The Tonight Show (1953) | Full Cast

Dwight Hemion

DIRECTOR

William O. Harbach

DIRECTOR

Barry Shear

DIRECTOR

Skitch Henderson

Self - Bandleader

Gene Rayburn

Self - Announcer

Steve Allen

Self - Host

Steve Lawrence

Self - Singer

Eydie Gormé

Self - Singer

Andy Williams

Self

Pat Kirby

Self

Ernie Kovacs

Self - Guest Host

Bill Wendell

Self - Announcer

Maureen Arthur

Self - Regular

Peter Hanley

Self - Regular

LeRoy Holmes

Self - Conductor

Hy Averback

Self - Guest Announcer

Patricia Marshall

Self - singer

Louis Nye

Self

Erroll Garner

Self

Jonathan Winters

Self

Micki Marlo

Self - singer

Art Lund

Self - Regular

George DeWitt

Self

Morey Amsterdam

Self

Jim Moran

Self

Barbara Loden

Self - Regular

Tony Randall

Self - Guest Host

Barbara Carroll

Self

Alice Pearce

Self

Jack Haskell

Self

Gene Krupa

Self

Don Adams

Self

Leona Anderson

Self

Carole Bennett

Self - singer

Henry Morgan

Self

Woody Herman

Self

Henny Youngman

Self

The Blackburn Twins

Themselves

Dave Brubeck

Self

Kenny Delmar

Self

Jill Corey

Self - singer

Art Tatum

Self - Jazz pianist

Teddi King

Self - jazz vocalist

Erin O'Brien

Self - Singer

Jack Paar

Self - Guest Host

Jose Melis

Self - Conductor

Mae Barnes

Self

Lionel Hampton

Self

Rocky Graziano

Self

Cy Coleman

Self

George Shearing

Self

Jerome Hines

Self

Stan Freeman

Self - pianist

Burl Ives

Self

Theodore Gottlieb

Self - midnight horror show host

Carmen McRae

Self

Don Herbert

Self - Mr. Wizard

Sylvia Syms

Self

Art Blakey

Self

Earl Hall

Self - comedian

Billy Taylor

Self - Pianist

The Barbara Carroll Trio

Themselves

Gyula Denes

Self - author

The Mello-Larks

Themselves

Dolores Hawkins

Self

Rosaria Morales

Self - singer

Eugene List

Self - pianist

Doretta Morrow

Self - Broadway cast of 'Kismet'

