PastaJoe Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 9:43 PM, 4merper4mer said: Was thinking of Hammill On TV? Expand No, best known for movies. On 11/29/2020 at 9:49 PM, Greybeard said: Musician? Expand No, but played one in a movie. Quote
Greybeard Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 9:59 PM, PastaJoe said: No, best known for movies. No, but played one in a movie. Expand Did the actor die young? Quote
PastaJoe Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 10:07 PM, Greybeard said: Did the actor die young? Expand No, he lived into his 80s. Quote
SinceThe70s Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 9:59 PM, PastaJoe said: No, best known for movies. No, but played one in a movie. Expand Was the musician he played in the movie a fictional character? Quote
Greybeard Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 11:35 PM, PastaJoe said: No, he lived into his 80s. Expand Did he ever play in a movie with Kirk Douglas? Quote
PastaJoe Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 1:06 AM, qwksilver said: Did he win any Academy Awards? Expand Yes On 11/30/2020 at 1:07 AM, SinceThe70s said: Was the musician he played in the movie a fictional character? Expand No Quote
SinceThe70s Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 1:07 AM, SinceThe70s said: Was the musician he played in the movie a fictional character? Expand Was he the lead actor in the movie where he played a musician? Quote
PastaJoe Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 1:45 AM, Greybeard said: Did he ever play in a movie with Kirk Douglas? Expand Not that I’m aware of. On 11/30/2020 at 2:37 AM, SinceThe70s said: Was he the lead actor in the movie where he played a musician? Expand Yes Quote
PastaJoe Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 3:23 AM, qwksilver said: What decade did he die? Expand 1990’s Quote
Greybeard Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 12:25 PM, PastaJoe said: 1990’s Expand Did he play a classical musician, rock musician or a jazz/swing musician.? Quote
PastaJoe Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 2:01 PM, Greybeard said: Did he play a classical musician, rock musician or a jazz/swing musician.? Expand jazz/swing musician Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Crap... Previous post... That's a whiff! I missed some early clues early on. Actor, playing a musician, right? NOT a musician as an actor, playing a musician. LoL... I am so confused! 😆 Edited November 30, 2020 by ExiledInIllinois Quote
Greybeard Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 3:19 PM, PastaJoe said: jazz/swing musician Expand This is a long shot. When I was in first grade, the class saw a movie, I think the name of it was "the life of Benny Goodman." If that wasn't the name of it, that is what it was about. I always thought the guy looked like Steve Allen but I saw the movie on TV in the last couple of years and I thought I was wrong. No doubt in my mind who the leading lady was in that movie. So I am guessing Steve Allen, but I don't think he ever won an award for that. Maybe TV. By the way, I saw a drummer movie back then also. I know the drummer but I have no idea who played him. Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 6:30 PM, Greybeard said: This is a long shot. When I was in first grade, the class saw a movie, I think the name of it was "the life of Benny Goodman." If that wasn't the name of it, that is what it was about. I always thought the guy looked like Steve Allen but I saw the movie on TV in the last couple of years and I thought I was wrong. No doubt in my mind who the leading lady was in that movie. So I am guessing Steve Allen, but I don't think he ever won an award for that. Maybe TV. By the way, I saw a drummer movie back then also. I know the drummer but I have no idea who played him. Expand Steve Allen died in 2000. I thought of Benny Goodman first. Forgot all about Steve Allen! My mother really liked Glenn Miller... And loved all that era's music. I mean, Cab Calloway fits. But he was a musician being an actor. Are the clues wrong? Quote
Greybeard Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 7:35 PM, ExiledInIllinois said: Steve Allen died in 2000. I thought of Benny Goodman first. Forgot all about Steve Allen! My mother really liked Glenn Miller... And loved all that era's music. I mean, Cab Calloway fits. But he was a musician being an actor. Are the clues wrong? Expand He wasn't a musician but played one. That rules out Cab. There is also still Gene? Krupa. I don't know who played Glenn Miller in the Glenn Miller movie or Gene in his movie, so I couldn't guess them. I thought we were not suppose to look things up. So he is looking for the actor that played them. There may be others, but those are the only two other movies about musicians I can recall. I also like swing. If you ever get a chance to see a band called Voodoo Daddy, use it. I saw them at Turning Stone casino and they were great. Quote
PastaJoe Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 6:30 PM, Greybeard said: This is a long shot. When I was in first grade, the class saw a movie, I think the name of it was "the life of Benny Goodman." If that wasn't the name of it, that is what it was about. I always thought the guy looked like Steve Allen but I saw the movie on TV in the last couple of years and I thought I was wrong. No doubt in my mind who the leading lady was in that movie. So I am guessing Steve Allen, but I don't think he ever won an award for that. Maybe TV. By the way, I saw a drummer movie back then also. I know the drummer but I have no idea who played him. Expand Bigger star than Steve Allen. Sal Mineo played drummer Gene Krupa, but it’s not him. On 11/30/2020 at 5:45 PM, ExiledInIllinois said: Crap... Previous post... That's a whiff! I missed some early clues early on. Actor, playing a musician, right? NOT a musician as an actor, playing a musician. LoL... I am so confused! 😆 Expand Actor played musician. On 11/30/2020 at 8:04 PM, Greybeard said: He wasn't a musician but played one. That rules out Cab. There is also still Gene? Krupa. I don't know who played Glenn Miller in the Glenn Miller movie or Gene in his movie, so I couldn't guess them. I thought we were not suppose to look things up. So he is looking for the actor that played them. There may be others, but those are the only two other movies about musicians I can recall. Expand So close. It will be a wonderful thing when you get it. Quote
Greybeard Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 8:05 PM, PastaJoe said: Bigger star than Steve Allen. Sal Mineo played drummer Gene Krupa, but it’s not him. Actor played musician. Expand For some reason I want to say James Stewart, but I have no idea why. 1 Quote
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