Birthday: Aug 21, 1904
Place of Birth: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA

Count Basie

William James "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.

Filmography

Movie	Cast	Year
Cinderfella	Count Basie	1960
The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story	Self	1979
New York in the Fifties	Self	2001
Jazz Icons: Count Basie Live in '62	Himself	2006
All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater	Self	2011
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet		1951
Rat Pack	Self (archive footage)	2022
Blazing Saddles	Self	1974
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues	Self (voice) (archive sound)	2022
Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music	Self	1981
Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"	Sself (Piano, Conductor)	1979
The Harlem Renaissance	Self (archive footage)	2004
Stage Door Canteen	Count Basie	1943
Ebony Parade	(archive footage)	1970
Judy Garland Duets	Self (archive footage)	2005
Improvisation	Self	2004
Air Mail Special	Self	1941
Take Me Back, Baby		1941
Rhythm and Blues Revue	Self	1955
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music	Self (archive footage)	1993
Crazy House	Count Basie	1943
Top Man	Orchestra Leader	1943
Policy Man	Count Basie	1938
Music Inn	Himself (archive footage)	2007
Basie Boogie		1950
Sid & Judy	Self (archive footage)	2019
Frank Sinatra Spectacular	Self	1965
Piano Blues	Self (archive footage)	2003
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes		2020
Billie	self	2020
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall	Self	1981
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs	Self (archive footage)	2022
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words	Self	2014
Series	Cast	Year
The Merv Griffin Show	Self	1962
Cavalcade of Bands		1950
The Hollywood Palace	Self - Pianist	1964
The Big Show	Self	1980
ABC Stage 67	Self	1966
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Self	1956
The Steve Allen Show	Self - Conductor	1956
The Kennedy Center Honors	Self	1978
The Judy Garland Show	Self	1963
The Mike Douglas Show	Self	1961
The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	1948
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	1962
The Steve Allen Show	Self - Pianist	1956
The Steve Allen Show	Self - Bandleader	1956
The Rat Pack	Self	1999

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