Wally Cox

Self

Peter Lawford

Self

Jayne Meadows

Self - Guest

John Crosby

Self

Chet Baker

Self

Cliff Norton

Self

Johnny Mercer

Self - Guest

Count Basie

Self

Count Basie and His Orchestra

Themselves

Bobby Hackett

Self

Marian McPartland

Self - singer

Eddie Condon

Self

Charlie Ventura

Self - Jazz musician

Eddie Condon and His Dixieland All Stars

Themselves

Margaret Truman

Self

Audrey Meadows

Self

Modern Jazz Quartet

Themselves

Don Elliott

Self

Ray McKinley

Self - Guest

Joseph Interliggi

Self - strongman

Toni Arden

Self

Nancy Walker

Self

Mel Tormé

Self

Chita Rivera

Self

Bob McFadden

Self - comedian

Billie Holiday

Self

Ethel Waters

Self

Oscar Peterson

Self

Dinah Washington

Self

Dizzy Gillespie

Self

Woody Herman and His Orchestra

Themselves

Genevieve

Self

Walt Kelly

Self - cartoonist

Sono Osato

Self - dancer

Harry Blackstone

Self - magician

Frances Wayne

Self - singer

Jeri Southern

Self - singer

Martha Davis

Self - Piano Duo

Florian Zabach

Self - violinist

Terry Gibbs

Self

Calvin Ponder

Self - Piano Duo

Anna Marie Genovese

Self - singer

Bunny Briggs

Self

Eve Young

Self - Singer

Buddy Hackett

Self

Charles Laughton

Self

Diahann Carroll

Self

Dody Goodman

Self - comedienne

Vivienne Della Chiesa

Self - Soprano

Dick Hyman

Self

Felicia Sanders

Self - singer-musician

Roy Kral

Self

Dick Hyman Chorus & Orchestra

Themselves

The Jazz Messengers

Themselves

Jackie Cain

Self - singer

Jerry Lester

Self - Guest Host

Al 'Jazzbeaux' Collins

Self - Guest Host

Fred Allen

Self

John Carradine

Self

Bennett Cerf

Self

Hazel Scott

Self

Will Jordan

Self

Lenny Kent

Self

Mabel Mercer

Self

Joan Crawford

Self

Ronny Graham

Self

Frank Fontaine

Self

Irwin Corey

Self

Diana Adams

Self

Billy Vine

Self

Nellie Lutcher

Self - Jazz singer

Duke Ellington

Self

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self

Eddie Bracken

Self

Julie London

Self

Jackie Cooper

Self

Gabriel Dell

Self

Peggy Ryan

Self

Margaret Whiting

Self

Lew Parker

Self

Cliff Arquette

Self

Ray McDonald

Self

Allen Funt

Self

Herb Jeffries

Self

Bil Baird

Self

Ted Lewis

Self

Buddy Greco

Self

Mia Slavenska

Self

Lee Wiley

Self - singer

Gene Baylos

Self - comedian

Oscar Pettiford

Self

Cora Baird

Self

Jimmy Savo

Self

Stan Getz

Self

Jimmy Rushing

Self

Chan Canasta

Self - card shark

Richard Hayman

Self - Musician

Al Hibbler

Self - singer

Claude Thornhill

Self

Teddy Wilson

Self - Jazz Pianist

Kuda Bux

Self - Kashmiri magician

The Baird Puppets

Themselves

The Ravens

Themselves

Buck Clayton

Self - jazz trumpet player

Tony Scott

Self

Clifford Guest

Self

Artie Dan

Self

Inez Giglio

Self

Estelle Stevens

Self - expert in deep breathing

Franz Polgar

Self - hypnotist

Robert Maxwell

Self - harpist

Don Tannen

Self - comedian

Jack Palance

Self

Buster Keaton

Self

Portia Nelson

Self - singer

Conrad Janis

Self - Conrad Janis Quartet

Milton Berle

Self

Cab Calloway

Self

Buddy Rich

Self

Thelma Carpenter

Self - cast of 'Ankles Aweigh'

