Jimmy Durante Net Worth
Jimmy Durante Net Worth is
$14 Million
Jimmy Durante Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
James Francis "Jimmy" Durante (February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an Italian American singer, pianist, comedian, and actor. His distinctive clipped gravelly speech, New York accent, comic language butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and prominent nose helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s. He often referred to his nose as the Schnozzola (from the Yiddish schnoz [nose] ), and the word became his nickname. | Date Of Birth | February 10, 1893, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | January 29, 1980, Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Height | 5' 7" (1.7 m) |
| Profession | Soundtrack, Actor, Music Department |
| Spouse | Margie Little (m. 1960–1980), Jeanne Olsen (m. 1921–1943) |
| Children | CeCe Durante-Bloum |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rumpled hat, patter songs ("Inka Dinka Doo") and, of course, his huge proboscis. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Why can't everybody leave everybody else the hell alone? |
| 2 | Be awful nice to 'em goin' up, because you're gonna meet 'em all comin' down. |
| 3 | Politics is developing more comedians than radio ever did. |
| 4 | My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe. |
| 5 | I like to make people laugh. Dey like me. What more could I want? |
| 6 | Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are. |
| 7 | I hate music, especially when it's played. |
| 8 | [ad-libbing with Bob Hope] When it comes to noses, you're a retailer. I'm a wholesaler! |
| 9 | [on his funny looks as a child] I'd go home [from school] and cry. I made up my mind never to hurt anybody else, no matter what. I never made jokes about anybody's big ears, crossed eyes, or their stuttering. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Interviewed in "The Great Comedians Talk About Comedy" by Larry Wilde (1968). |
| 2 | Is mentioned by name in the lyrics of the Ralph Freed/Burton Lane song "How About You?" (from Babes on Broadway (1941)) . |
| 3 | On August 15, 1958, for his charitable acts, Durante was awarded a huge three foot high brass loving cup by the Al Bahr Shriners Temple. The inscription was, "Jimmy Durant, the World's Most Famous Comedian. A loving cup to you, Jimmy. It's larger than your nose, but smaller than your heart. Happiness always, Al Bahr Temple, August 15, 1958". |
| 4 | In Blondie of the Follies (1932), in which he had a starring role, Marion Davies--playing Blondie--addresses Billie Dove's character as "Lurlene Calabash". Durante often ended his television, radio and nightclub appearances with "Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are". |
| 5 | He was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 1606 Vine Street; and for Radio at 1648 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. |
| 6 | Has a street named after him on the east side of Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| 7 | His voice was the inspiration for that of the dog in the Tom and Jerry cartoons. |
| 8 | A legal challenge to his adoption of daughter CeCe late in life, on the grounds that he was too old to care for such a young child, was dismissed by a judge, who said, "I've heard this man sing 'Young at Heart.'". |
| 9 | Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 146-148. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 |
| 10 | Sang the famous song "Frosty the Snowman". |
| 11 | Famous for a number of other beloved catchphrases besides the "Mrs. Calabash" routine, including: "It's a castastrostroke!", "I'm mortified!", "Surrounded by assassins!", "Everybody wants ta get inta da act!" and "Hotch-cha-cha-cha-cha!". |
| 12 | Also made a living as a bandleader and talent booker. |
| 13 | Dropped out of school in the eighth grade and a couple of years later played ragtime piano for a living, taking jobs wherever he could, including bars, cabarets and whorehouses. He became known for a time as "Ragtime Jimmy". |
| 14 | Comic Sonny King, who worked with Durante during his career, stated in an interview that the mysterious "Mrs. Calabash" was indeed Jimmy's late wife Jeanne Olson, but "Calabash" was a reference to Calabasas, California, where she was hospitalized in her later years. She had difficulty in pronouncing the city name, often calling it "Calabash", and it became an inside joke for the Durantes. |
| 15 | According to the book, "Hollywood Trivia", (Greenwich House, 1984), by David P. Strauss, Jimmy Durante's famous "Mrs. Calabash" sign-off referred to his first wife, Jeanne Olson. Calabash was the name of a Chicago suburb they both liked. However, there is no known Chicago suburb named Calabash. |
| 16 | For years, he signed off his radio and television shows with "Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are", but he would never divulge who she was. Some speculated it was a "code name" for a current or former lover, some doubted she ever existed. It was not until after his death in 1980 that it was revealed she was, indeed, a real person. |
| 17 | Daughter Cecilia is a horseback-riding instructor, is married to a computer designer, lives near San Diego, and has two sons and a daughter. |
| 18 | Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA. Specific Interment Location: F, T96, 6. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Orphan | 2009 | performer: "The Glory of Love" | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | 2009 | Video documentary performer: "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway", "Inka Dinka Doo" - uncredited / writer: "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway", "Inka Dinka Doo" - uncredited | |
| American Masters | 2007 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| The Notebook | 2004 | performer: "I'll Be Seeing You" 1937 | |
| Laços de Família | 2000 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | 1997 | TV Movie documentary music: "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" / performer: "Hop, Skip, Jump and Slide", "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" | |
| La grande magia di David Copperfield | 1994 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Young at Heart" | |
| David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic | 1994 | TV Special documentary performer: "Young at Heart" | |
| That's Entertainment! III | 1994 | Documentary performer: "Ten Percent Off" 1947 - uncredited | |
| Greedy | 1994 | performer: "Inka Dinka Doo" / writer: "Inka Dinka Doo" | |
| Sleepless in Seattle | 1993 | performer: "As Time Goes By", "Make Someone Happy" | |
| City Slickers | 1991 | performer: "YOUNG AT HEART" 1953 | |
| Only the Lonely | 1991 | writer: "UMBRIAGO" | |
| My Stepmother Is an Alien | 1988 | performer: "Did You Ever Have The Feeling" / writer: "Did You Ever Have The Feeling" | |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | 1976 | Documentary music: "Inka, Dinka Doo" 1934 - uncredited / performer: "Inka, Dinka Doo" 1934, "I Believe" 1947 - uncredited | |
| That's Entertainment! | 1974 | performer: "Singin' in the Rain" 1929, "The Song's Gotta Come from the Heart" 1947 - uncredited | |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1970 writer - 1 episode, 1970 | ||
| Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters | 1970 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Frosty the Snowman | 1969 | TV Movie performer: "Frosty the Snowman" | |
| Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies | 1969 | performer: "Those Daring Young Men in their Jaunty Jalopies" | |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1969 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Hollywood Palace | TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 1966 performer - 1 episode, 1966 | ||
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1966 | TV Movie "Twas Brillig" Twas brillig., "Opening & Closing Theme" Tema de apertura y cierre. / performer: "Through the Looking Glass" opening & closing theme, "Twas Brillig", "'Twas Brillig" 2:17 | |
| The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show | 1966 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Shindig! | 1965 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1963 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Judy Garland Show | 1963 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Billy Rose's Jumbo | 1962 | performer: "Circus On Parade", "Sawdust And Spangles And Dreams" uncredited | |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1962 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Make Room for Daddy | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1961 performer - 1 episode, 1961 | ||
| Sunday Showcase | 1959 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes | 1959 | TV Special music: "Inka Dinka Doo" - uncredited / performer: "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey" - uncredited / writer: "You Gotta Start Off Each Day with a Song" - uncredited | |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1958 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Jimmy Durante Show | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 1955 - 1956 writer - 1 episode, 1955 | ||
| The Milkman | 1950 | performer: "NOBODY WANTS MY MONEY", "IT'S BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US", "THAT'S MY BOY" / writer: "NOBODY WANTS MY MONEY" | |
| The Great Rupert | 1950 | performer: " Isn't it a shame that Christmas comes but once a year", "Jingle Bells", "Take an L" - uncredited / writer: " Isn't it a shame that Christmas comes but once a year", "Take an L" - uncredited | |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1949 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
| On an Island with You | 1948 | performer: "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway" 1929, "Takin' Miss Mary to the Ball" 1948, "I'll Do the Strut-Away In My Cutaway" 1944, "You Gotta Start Off Each Day with a Song" 1944 - uncredited / writer: "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway" 1929, "I'll Do the Strut-Away In My Cutaway" 1944, "You Gotta Start Off Each Day with a Song" 1944 - uncredited | |
| This Time for Keeps | 1947 | performer: "I'm the Man Who Found the Lost Chord", "A Little Bit This and a Little Bit That", "Inka Dinka Doo" - uncredited / writer: "I'm the Man Who Found the Lost Chord", "A Little Bit This and a Little Bit That", "Inka Dinka Doo" - uncredited | |
| It Happened in Brooklyn | 1947 | performer: "I Believe", "The Song's Gotta Come From The Heart" | |
| Two Sisters from Boston | 1946 | performer: "Hello, Hello, Hello" 1946, "There Are Two Sides to Ev'ry Girl" 1946, "The Firechief's Daughter" 1946, "G'Wan Home Your Mudder's Callin'" 1946, "Down By the Ocean" 1946 - uncredited / writer: "Hello, Hello, Hello" 1946 - uncredited | |
| Music for Millions | 1944 | performer: "Toscanini, Iturbi and Me" 1940, "Umbriago" 1944 - uncredited / writer: "Toscanini, Iturbi and Me" 1940, "Umbriago" 1944 - uncredited | |
| Swooner Crooner | 1944 | Short performer: "Lullaby of Broadway" - uncredited | |
| Two Girls and a Sailor | 1944 | music: "Inka Dinka Doo" 1933 - uncredited / performer: "Did You Ever Have the Feelin'?" 1942, "Inka Dinka Doo" 1933, "Who Will Be with You When I'm Far Away" 1929 - uncredited / writer: "Did You Ever Have the Feelin'?" 1942, "Who Will Be with You When I'm Far Away" 1929 - uncredited | |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | 1942 | performer: "Did You Ever Have the Feeling That You Wanted to Go?" - uncredited / writer: "Did You Ever Have the Feeling That You Wanted to Go?" - uncredited | |
| You're in the Army Now | 1941 | performer: "I'm Glad My Number Was Called" 1941, "Vacuum Cleaner of the Day" 1941, "I'm an Army Man" 1941, "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited / writer: "Vacuum Cleaner of the Day" 1941, "I'm an Army Man" 1941 - uncredited | |
| Melody Ranch | 1940 | performer: "Vote For Autry" 1940 - uncredited | |
| Little Miss Broadway | 1938 | performer: " I Wish I Was in Dixie's Land" 1860 - uncredited | |
| Start Cheering | 1938 | performer: "When I Strut Away in My Cutaway" 1937 - uncredited / writer: "When I Strut Away in My Cutaway" 1937 - uncredited | |
| Student Tour | 1934 | performer: "I Say It With Music" / writer: "I Say It With Music" | |
| Underneath the Broadway Moon | 1934 | Short music: "Inka Dinka Doo" - uncredited | |
| Hollywood Party | 1934 | performer: "Hello" 1934, "Reincarnation" 1934, "I've Had My Moments" 1934, "Inka Dinka Doo" - uncredited | |
| Strictly Dynamite | 1934 | performer: "I'm Putty in Your Hands" 1933, "Hot Pattata" - uncredited / writer: "I'm Putty in Your Hands" 1933, "Hot Pattata" - uncredited | |
| George White's Scandals | 1934 | performer: "Cabin in the Cotton and The Cotton in the Cabin", "My Dog Loves Your Dog", "Every Day Is Father's Day With Baby" | |
| Palooka | 1934 | lyrics: "Inka Dinka Doo" 1933 - uncredited / performer: "Inka Dinka Doo" 1933, "M-O-T-H-E-R, a Word That Means the World to Me" 1915 - uncredited | |
| Give a Man a Job | 1933 | Short performer: "Give a Man a Job" | |
| The Phantom President | 1932 | lyrics: "ROBINSON CRUSOE" / performer: "THE MEDICINE SHOW", "SCHNOZZOLA" / writer: "SCHNOZZOLA" | |
| Speak Easily | 1932 | lyrics: "Can Broadway Do Without Me?" 1929 - uncredited / music: "Can Broadway Do Without Me?" 1929 - uncredited / performer: "Good Times Are Here Again" 1932, "Singin' in the Rain" 1929, "Can Broadway Do Without Me?" 1929 - uncredited | |
| The Cuban Love Song | 1931 | "Go to Sleep My Baby", uncredited / performer: "London Bridge is Falling Down" 1888 - uncredited | |
| New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford | 1931 | performer: "Did You Ever Have the Feeling That You Wanted to Go?" - uncredited / writer: "Did You Ever Have the Feeling That You Wanted to Go?" - uncredited | |
| Roadhouse Nights | 1930 | lyrics: "Everything Is On the Up and Up", "Hello, Everybody, Folks", "Everybody Wants My Girl" / music: "Everything Is On the Up and Up", "Hello, Everybody, Folks", "Everybody Wants My Girl" |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howdy | 1970 | TV Movie | |
| Frosty the Snowman | 1969 | TV Movie | Narrator (voice) |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1966 | TV Movie | Humpty Dumpty |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1966 | TV Series | |
| Summer Playhouse | 1964 | TV Series | Mimmy Banister |
| It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | 1963 | Smiler Grogan | |
| Billy Rose's Jumbo | 1962 | Anthony 'Pop' Wonder | |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1961 | TV Series | Uncle Jimmy Durante |
| The Last Judgment | 1961 | The man with the large nose | |
| Pepe | 1960 | Jimmy Durante | |
| Beau James | 1957 | Jimmy Durante (uncredited) | |
| The Milkman | 1950 | Breezy Albright | |
| The Great Rupert | 1950 | Mr. Louie Amendola | |
| On an Island with You | 1948 | Buckley | |
| This Time for Keeps | 1947 | Ferdi Farro | |
| It Happened in Brooklyn | 1947 | Nick Lombardi | |
| Two Sisters from Boston | 1946 | 'Spike' | |
| Music for Millions | 1944 | Andrews | |
| Two Girls and a Sailor | 1944 | Billy Kipp | |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | 1942 | Banjo | |
| You're in the Army Now | 1941 | Jeeper Smith | |
| Melody Ranch | 1940 | Cornelius J. Courtney | |
| Little Miss Broadway | 1938 | Jimmy Clayton | |
| Sally, Irene and Mary | 1938 | Jefferson Twitchel | |
| Start Cheering | 1938 | Willie Gumbatz | |
| Forbidden Music | 1936 | Jonah J. Whistler | |
| Carnival | 1935 | Fingers | |
| Student Tour | 1934 | Hank Merman - Trainer of the Crew | |
| Hollywood Party | 1934 | Durante / Schnarzan | |
| Strictly Dynamite | 1934 | Moxie | |
| George White's Scandals | 1934 | Happy McGillicuddy | |
| Palooka | 1934 | Knobby Walsh | |
| Meet the Baron | 1933 | Joe McGoo - the Favorite 'Schnozzle' of the Screen | |
| Broadway to Hollywood | 1933 | Jimmy - Hollywood Character | |
| Hell Below | 1933 | 'Ptomaine' - Ships Cook | |
| What - No Beer? | 1933 | Jimmy Potts | |
| Le plombier amoureux | 1932 | Tony | |
| The Phantom President | 1932 | Curly Cooney | |
| Blondie of the Follies | 1932 | Jimmy | |
| Speak Easily | 1932 | James | |
| The Wet Parade | 1932 | Abe Shilling | |
| The Passionate Plumber | 1932 | Julius J. McCracken | |
| The Cuban Love Song | 1931 | O.O. Jones | |
| The Christmas Party | 1931 | Short | Santa Claus (uncredited) |
| New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford | 1931 | Schnozzle | |
| Roadhouse Nights | 1930 | Daffy (as Durante) |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Party | 1937 | Short original music - uncredited | |
| Strictly Dynamite | 1934 | music and lyrics by |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| That's Entertainment, Part II | 1976 | Documentary acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Late Night | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour | 1971-1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| Zenith Presents: A Salute to Television's 25th Anniversary | 1972 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1968-1972 | TV Series | Himself - Entertainer / Himself |
| The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1971 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Pearl Bailey Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Don Knotts Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Irv Kupcinet Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1954-1969 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Mothers-In-Law | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1969 | TV Series | Himself - Co-Host |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1964-1969 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself - Singer / Himself |
| The Don Rickles Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Romp!!! | 1968 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| Danny Thomas Block Party: U.S.A. | 1967 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1961-1966 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian / Singer / Himself - Singer / ... |
| The Lucy Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| Shindig! | 1965 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| The 37th Annual Academy Awards | 1965 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards |
| What's My Line? | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
| Danny Thomas Special: 40th Anniversary of the Coconut Grove | 1964 | TV Special | Himself |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1961-1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| President Kennedy's Birthday Salute | 1962 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1962 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| At This Very Moment | 1962 | TV Special | Himself |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | 1962 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Sunday Showcase | 1959-1961 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host / Performer |
| Main Event | 1961 | TV Movie | Himself - Guest |
| The Garry Moore Show | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes | 1959 | TV Special | Himself - Singer (uncredited) |
| The Ben Hecht Show | 1959 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
| The All-Star Christmas Show | 1958 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Milton Berle Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| Club Oasis | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| Standard Oil New Jersey Presents Its 75th Anniversary Entertainment | 1957 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Heart of Show Business | 1957 | Short | Himself |
| The Walter Winchell Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jimmy Durante Show | 1954-1956 | TV Series | Himself |
| I've Got a Secret | 1956 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian / Singer |
| Inside Beverly Hills | 1956 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Premiere | 1955 | Short | Himself |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1951-1955 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Cameo / ... |
