Bandleader and radio personality memorable for his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge". Often sporting his trademark mortarboard and gown, he appeared with his band in a few World War II-era movies.
Date of Birth 18 June 1905, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Date of Death 23 July 1985, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (heart attack)
The Movie Orgy
As Self (archive footage)
Africa Squeaks
As Cake Icer (voice)
Around the World
As Kay Kyser
Thousands Cheer
As Kay Kyser
You'll Find Out
As Himself
Showbiz Goes to War
As (archive footage)
Unsichtbare Gegner
As Sir Thomas
My Favorite Spy
As Kay Kyser
That's Right – You're Wrong
As Kay Kyser
Swing Fever
As Lowell Blackford
Carolina Blues
As Himself
Playmates
As Kay Kyser
Television: The First Fifty Years
As Self (archive footage)
Stage Door Canteen
As Kay Kyser
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
As Himself
Show-Business at War
As Self
If I Forget You
As Orchestra
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)
As Himself
G.I. Journal
As Self
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self