Martha Tilton

Self - singer

Helen O'Connell

Self

Vic Perry

Self - Pickpocket

Stan Kenton

Self

Four Freshmen

Themselves

Burr Tillstrom

Self

June Christy

Self - singer

Joe Frisco

Self

Ivan Sanderson

Self

James P. Johnson

Self - Conrad Janis Quartet

Edmond Hall

Self - Conrad Janis Quartet

Page Cavanaugh Trio

Themselves

Ollie

Self

Page Cavanaugh

Self

Kukla

Self

Richard Buckley

Self - Comic

Harvey Stone

Self

Baby Dodds

Self - Conrad Janis Quartet

Smokey The Wonder Horse

Self

Pops Foster

Self - Conrad Janis Quartet

The Three Suns

Themselves

Sol Yaged

Self - clarinetist

Ray Bolger

Self

Bobby Troup

Self

George Gobel

Self

Peggy Connelly

Self - singer

Eli Mintz

Self

Milt Kamen

Self

John Hoppe

Self - special effects artist

Dorothy McGuire

Self - Guest

Hermione Gingold

Self

Rudy Vallee

Self - Guest Host

Billy Gilbert

Self

Signe Hasso

Self

Bill Cullen

Self - Guest Host

Meg Myles

Self - singer

George Kirby

Self

Connee Boswell

Self

Gerry Mulligan

Self

Dave Brubeck Quartet

Themselves

Moondog

Self - nature singer

Matt Dennis

Self - Singer

Richard Hayes

Self - singer

Art Ferrante

Self - pianist

Jan Peerce

Self

J.J. Johnson

Self

Lu Ann Simms

Self

Lou Teicher

Self - pianist

Bobby Scott

Self - singer

Mario Escudero

Self - flamenco guitarist

Kai Winding

Self - Trombonist

Charlie Manna

Self - comedian

Joey Carter

Self

Elise Rhodes

Self - singer

Enid Mosier

Self

Kurt Baum

Self - Opera Singer

Carol Glenn

Self - violinist

Jack Walsh

Self

The Jonah Jones Quartet

Themselves

The Calypso Eddie Singers

Themselves

Conn and Mann

Themselves - dance team

The Amazing Garcias

Themselves

Eddie Garson

Self - Ventriloquist

Phineas Newborn Jr.

Self - jazz pianist

Gene Allen

Self - comedian

Bill Neff

Self

Alan Ladd

Self

Dick Powell

Self

John Newton Lummus

Self - First Mayor of Miami Beach

Benny Goodman

Self - Guest

Jimmy McHugh

Self - Guest

Elaine Stritch

Self - Guest

Dane Clark

Self

Alfred Drake

Self - Broadway cast of 'Kismet'

Bill Kenny

Self - Special Guest

Willie Mays

Self - Special Guest

Jean Sullivan

Self - Audience Member

Leffak

Self - Audience Member

Judy Garland

Self - Guest

Elizabeth Taylor

Self

Kim Novak

Self

Grace Kelly

Self - Guest

José Ferrer

Self - Guest

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Self

Van Johnson

Self

Rose Marie

Self

Lena Horne

Self - Guest

Paul Henreid

Self

Roy Rogers

Self - Guest

Martha Raye

Self

Jack Kelly

Self

Henry Calvin

Self - Broadway cast of 'Kismet'

Dale Evans

Self - Guest

Bibi Osterwald

Self

Doc Severinsen

Self - trumpet

Bob Elliott

Self

Faye Emerson

Self

Bobby Short

Self

Jack E. Leonard

Self

John Cameron Swayze

Self

Joey Faye

Self

Ray Goulding

Self

Luba Malina

Self

Duke Ellington Orchestra

Themselves

The DeMarco Sisters

Themselves

Willie Mosconi

Self - professional pool player

Bob & Ray

Themselves

Andre Eglevsky

Self - ballet dancer

John B. Kelly Sr.

Self - producer & father of Grace Kelly

Joe Bushkin

Self

Eddie Arcaro

Self - jockey

Max Liebman

Self - producer

The Barry Sisters

Themselves

Allyn Edwards

Self

Sandor Glancz

Self

Harold Rome

Self - Composer

The Rca Choir

Themselves

The Gene Krupa Trio

Themselves

Lou McGarity

Self - trombonist and trumpet

Future Fulton

Self

The Sauter Finegan Band

Themselves

Faye Henderson

Self

Richard Willis

Self

Vince Hartnett

Self - Aware founder

Herb Dawson

Self - saxophone

Godfrey P. Schmidt

Self - Aware president

Mickey Rooney

Self

Ilona Massey

Self

Dean Martin

Self

Debbie Reynolds

Self

Elsa Lanchester

Self

Joel Grey

Self

Tina Louise

Self - queen of the Artist's Equity Ball

Dick Shawn

Self - Comedian

Ricardo Montalban

Self - star of Broadway play 'Seventh Heaven'

Lee Meriwether

Self - Miss America 1955

Bea Arthur

Self - star of Broadway play 'Seventh Heaven'

Jerry Lewis

Self

June Allyson

Self

Eva Gabor

Self

Eddie Albert

Self

Gloria DeHaven

Self - star of Broadway play 'Seventh Heaven'

Orson Bean

Self

Alice Ghostley

'Trouble in Tahiti'

Cedric Hardwicke

Self

Paul Lynde

Self

Edie Adams

Self

Sid Caesar

Self

Oscar Levant

Self

William Bendix

Self

Robert Clary

Self - star of Broadway play 'Seventh Heaven'

Maureen Stapleton

'27 Wagons Full of Cotton'

Edgar Bergen

Self

Betty Furness

Self - actress

Walter Slezak

Self

Miles Davis

Recipient Down Beat Award

Maila Nurmi

Self - as Vampira

Max Baer

Self - boxer

Dorothy Kilgallen

Self

Jane Kean

Self - cast of 'Ankles Aweigh'

Franklin Pangborn

Self

Joey Bishop

Self

Felice Orlandi

'27 Wagons Full of Cotton'

Judy Tyler

Self

Margo

Self

Kaye Ballard

Self

Rosemary Murphy

Self

Peter Marshall

Self - comedy team Marshall & Farrell

Stan Freberg

Self

Kurt Kasznar

Self - star of Broadway play 'Seventh Heaven'

Jinx Falkenburg

Self

Sonny Tufts

Self - cast of 'Ankles Aweigh'

Vaughn Monroe

Self

Salvador Dalí

Self

George Jessel

Self

Allan Jones

Self - singer

John Newland

Self

Mort Sahl

Self - comedian

Beatrice Kay

Self

Tommy Farrell

Self - comedy team Marshall & Farrell

Adolph Green

Self

Mitch Miller

Self

Yma Sumac

Self - singer

Harry Warren

Self

Betty Kean

Self - cast of 'Ankles Aweigh'

Myron McCormick

'27 Wagons Full of Cotton'

Ken Murray

Self

Ricky Vera

Self - Mexican child singer

B.S. Pully

Self

Jackie Robinson

Self - Guest

Fran Allison

Self

Lili Valenty

ACTOR

Anita O'Day

Self

Dorothy Collins

Self

Abe Burrows

Self - comedian-writer

Leontyne Price

Self - Soprano

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

Self

Chaz Chase

Self - vaudeville comedian

Nacio Herb Brown

Self - songwriter

Elaine Dunn

Self - Singer

The Sportsmen Quartet

Themselves

Dick Contino

Self - accordionist

Arthur Walsh

Self - comedian

Don Shirley

Self - pianist

Mickey Deems

Self - comedian

Tony Pastor

Self - bandleader

Neal Hefti

Self - trumpeter

Charlie Barnet

Self - orchestra leader

Joe E. Lewis

Self

Slim Gaillard

Self

The Hoosier Hotshots

Themselves

Johnny Desmond

Self - singer and disc jockey

Dámaso Pérez Prado

Self - mambo bandleader

Thelonious Monk

Self

Van Cliburn

Self

Paul Draper

'Paul Draper'

Montie Montana

Self - actor-stuntman

Shannon Bolin

Self - singer

Herkie Styles

Self - comedian

Harry Ruby

Self - composer

Pete Rugolo

Self

Howard Hill

Self - archer

Anna Russell

Self - Comedienne

Irving Caesar

Self - songwriter

Shorty Rogers

Self

John Coltrane

Self - Tenor Sax

Ella Logan

Self

Coleman Hawkins

Self - bandleader

Red Norvo

Self

Lillian Briggs

Self - singer

Gerrianne Raphael

Self - star of Broadway play 'Seventh Heaven'

