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Benny Carter

Actor

Benny Carter

Acting
1943 — 1952 · 3 films
Lived
8 August 1907 — d. 2003
From
New York City, New York, USA

Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career in the 1920s, he worked as an arranger including written charts for Fletcher Henderson's big band that shaped the swing style. He had an unusually long career that lasted into the 1990s.

Career Signature

How Benny Carter’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.