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Cab Calloway

Actor

Cab Calloway

Acting
1933 — 1980 · 4 films
Lived
25 December 1907 — d. 1994
From
Rochester, New York, USA

Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader.

Career Signature

How Cab Calloway’s filmography reads.

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

crowd-pleaser
joyful exuberance
theatrical style
kinetic urgency
warm hug

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Filmography

The Blues Brothers

1980

The Cincinnati Kid

1965

Stormy Weather

1943

International House

1933