Artie Shaw Film and Television Appearances

 

 

List of Film Shorts

  • Artie Shaw and his Orchestra • USA • 1939 • 9 mins.With Tony Pastor (tnr and Vocals)
  • Artie Shaw’s Class in Swing • USA • 1939 • 10 mins
    With Buddy Rich, Helen Forrest (vcls) Georgie Auld and Tony Pastor (tnr and Vocals)
  • Dancing Co-Ed • USA • 1939 • 84 mins
    Same personnel as above
  • Symphony in Swing – Artie Shaw and his Orchestra  USA • 1939 •10 mins
    Same personnel as above. Below, Helen Forrest sings Deep Purple.
  • Second Chorus • USA • 1940 • 83 min
  • Artie Shaw: Time is All You’re Got • USA • 1986 • 115 mins
    1986 Oscar winning documentary by Brigitte Berman. Interviews with Buddy Rich, Mel Torme, Helen Forrest  

     

    • 1986 – Genie Awards – Best Feature Length Documentary – Nominated
  • The Soundtrack of the 1980 Martin Scorsese film ‘Raging Bull‘ includes Artie Shaw’s tune ‘Frenesi‘
  • The soundtrack of the 2004 film ‘The Aviator,’ directed by Martin Scorsese, featured Artie Shaw’s signature theme song “Nightmare“.

 

Artie Shaw’s List of  Motion Picture Appearances

  • “Artie Shaw and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939, as a member of the Shaw band
  • “Artie Shaw’s Class in Swing,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1939, as a member of the Shaw band
  • “Symphony of Swing,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939, as a member of the Artie Shaw band
  • “Dancing Co-Ed” ( aka “Every Other Inch a Lady” ), MGM 1939, as a member of the Artie Shaw band
  • Soundies, 1942-47
    • Doin’ the Ratamacue
    • Good Morning Mr. Zip Zip
    • Hawaiian War Chant
    • Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
    • Movie Tonight
    • My Sister’s a Little Bit Crazy
    • Oh, Marie
    • Paradiddle Joe
    • That Did It, Marie
  • “Two Blondes and a Redhead,” Columbia, 1947
  • “Tony Pastor and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1947
  • “Tony Pastor and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1948
  • Snader Telescriptions, 1951
    • Brother Bill
    • Come On-a My House
    • Life Is So Peculiar
    • Margie
    • Your Red Wagon
  • “Keep It Cool,” Universal “Name Band Music” short, 1954

 

Artie Shaw’s List of Television Appearances

  • Adventures in Jazz, series, 1949, guest (one episode)
  • Cavalcade of Bands, series, 1950, guest (one episode)
  • Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall, 1950, guest (one episode)
  • What’s My Line?, series, 1950, mystery guest (one episode)
  • What’s My Line?, series, 1952, guest panelist (one episode)
  • The Jackie Gleason Show, series, 1953, guest (one episode – Norton Moves In)
  • The Jack Paar Tonight Show, series, 1962, guest (one episode – 5.164)
  • The Tonight Show, series, 1962, guest (one episode – 1:153)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, series, 1962, guest (three episodes)
  • To Tell the Truth, series, 1963, guest participant (one episode)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, series, 1963, guest (four episodes)
  • Your First Impression, series, 1963, guest (one episode)
  • That Regis Philbin Show, series, 1964, guest (one episode)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, series, 1965, guest (one episode)
  • The Young Set, series, 1965, guest (one episode)
  • The David Frost Show, series, 1969, guest (two episodes)
  • The Dennis Wholey Show, series, 1969, guest (one episode)
  • The Merv Griffin Show, series, 1969, guest (five episodes)
  • The Mike Douglas Show, series, 1969, guest (one episode)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, series, 1969, guest (one episode)
  • The David Frost Show, series, 1970, guest host (one episode)
  • The Mike Douglas Show, series, 1970, guest (three episodes)
  • The Great American Dream Machine, PBS series, 1971, guest (one episode)
  • The Mike Douglas Show, series, 1971, guest (two episodes)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, series, 1971, guest (five episodes)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, series, 1972, guest (three episodes)
  • McCloud, series, 1973, actor (one episode) as the character “Fire Chief”
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, series, 1973, guest (two episodes)
  • 60 Minutes, documentary series, 1975, interview comments (one segment – Judy)
  • Police Woman, series, 1975, uncredited actor (one episode – Blaze of Glory)
  • All You Need Is Love, documentary series, 1977, guest (one episode – Swing That Music!: Swing)
  • Crash, TV movie, 1978, actor as “Elderly Passenger”
  • Hollywood Greats, series, 1978, interview comments (one segment – Judy Garland)
  • Big Bands At Disneyland, series, 1984, guest with Shaw Orch-Johnson
  • American Masters, documentary series, 1986, interview comments (one episode – Lady Day: The Long Night
    of Billie Holiday)
  • Big Band Ballroom Bash, PBS special, 1990?, Shaw Orch-Johnson
  • Crazy About the Movies: Ava Gardner, documentary, 1993, interview comments
  • Jazz, PBS documentary mini-series, 2001, interview comments (five segments – Our Language: 1924 – 1929;
    The True Welcome: 1929 – 1934; Swing—Pure Pleasure: 1935 – 1937; Swing—The Velocity of
    Celebration: 1937 – 1939; Dedicated to Chaos: 1940 – 1945)
  • Walk On By: The Story of Popular Song, documentary series, 2001, interview comments (one segment –
    Stardust)
  • Begin the Beguine, video documentary short, 2003, interview comments
  • American Masters, documentary series, 2004, interview comments (one episode – Judy Garland: By Myself)
  • Dreaming of a White Christmas: The Life & Music of Irving Berlin, documentary, 2004, interview comments
  • Artie Shaw’s Quest for Perfection, BBC documentary, 2003, subject
  • Sinatra: Dark Star, documentary, 2005, interview comments
  • Robert Williams, Mr. Bitchin, documentary, 2010, interview comments