PastaJoe Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 14 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: Was thinking of Hammill On TV? No, best known for movies. 9 minutes ago, Greybeard said: Musician? No, but played one in a movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, PastaJoe said: No, best known for movies. No, but played one in a movie. Did the actor die young? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Greybeard said: Did the actor die young? No, he lived into his 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Did he win any Academy Awards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, PastaJoe said: No, best known for movies. No, but played one in a movie. Was the musician he played in the movie a fictional character? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, PastaJoe said: No, he lived into his 80s. Did he ever play in a movie with Kirk Douglas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, qwksilver said: Did he win any Academy Awards? Yes 1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said: Was the musician he played in the movie a fictional character? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said: Was the musician he played in the movie a fictional character? Was he the lead actor in the movie where he played a musician? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 54 minutes ago, Greybeard said: Did he ever play in a movie with Kirk Douglas? Not that I’m aware of. 2 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Was he the lead actor in the movie where he played a musician? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 What decade did he die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 9 hours ago, qwksilver said: What decade did he die? 1990’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, PastaJoe said: 1990’s Did he play a classical musician, rock musician or a jazz/swing musician.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Greybeard said: Did he play a classical musician, rock musician or a jazz/swing musician.? jazz/swing musician Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Cab Calloway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Crap... Previous post... That's a whiff! I missed some early clues early on. Actor, playing a musician, right? NOT a musician as an actor, playing a musician. LoL... I am so confused! 😆 Edited November 30, 2020 by ExiledInIllinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, PastaJoe said: jazz/swing musician This is a long shot. When I was in first grade, the class saw a movie, I think the name of it was "the life of Benny Goodman." If that wasn't the name of it, that is what it was about. I always thought the guy looked like Steve Allen but I saw the movie on TV in the last couple of years and I thought I was wrong. No doubt in my mind who the leading lady was in that movie. So I am guessing Steve Allen, but I don't think he ever won an award for that. Maybe TV. By the way, I saw a drummer movie back then also. I know the drummer but I have no idea who played him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Greybeard said: This is a long shot. When I was in first grade, the class saw a movie, I think the name of it was "the life of Benny Goodman." If that wasn't the name of it, that is what it was about. I always thought the guy looked like Steve Allen but I saw the movie on TV in the last couple of years and I thought I was wrong. No doubt in my mind who the leading lady was in that movie. So I am guessing Steve Allen, but I don't think he ever won an award for that. Maybe TV. By the way, I saw a drummer movie back then also. I know the drummer but I have no idea who played him. Steve Allen died in 2000. I thought of Benny Goodman first. Forgot all about Steve Allen! My mother really liked Glenn Miller... And loved all that era's music. I mean, Cab Calloway fits. But he was a musician being an actor. Are the clues wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Steve Allen died in 2000. I thought of Benny Goodman first. Forgot all about Steve Allen! My mother really liked Glenn Miller... And loved all that era's music. I mean, Cab Calloway fits. But he was a musician being an actor. Are the clues wrong? He wasn't a musician but played one. That rules out Cab. There is also still Gene? Krupa. I don't know who played Glenn Miller in the Glenn Miller movie or Gene in his movie, so I couldn't guess them. I thought we were not suppose to look things up. So he is looking for the actor that played them. There may be others, but those are the only two other movies about musicians I can recall. I also like swing. If you ever get a chance to see a band called Voodoo Daddy, use it. I saw them at Turning Stone casino and they were great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Greybeard said: This is a long shot. When I was in first grade, the class saw a movie, I think the name of it was "the life of Benny Goodman." If that wasn't the name of it, that is what it was about. I always thought the guy looked like Steve Allen but I saw the movie on TV in the last couple of years and I thought I was wrong. No doubt in my mind who the leading lady was in that movie. So I am guessing Steve Allen, but I don't think he ever won an award for that. Maybe TV. By the way, I saw a drummer movie back then also. I know the drummer but I have no idea who played him. Bigger star than Steve Allen. Sal Mineo played drummer Gene Krupa, but it’s not him. 2 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Crap... Previous post... That's a whiff! I missed some early clues early on. Actor, playing a musician, right? NOT a musician as an actor, playing a musician. LoL... I am so confused! 😆 Actor played musician. 1 minute ago, Greybeard said: He wasn't a musician but played one. That rules out Cab. There is also still Gene? Krupa. I don't know who played Glenn Miller in the Glenn Miller movie or Gene in his movie, so I couldn't guess them. I thought we were not suppose to look things up. So he is looking for the actor that played them. There may be others, but those are the only two other movies about musicians I can recall. So close. It will be a wonderful thing when you get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, PastaJoe said: Bigger star than Steve Allen. Sal Mineo played drummer Gene Krupa, but it’s not him. Actor played musician. For some reason I want to say James Stewart, but I have no idea why. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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