Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 14, 1911
Place of Birth:
Long Beach, California, USA
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Spike Jones
Biography
Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader specializing in spoof arrangements of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells, hiccups, burps, and outlandish and comedic vocals. Jones and his band recorded under the title Spike Jones and His City Slickers from the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, and toured the United States and Canada as "The Musical Depreciation Revue". Description above from the Wikipedia article Spike Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Spike Jones Story | Self |
| 1984 | DTV: Golden Oldies | Self |
| 1954 | Fireman Save My Child | Lt. 'Mac' McGinty |
| 1953 | Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood | Self |
| 1952 | The Spike Jones Show | Self |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | Spike Jones |
| 1947 | Ladies' Man | Spike Jones - City Slicker Band Leader |
| 1946 | Breakfast in Hollywood | Spike Jones |
| 1945 | Bring on the Girls | Himself |
| 1944 | Meet the People | Spike Jones (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Self |
| 1942 | Blacksmith Song | |
| 1942 | Clink! Clink! Another Drink | Spike Jones |
| 1942 | Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy | Lead Hillbilly in Flat Hat |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Duke of Epsom |
| 1957 | Club Oasis | Host |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self |
| 1954 | The Spike Jones Show | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Spike Jones |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |