Nelson Eddy

Biography

Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer and movie star who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred with soprano Jeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first "crossover" stars, a superstar appealing both to shrieking bobby-soxers as well as opera purists, and in his heyday was the highest paid singer in the world. During his 40-year career, he earned three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one each for film, recording, and radio), left his footprints in the wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater, earned three Gold records, and was invited to sing at the third inauguration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He also introduced millions of young Americans to classical music and inspired many of them to pursue a musical career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelson Eddy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

The Merv Griffin Show

What's My Line?

The Ed Sullivan Show

MGM Parade

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Danny Thomas Show

The Hollywood Palace

All Movies (34)

• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment! III1994 · as (archive footage)
• Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts1992 · as Self (archive footage)
• James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · as (archive footage)
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · as Self (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment!1974 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Desert Song1955 · as Pierre / The Red Shadow
• Moments in Music1950 · as Self
• Northwest Outpost1947 · as Captain Jim Laurence
• Willie the Operatic Whale1946 · as Narrator
• Make Mine Music1946 · as Narrator / Characters (segment "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met") (voice)
• Knickerbocker Holiday1944 · as Brom Broeck
• Phantom of the Opera1943 · as Anatole Garron
• I Married an Angel1942 · as Count Palaffi
• The Chocolate Soldier1941 · as Karl Lang
• Bitter Sweet1940 · as Carl Linden
• A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940 · as Self
• New Moon1940 · as Charles
• Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940 · as Self
• Balalaika1939 · as Prince Peter Karagin, aka Peter Teranda
• From the Ends of the Earth1939 · as Self
• Let Freedom Ring1939 · as Steve Logan
• Sweethearts1938 · as Ernest Lane
• The Girl of the Golden West1938 · as Ramirez
• Rosalie1937 · as Dick Thorpe
• Maytime1937 · as Paul Allison
• Rose Marie1936 · as Sgt. Bruce
• Naughty Marietta1935 · as Captain Richard Warrington
• Student Tour1934 · as Singer
• Dancing Lady1933 · as Nelson Eddy
• Broadway to Hollywood1933 · as John Sylvester
• Handlebars1933 · as Singer (singing voice) (uncredited)

All TV Shows (11)

• The Hollywood Palace1964 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Lux Show1957 · as Self
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
• MGM Parade1955 · as Self
• The Danny Thomas Show1953 · as Nelson Eddy
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Self
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self