| Max Liebman Presents: Spotlight | 1954 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| The Donald O'Connor Show | 1954 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1953 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1953 | TV Series | Himself |
| All Star Revue | 1950-1953 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself - Cameo / Himself / ... |
| Breakdowns of 1942 | 1942 | Short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 6 | 1935 | Short documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 | 1934 | Short | Himself |
| Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 | 1934 | Short | Himself |
| Give a Man a Job | 1933 | Short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 | 1933 | Short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 | 1932 | Short | Himself |
| Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party | 1931 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The March of Time | 1930 | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Så er der tegnefilm | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| 1929: The Great Crash | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 11th Annual the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: George Carlin | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| Gene Autry: White Hat, Silver Screen | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | |
| American Masters | 1997-2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Broadway: The American Musical | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| Checking Out: Grand Hotel | 2004 | Video documentary short | Jimmy |
| Christmas from Hollywood | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Nightclub Years | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song | 2001 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Rat Pack | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Judy Garland's Hollywood | 1997 | Video documentary | |
| Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Paul Merton's Palladium Story | 1994 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| That's Entertainment! III | 1994 | Documentary | Performer in Clip from 'This Time for Keeps' (uncredited) |
| American Justice: Target - Mafia | 1993 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Legends of Comedy | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Smiler Grogan (uncredited) |
| Entertaining the Troops | 1988 | Documentary | Himself |
| Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| Going Hollywood: The '30s | 1984 | Documentary | |
| Texaco Star Theatre Presents Bob Hope in 'Who Makes the World Laugh?' | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Showbiz Goes to War | 1982 | TV Movie | |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
| Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Best of the Dean Martin Show | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself / Closet Sketch |
| Bob Hope's World of Comedy | 1976 | TV Movie | Himself |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | 1976 | Documentary | Clips from 'Hollywood Party', 'Two Girls and a Sailor' & 'Jumbo' |
| It's Showtime | 1976 | Documentary | |
| Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | 1975 | Documentary | Himself |
| Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals | 1974 | TV Movie | Himself |
| That's Entertainment! | 1974 | Clips from 'Speak Easily' & 'It Happened in Brooklyn' | |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood My Home Town | 1965 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Big Parade of Comedy | 1964 | Documentary | Himself in 'Hollywood Party' Trailer |
| Hollywood and the Stars | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Greatest Comedians | 1953 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians | 1952 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | 1951 | Documentary | |
| Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership | 1949 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 1606 Vine Street. |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Radio | Awarded on February 8, 1960 at 1648 Vine Street |
| 1953 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Comedian | |
| 1951 | Peabody Award | Peabody Awards | For the best entertainment in television. |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) |
| 1963 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Musical Performance | Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) |
| 1953 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Most Outstanding Personality | |
| 1952 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Comedian or Comedienne |
Known for movies
The Jimmy Durante Show (1954-1956)
as Himself
The Notebook (2004)
as Soundtrack
All Star Revue (1950-1953)
as Himself - Host / Himself - Cameo / Himself / Comedian / Himself - Guest Comic / Himself - Guest Singer / Himself - Special Guest
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters (1969-1970)
as Himself / Himself - Host