Alan Dale

Self

Vernon Duke

Self - composer

Walter Lord

Self - author

Valerie Bettis

Self - dancer-choreographer-actress

Lee Sullivan

Self - singer

Betty Madigan

Self - singer

Ray Malone

Self - Dancer

Richard Himber

Self - musician

George Adamski

Self - UFO investigator

Grace Kahn

Self - songwriter

Herb Shriner

Self

Hillevi Rombin

Self - Miss Universe 1955

Otto A. Harbach

Self - lyricist

Alicia Alonso

Self - ballerina

Jack Shaindlin

Self - shows & comments on old time movies

Robert Maxwell

Self

Myrtle Wiseman

Self - Lulubelle

Mary Small

Self

James Doolittle

Self

Joseph Szigeti

Self - violinist

Charlie Applewhite

Self

Billy Butterfield

Self - trumpet player

Tanaquil Le Clerq

Self - ballet dancer

John Ferguson

Self

Kitty White

Self - singer-pianist

Charlie Shavers

Self - Jazz Musician

Freddy Martin

Self

Sue Carson

Self

Lalo Guerrero

Self - producer of the Mexican version of Davy Crockett

Delta Rhythm Boys

Themselves

Barbara Carroll

Self - pianist

Jack Ackerman

Self - Dancer

Norman Scott

Self - bass-baritone opera singer

Marie Powers

Self

Roy Smeck

Self - banjoist

The Columbus Boys Choir

Themselves

Walter Kerr

Self - author of 'How Not to Write a Play'

Les Colodny

Self - comedy writer

Nora Kaye

Self - Ballerina

Red Garland

Self - Piano

Earl 'Fatha' Hines

Self

Michael Rabin

Self - Violinist

Ruggiero Ricci

Self - violinist

Helen Merrill

Self - singer

Sunny Gale

Self - singer

Scotty Wiseman

Self - Scotty

Georgiana Carhart

Self - Broadway actress

Fernando Valentini

Self - harpsichordist

Helen Bullock

Self - lady woodchopper

Bill Stegmeyer

Self - Jazz clarinetist

Leonard Pennario

Self

Paul Chambers

Self - Bass

Bud Powell

Self

George Ito

Self - fire eater

Freddy Martin Orchestra

Themselves

Henry Vilardo

Self - makeup artist

Fletcher Peck

Self - comedian

Tum-Tum

Self - Mambo-dancing midget

Betty Dean

Self - jazz singer

Steve Klisanin

Self - Mr. America 1955

Lee Kane

Self - singer

Patricia Hammerlee

Self - star of Broadway play 'Seventh Heaven'

Lillian Kirkpatrick

Self - ex-Mayor of Roundup, Montana

Everett Keen

Self - expert on chicken house furniture

The Aqua Bats

Themselves - swimming virtuosi

Ferdi B. Hoffman

Self - star of Broadway play 'Seventh Heaven'

Al Schacht

Self - restauranteur

The Dartmouth Indians

Themselves - Dixieland Jazz group

Rose Mackenberg

Self - former colleague of Harry Houdini

Carole Honig

Self - 'Tonight' staff writer

John Tyers

'Trouble in Tahiti'

Stockton Helffrich

Self - TV censor

Joe Emmett

Self

Terry Stevens

Self - singer

Katherine Litz

Self - dancer

The Slim Gaillard Trio

Themselves

Jan August

Self - pianist and xylophonist

Joe Loco

Self

Turk Murphy

Self - Jazz musician

Toba Brill

Self - pianist

Steve Miller

Self

Claudia de Lys

Self - writer of superstition

The Commanders Jazz Ensemble

Themselves - U.S. Air Force Band

Miriam Stevenson

Self - Miss Universe 1954

Danny Rogers

Self - comedian

Susie Miller

Self

Jean LeSieur

Self - last person to go over the Niagara Falls in a barrel

Carlene King Johnson

Self - Miss USA 1955

Eve Harrison

Self - photographer of babies

Gene Bianco

Self - harpist

Somethin' Smith and the Redheads

Themselves

Stan Wrigley

Self

Professor Backwards

Self

Elaine Malbin

Self - singer from Broadway show 'Kismet'

Jay Cooke

Self - pianola player

Philly Joe Jones

Self - Drums

Arthur Whittemore

Self - pianist

Joseph Buchler

Self - glassblower

Peanuts Hucko

Self - Jazz clarinetist

Gloria Mann

Self - singer

Lou Taylor

Self - pigeon trainer

The Neal Hefti Band

Themselves

Robert R. Coles

Self - sells land on the moon

Tim Herbert

Self - comedian

Lawrence Brown

Self - trumpet player

Gerald Moore

Self - recital accompanist

The Burton Sisters

Themselves - Singers

Miles Davis Quintet

Themselves

Urbie Green

Self - trombonist

Virginia Murray

Self - actress

The Great Barton

Self - acrobat

Joe Phillips

Self

Marion Ladewig

Self - bowler

Mark Dawson

Self - cast of 'Ankles Aweigh'

Tex Haggin

Self - strongman

Sailor Joe White

Self

Bob Manning

Self - singer

Charles Kenny

Self - composer

Leonard Feather

Self

Ben Belefonte

Self - inventor

Douglas Storer

Self - radio producer

Roman Totenberg

Self - violinist

Midge Brasuhn

Self - roller derby skater

Joe Phillips

Self

Phil Napoleon

Self

Nick Kenny

Self - columnist

Sylvia Wene

Self - bowler

The Red Caps

Themselves - Singers

Rick Wayne

Self - Singer

The Original Memphis Five

Themselves

Lois Balk

Self - 'Tonight' staff writer

Harold Shapiro

Self - current Mayor of Miami Beach

Dorothy Greener

Self - comedian

Jack Lowe

Self - pianist

Milbourne Christopher

Self - magician

Gregory Peck

Self - interview at Hollywood Premiere

Victor Moore

Self

Ernest Borgnine

Self

Shelley Winters

Self

Andy Griffith

Self

Jim Henson

Self - Puppeteer

Edward G. Robinson

Self

Hal Holbrook

Self

Agnes Moorehead

Self

Bob Hope

Self

Shelley Berman

Self

Basil Rathbone

Self

Wendell Corey

Self

Lew Ayres

Self

Bob Fosse

Self

Eddie Fisher

Self

Dorothy Lamour

Self

Jeff Chandler

Self

Geoffrey Holder

Self - dancer

Jack Benny

Self

Chester Morris

Self - Guest

Phil Leeds

Self

Aline MacMahon

Self

Morgana King

Self - singer

Neva Patterson

Self

Judith Anderson

Self

William Sylvester

Self - performing scene from 'Mister Johnson'

Arlene Francis

Self

Arthur Treacher

Self - Guest

Joe E. Brown

Self - Guest

Zachary Scott

Self

Earle Hyman

Self - performing scene from 'Mister Johnson'

Nancy Malone

Self

Mervyn LeRoy

Self - producer

Cyril Ritchard

Self

Janet Blair

Self

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Self

Hal Le Roy

Self - Dancer

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Self - Guest

Ella Fitzgerald

Self

Irish McCalla

Self

Terry Saunders

Self - singer

Oscar Hammerstein II

Self

Enid Markey

Self

Richard Rodgers

Self

Pat Flaherty

Self - actor

Jerry Vale

Self - Singer

Maria Tallchief

Self - ballerina

Julia Meade

Self

Johnny Johnston

Self - actor-singer

James Randi

Self - as The Amazing Randi

Helen Kane

Self

Hugh Martin

Self

Julie Wilson

Self - singer

Ralph Blane

Self

Tito Puente

Self - Musician

Virginia Graham

Self

Tony Travis

Self

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Self - Guest

Bobby Sherwood

Self - Singer

Bobby Breen

Self

The Ink Spots

Themselves

Barbara Whiting

Self

Lawrence Tibbett

Self - cast of 'Fanny'

