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Red Norvo(1908-1999)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Red Norvo
Red Norvo was born on 31 March 1908 in Beardstown, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Touch of Evil (1958), Hands of a Stranger (1962) and Johnny Staccato (1959). He was married to Mildred Bailey and Eve Rogers. He died on 6 April 1999 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornMarch 31, 1908
DiedApril 6, 1999(91)
BornMarch 31, 1908
DiedApril 6, 1999(91)
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Known for

Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, and Janet Leigh in Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil
7.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1958
Hands of a Stranger (1962)
Hands of a Stranger
5.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1962
Johnny Staccato (1959)
Johnny Staccato
7.9
TV Series
  • Vibes Player
Anita Ekberg in Screaming Mimi (1958)
Screaming Mimi
5.8
  • Red Yost(as The Red Norvo Trio)
  • 1958

Credits

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Actor

  • Frank Sinatra, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Peter Lawford in Ocean's Eleven (1960)
    Ocean's Eleven
    6.5
    • Red Norvo (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Johnny Staccato (1959)
    Johnny Staccato
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Vibes Player
    • 1959
  • Anita Ekberg in Screaming Mimi (1958)
    Screaming Mimi
    5.8
    • Red Yost (as The Red Norvo Trio)
    • 1958
  • Kings Go Forth (1958)
    Kings Go Forth
    6.5
    • Jazz Musician: Vibraphone (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Red Skelton, and Esther Williams in Texas Carnival (1951)
    Texas Carnival
    5.6
    • Red Norvo (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Tommy Dorsey, Tom Drake, Jane Nigh, Michael O'Shea, and Ginny Simms in Disc Jockey (1951)
    Disc Jockey
    • Red Norvo
    • 1951
  • Eddie Albert, Joan Edwards, Bill Goodwin, Gil Lamb, and Constance Moore in Hit Parade of 1947 (1947)
    Hit Parade of 1947
    6.8
    • Xylophonist (uncredited)
    • 1947

Music Department

  • Monsanto Night Presents Benny Goodman
    TV Special
    • musician: vibraphone
    • 1974
  • Johnny Staccato (1959)
    Johnny Staccato
    7.9
    TV Series
    • musician
    • 1959
  • A Smattering of Spots (1958)
    A Smattering of Spots
    Short
    • musician: vibraphonist (as R Norvo)
    • 1958
  • Sal Mineo, Luana Patten, and John Saxon in Rock, Pretty Baby (1956)
    Rock, Pretty Baby
    6.2
    • musician: vibraphone (uncredited)
    • 1956

Soundtrack

  • Monsanto Night Presents Benny Goodman
    TV Special
    • performer: "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön", "Slipped Disc", "Nice Work If You Can Get It", "Oh, Lady Be Good!", "Gotta Be This or That"
    • 1974
  • Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
    The Danny Kaye Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Devil and the Deep Blue Sea", "Three Blind Mice"
    • 1963
  • Hands of a Stranger (1962)
    Hands of a Stranger
    5.2
    • performer: "How's Your Mother"
    • 1962
  • Ella Fitzgerald in The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra (1959)
    The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra
    6.9
    TV Special
    • performer: "Too Marvelous for Words", "Here's That Rainy Day" (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, and Janet Leigh in Touch of Evil (1958)
    Touch of Evil
    7.9
    • performer: "Main Title (Touch of Evil)"
    • 1958
  • Varieties
    Short
    • performer: "Temptation"
    • writer: "Temptation"
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • R Norvo
  • Born
    • March 31, 1908
    • Beardstown, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • April 6, 1999
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Mildred Bailey1933 - 1951 (her death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following production:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    When wife Mildred Bailey sang with Norvo's band in the mid-'30s, they were know as "Mr. and Mrs. Swing".
  • Nickname
    • Mr. Swing

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