Nelson Eddy
Known for: Acting
Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer and movie star who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred with soprano Jeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first "crossover" stars, a superstar appealing both to shrieking bobby-soxers as well as opera purists, and in his heyday was the highest paid singer in the world. During his 40-year career, he earned three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one each for film, recording, and radio), left his footprints in the wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater, earned three Gold records, and was invited to sing at the third inauguration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He also introduced millions of young Americans to classical music and inspired many of them to pursue a musical career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelson Eddy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Lux Video Theatre
Self
1950
Series
The Danny Thomas Show
Nelson Eddy
1953
Series
The Hollywood Palace
Self
1964
Series
MGM Parade
Self
1955
The Lux Show
Self
1957
Film
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Film
Phantom of the Opera
Anatole Garron
1943
Film
Rosalie
Dick Thorpe
1937
Film
Sweethearts
Ernest Lane
1938
Film
Make Mine Music
Narrator / Characters (segment "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met") (voice)
1946
Film
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Film
Student Tour
Singer
1934
Film
Dancing Lady
Nelson Eddy
1933
Film
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Film
Rose Marie
Sgt. Bruce
1936
Film
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Film
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Film
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1940
Film
I Married an Angel
Count Palaffi
1942
Film
Let Freedom Ring
Steve Logan
1939
Film
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
1939
Film
Naughty Marietta
Captain Richard Warrington
1935
Film
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
Film
New Moon
Charles
1940
Film
The Girl of the Golden West
Ramirez
1938
Film
Knickerbocker Holiday
Brom Broeck
1944
Film
Willie the Operatic Whale
Narrator
1946
Film
Balalaika
Prince Peter Karagin, aka Peter Teranda
1939
Film
Bitter Sweet
Carl Linden
1940
Film
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1940
Film
Broadway to Hollywood
John Sylvester
1933
Film
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Handlebars
Singer (singing voice) (uncredited)
1933
Film
The Chocolate Soldier
Karl Lang
1941
Film
The Desert Song
Pierre / The Red Shadow
1955
Film
Maytime
Paul Allison
1937
Film
Moments in Music
Self
1950
Film
Northwest Outpost
Captain Jim Laurence
1947
Film
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
Self (archive footage)
1992