Ben Wrigley

Self

Arch Oboler

Self

Byron Janis

Self - pianist

Jimmy Nelson

Self

Lowell Thomas

Self

Louis Jordan

Self

Maynard Ferguson

Self

June Taylor

Self - dancer-choreographer

Cannonball Adderley

Self

Max Lerner

Self - author and columnist

Bud Shank

Self

Jean Shepherd

Self - Guest

Al Capp

Self - Guest Host

Roy Eldridge

Self

Eddie Heywood

Self - Jazz pianist

Bob Eberly

Self - Singer

Josh White

Self - folksinger

Burton Lane

Self - composer

Carmen Cavallaro

Self

Jimmy Caesar

Self - Impressionist

Sam Coslow

Self - singer-songwriter

Roger Ray

Self - Xylophonist

Drew Pearson

Self

Johnny Burnette

Self

Don Cherry

Self - Singer

Gene de Paul

Self - Guest

Horace Silver

Self

Ogden Nash

Self

Toshiko Akiyoshi

Self - jazz pianist

Irving Burgie

Self - Calypso Musican

Melissa Hayden

Self - dancer

William Gaxton

Self - vaudeville entertainer

Boyd Raeburn

Self - Jazz saxophonist

The Johnny Burnette Trio

Themselves

Cary Middlecoff

Self - professional golfer

Marianne Moore

Self - poet

Buddy DeFranco

Self

Bill Haast

Self - snake trainer

Helen Thigpen

Self

The Clovers

Themselves

Danny O'Day

Self - dummy

Farfel

Self - dummy

Maxine Sullivan

Self

David Ross

Self

Dorothy Jarnac

Self

Pat Rooney

Self - Musical Performer

Roberta Lynn

Self

Joe Venuti

Self - Musican

Carolyn Porter

Self

Andrés Segovia

Self - classical guitarist

Chris Connor

Self - Jazz vocalist

Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra

Themselves

The Polynesian Maids

Themselves

Kajar the Magician,

Self

Homer & Jethro

Themselves - hillbilly vocalists

Mort Freeman

Self - singer

The Oscar Peterson Trio

Themselves

Dorothy Sarnoff

Self - Soprano

Mildred Hughes

Self

Anita Ramos

Self - flamenco dancer

The Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band

Themselves

The Chuckles

Themselves - singing group

Lehman Engel

Self - composer of Broadway musicals

Paul Gray

Self - Guest

Hal Schaefer

Self - jazz musician and singer

Barbara Lea

Self

Beatrice Kraft

Self

Sidney H. Radner

Self - owner of Harry Houdini artifacts

The Wanderers

Themselves

The Aaron Bell Trio

Themselves

Marshall Izen

Self

Eddie Roberts

Self - mentalist

Fernando Sirvent

Self - flamenco guitarist

Les Modes Quintet

Themselves

Iva Kitchell

Self - dance satirist

Jose Berrera

Self

Candido

Self - bongo drummer

The Hal Shaefer Jazz Trio

Themselves

Trudy Richards

Self - singer

Jay Breen

Self - editor of Confidential magazine

Gene Krupa and his Quartet

Themselves

Alex Kalleo and His Jazz Trio

Themselves

The Tzabar Quintet

Themselves - singers

Paul Badura-Skoda

Self - Viennese pianist

The Four Voices

Themselves

Russell Lynes

Self

Earl Jackson

Self

Michael D'Amico

ACTOR

Robert Harrison

Self - publisher of Confidential magazine

Henry 'Red' Allen

Self - the Red Allen Jazz Band

George L. Wright Iii

Self - 14-year-old quiz show contestant

Ada Moore

Self - singer

James Mont

Self - comedian

The Rover Boys

Themselves - singing quartet

The Air Force Glee Club

Themselves

Lee Sims

Self - Musician

Vic Dickenson

Self - Trombonist

Jimmy McPartland

Self

Murray Weiner

Self - photographer for the Arctic Expedition

June Roselle

Self - cast of 'Fanny'

Bill Grauer

Self - author of 'A Pictorial History of Jazz'

College Beauty Queens

Themselves

Yonely

Self - magician

Ving Merlin

Self

Jean Moseley

Self

George Hopkins

Self

Josh White

Self - Singer

The Diane Marsh Dancers

Themselves

Haji Koki

Self - singer

Benny Walker

ACTOR

Roy Benson

Self - magician

Margaret Brill

Self - harpist

Bobby Dukoff

Self - Saxophonist

Bob Hall

Self - Guest

Michael Field

Self - concert pianist

Lurlean Hunter

Self - Jazz vocalist

Harris and Leigh

Themselves - comedians

Lou Saxon

Self - comedian

Bud Freeman

Self - jazz tenor saxophonist

Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra

Themselves

The Bon-Bons

Themselves - Rock and Roll Girl Group

Naomi Alar Leaf

Self - singer

Manu Bentley

Self - hula performer

Jenny Brezez

Self

Josephine Calderon

Self - bullfighter

Johnny Coco and His Islanders

Themselves - orchestra

Suzi Ono

Self - musician

Tal Farlow

Self

Tatsuo Minagawa

Self - dancer

Priest and Fosse

Themselves - modern interpretive dancers

Lynn Taylor

Self - singer

Roscoe Ames

Self - archer

Kimo Lee and the Modernasians

Themselves - sword dancers

Bill Davidson

Self - Jazz cornetist

Jutta Hipp

Self - Jazz pianist

Jackie Paris

Self - Jazz Vocalist

Jackie and Roy

Themselves

Tito Puente And His Orchestra

Themselves

Erlinda Cortes

Self

The Mexican Boys Town Choir

Themselves

Sam 'The Man' Taylor

Self - Jazz & blues tenor saxophonist

The Michael Brown Group

Themselves - rock musicians

Inga Rundvold

Self - 'First Lady of Washington, D.C. Television,'

Jack Washburn

Self - cast of 'Fanny'

Page and Bray

Themselves - dancers

Leonard Rose

Self - cellist

Cyrus Walter

Self - meat cutter

Bozo the Hobo

Self

Lloyd Mangrum

Self - professional golfer

Terry Gibbs Dream Band

Themselves

Buddy DeFranco Quartet

Themselves

Augie and Margo

Themselves - dance team

Gunther Sprecher

Self - pianist-composer

Mabel Wayne

Self - songwriter

Gerry Mulligan Quartet

Themselves

Richard Dyer-Bennett

Self

Rey de la Torre

Self - guitarist

Lord Burgess and His Penny Whistle Band

Themselves

Norman Houdan

Self - Canadian cartoonist

Lucille Roberts

Self - mentalist

The Knife-Throwing Denvers

Themselves

Archer and Gile

Themselves - folk singers

Ilomay Bailey

Self - singer

Jimmy Randolph

Self - Singer

Paul Sharpe

Self

Vera Appleton

Self - concert pianist

Dorothy Donegan

Self - pianist

Bon Bon

Self - Singer

Octavio Leon

Self - cigar roller

Buddy Weed

Self - pianist

Willie 'The Lion' Smith

Self - Jazz pianist

Rosaria

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Mickey Marlowe

Self - singing female impersonator

Don Knotts

Self

Sal Mineo

Self

Rory Calhoun

Self

Maggie Pierce

Self

Edmond O'Brien

Self

Jack Lescoulie

Self

Dave Garroway

Self - Guest

Joe Louis

Self

Solomon Burke

Self - sings a song written by Joe Louis

Claire Luce

Self

Bernard West

Self - comedian

Murray the 'K'

Self - shows films of Hungarian refugees

Lester Young

Self - saxonphonist

Earl Wilson

Self

Bob Considine

Self

Ray Eberle

Self

Kitty Dolan

Self

Hy Gardner

Self

Mark Murphy

Self - Singer

Will Holt

Self - folksinger

Ray Eberle's Orchestra

Themselves

Sol Schiff

Self - table tennis player

Rita Moss

Self - pianist-vocalist

Oliver Gal

Self - table tennis player

Abby Minclom

Self - Singer

Sally Powers

Self