cab Calloway - Actor Profile

Cab Calloway

Acting
50Total Films
10.0 Highest Rated
Born: Dec 25, 1907
Birth Place: Rochester, New York, USA

About 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.

Best Cab Calloway Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Cab Calloway's career based on audience ratings.

★10.0
The Skunk Song (1942) movie poster
★10.0

The Skunk Song — Cab Calloway and The Cabaliers are singing about how The Big Bad Wolf only talks about his Disney money, Felix the Cat i

The Skunk Song

1942•Music
★10.0
Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer (2024) movie poster
★10.0

Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer — A celebration of art by legendary animator Max Fleischer. Features: KoKo's Kozy Korner (1928), Somewhere in Dreamland (1

Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer

2024•Animation
★8.7
WrestleMania 2 (Duplicated) (1986) movie poster
★8.7

WrestleMania 2 (Duplicated) — Emanating from New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, WrestleMania 2 features Hulk Hogan defending the WWF Championship aga

WrestleMania 2 (Duplicated)

1986•Action
★8.0
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995) movie poster
★8.0

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons — From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of Betty Boop, the flapper car

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

1995•Documentary
★8.0
Hi-De-Ho (1937) movie poster
★8.0

Hi-De-Ho — Young Cab Calloway's mother is concerned, because Cab spends his days listening to the radio, pretending to lead a minia

Hi-De-Ho

1937•Music

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Cab Calloway.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
2024 Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer The Old Man of the Mountain (voice) (archive sound) Super Hit Similar →
2020 Everything's Fine Himself (Voice) Flop Similar →
2004 The Harlem Renaissance Self (archive footage) Average Similar →
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Self (archive footage) Flop Similar →
2003 Piano Blues Self (archive footage) Hit Similar →
1999 Grass Self (archive footage) Hit Similar →
1998 The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' Self (archive footage) Flop Similar →
1995 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons Self (archive footage) Super Hit Similar →
1990 Night of 100 Stars III Self Flop Similar →
1990 Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge Self (archive footage) Flop Similar →
1986 WrestleMania 2 (Duplicated) Self Super Hit Similar →
1985 Night of 100 Stars II Self Super Hit Similar →
1980 The Blues Brothers Curtis Super Hit Similar →
1977 The Great Balloon Race - Flop Similar →
N/A Ebony Parade (archive footage) Flop Similar →
1969 The Littlest Angel Gabriel Flop Similar →
1965 Triumph Over Violence Self (archive footage) Hit Similar →
1965 The Cincinnati Kid Yeller Hit Similar →
1958 St. Louis Blues Blade Super Hit Similar →
1956 Jazz Ball Self (archive footage) Hit Similar →
1955 Rhythm and Blues Revue Self Average Similar →
1951 Cab Calloway Home Movie #1 Self Flop Similar →
1951 Cab Calloway Home Movie #3 Self Flop Similar →
1951 Cab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti Self Flop Similar →
1950 Cab Calloway Home Movie #2 Self Flop Similar →
1950 Cab Calloway Home Movie #4 Self Flop Similar →
1948 Cab Calloway Home Movies - Flop Similar →
1948 Cab Calloway Home Movie #5 Self Flop Similar →
1947 Hi-De-Ho Himself Average Similar →
1945 We the Cats Shall Hep Ya Himself Flop Similar →
1945 I Was Here When You Left Me - Flop Similar →
1945 Foo a Little Bally-Hoo - Flop Similar →
1945 Walking with My Honey - Flop Similar →
1944 Sensations of 1945 Cab Calloway Average Similar →
1943 Stormy Weather Cab Calloway Hit Similar →
1942 The Skunk Song - Super Hit Similar →
1942 Minnie the Moocher Himself / Vocals Super Hit Similar →
1942 Blues in the Night - Average Similar →
1937 Manhattan Merry-Go-Round Self Average Similar →
1937 Hi-De-Ho Cab Calloway Super Hit Similar →
1936 The Singing Kid Cab Calloway Flop Similar →
1935 Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party - Flop Similar →
1934 Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho Cab Calloway Average Similar →
1934 Betty Boop's Rise to Fame Old Man / Reporter Average Similar →
1934 Jazz Icons: Cab Calloway - Flop Similar →
1933 The Old Man of the Mountain Himself & Old Man Hit Similar →
1933 Snow-White Koko the Clown (voice) Hit Similar →
1933 International House Cab Calloway Average Similar →
1932 The Big Broadcast Cab Calloway Hit Similar →
1932 Minnie the Moocher Cab Calloway Hit Similar →

Cab Calloway - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Cab Calloway?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Cab Calloway is "The Skunk Song" with a rating of 10.0/10.

How many movies has Cab Calloway acted in?

Cab Calloway has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Cab Calloway?

Other notable films include "Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer", "WrestleMania 2 (Duplicated)", and "Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons".