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Date of Birth:

26 May 1886, Srednik, Russian Empire more

Date of Death:

23 October 1950, San Francisco, California, USA more

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Al Jolson was known in the industry as "The World's Greatest Entertainer,"... more

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Is portrayed by Larry Parks in The Jolson Story (1946). more

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Warner Bros. To Be Feted At Cannes
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 8 May 2008, 10:30 AM, PDT)
Homeowner To Take Columbia To Court Over Filming Damage
(From WENN. 11 November 2004)

Alternate Names:

Mr. Al Jolson

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Leatherheads (2008)	(performer: "Toot Toot Tootsie Good-Bye")	2008	$39.8M	6.1 (12,771)
	AKAs: Ein verlockendes Spiel (Germany)
2.	King Kong (2005)	(performer: "I'm Sitting on Top of the World")	2005	$547M	7.6 (122,495)
	AKAs: King Kong (Germany) Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World (International: English title: teaser title) Peter Jackson's King Kong (USA: promotional title)
3.	The White Countess (2005)	(writer: "Avalon" (1920))	2005	-	6.6 (2,563)

4.	The Aviator (2004)	(lyrics: "Avalon" (1920)) (performer: "Blue Skies" (1927))	2004	$174M	7.6 (75,403)
	AKAs: Aviator (Germany)
5.	Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003)	(writer: "Avalon" (1920))	2003	-	6.9 (20)

6.	The Saddest Music in the World (2003)	(writer: "California Here I Come" (1924))	2003	-	7.0 (2,995)

7.	A Guy Thing (2003)	(writer: "The Anniversary Song")	2003	-	5.5 (7,508)

8.	One Night with Robbie Williams (2001) (TV)	(writer: "Me and My Shadow")	2001	-	8.6 (314)
	AKAs: Robbie Williams: Live at the Albert (UK: DVD title)
9.	I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV)	(writer: "California, Here I Come")	2001	-	5.8 (106)
	AKAs: The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special (USA: DVD title)
10.	The Cat's Meow (2001)	(writer: "California Here I Come" (1924)) (lyrics: "Avalon" (1920)) (performer: "Avalon" (1920), "Toot Toot Tootsie! (Good-Bye)" (1922), "California Here I Come" (1924))	2001	-	6.4 (4,313)

11.	Bamboozled (2000)	(performer: "My Mammy" (1921) (uncredited))	2000	-	6.3 (5,541)

12.	When Brendan Met Trudy (2000)	(writer: "Sonny Boy")	2000	-	6.8 (839)

13.	Sweet and Lowdown (1999)	(writer: "Avalon" (1920))	1999	-	7.2 (13,191)

14.	The Last September (1999)	(performer: "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" (1913))	1999	-	5.8 (357)
	AKAs: The Last September (France)
15.	Heart (1999)	(writer: "When You're Smiling")	1999	-	6.5 (439)

16.	Payback (1999/I)	(writer: "Anniversary Song")	1999	$163M	6.9 (40,396)

17.	The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)	(writer: "Avalon")	1998	-	7.5 (509)

18.	Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV)	(lyrics: "Avalon") (performer: "April Showers", "Avalon")	1997	-	7.5 (29)

19.	Bogus (1996)	(writer: "Me And My Shadow")	1996	-	4.8 (2,484)

20.	Richard III (1995)	(performer: "I'm Sitting On The Top Of The World")	1995	-	7.5 (6,229)

21.	Bullets Over Broadway (1994)	(performer: "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)")	1994	-	7.5 (14,172)

22.	Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV)	(performer: "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)")	1991	-	6.9 (225)

23.	Jacob's Ladder (1990/I)	(writer: "SONNY BOY") (performer: "SONNY BOY")	1990	-	7.5 (25,750)
	AKAs: Dante's Inferno
24.	Avalon (1990)	(writer: "Anniversary Song") (performer: "Anniversary Song", "If I Only Had A Match")	1990	-	7.2 (3,012)

25.	Palabras de mujer (1990)	(performer: "Pretty Baby")	1990	-	-
	AKAs: Girls' Talk
26.	Roger & Me (1989)	(writer: "California, Here I Come")	1989	-	7.5 (14,108)
	AKAs: A Humorous Look at How General Motors Destroyed Flint, Michigan (USA: subtitle)
27.	The Brave Little Toaster (1987)	("Mammy")	1987	-	7.2 (4,482)

28.	"The Singing Detective" (1986)	(1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	8.9 (2,070)
	1 TV episode: Who Done It (1986) (performer: "After You've Gone" (uncredited))
29.	"Mr. Belvedere" (1985)	(1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	6.6 (462)
	1 TV episode: Debut (1986) (writer: "Me and My Shadow" (uncredited))
30.	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)	(lyrics: "Avalon" (1920))	1986	-	7.9 (19,054)

31.	"The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo" (1985)	(1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	7.1 (247)
	1 TV episode: Me and My Shadow Demon (1985) (writer: "Me and My Shadow (Demon)")
32.	Phar Lap (1983)	(lyrics: "California, Here I Come", "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder")	1983	-	7.1 (670)
	AKAs: Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation
33.	"The Benny Hill Show" (1969)	(1 episode, 1983)	1983	-	7.3 (665)
	1 TV episode: Superteech (1983) (music: "Me and My Shadow")
34.	It Came from Hollywood (1982)	(performer: "Goin' to Heaven on a Mule")	1982	-	5.6 (413)

35.	"MAS*H" (1972)	(1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	8.6 (6,978)
	1 TV episode: Picture This (1982) (writer: "Me And My Shadow" (uncredited))
36.	Falling in Love Again (1980)	(music: "Anniversary Song")	1980	-	5.2 (176)
	AKAs: In Love
37.	The Ninth Configuration (1980)	(writer: "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder") (performer: "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder")	1980	-	7.1 (2,050)
	AKAs: Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane
38.	Jack Frost (1979) (TV)	(music: "Me and My Shadow")	1979	-	7.2 (286)

39.	"All in the Family" (1971)	(2 episodes, 1977-1978)	1978	-	8.8 (1,988)
	2 TV episodes: Mike's New Job (1978) (writer: "California Here I Come" (1924) (uncredited)) Archie and the KKK: Part 1 (1977) (writer: "Me And My Shadow" (uncredited))
40.	"The Brady Bunch Hour" (1977)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	2.3 (84)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.8 (1977) (writer: "Me and My Shadow")
41.	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)	(performer: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?")	1975	-	7.4 (144)

42.	Funny Lady (1975)	(music: "Me And My Shadow")	1975	-	6.2 (1,493)

43.	Hooray for Hollywood (1975)	(performer: "Hallelujah,I'm a Bum")	1975	-	6.2 (20)

44.	"The Waltons" (1972)	(1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	7.5 (726)
	1 TV episode: The Marathon (1974) (writer: "California Here I Come" (1924)(uncredited))
45.	33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee (1969) (TV)	(writer: "California Here It Comes" (End Titles))	1969	-	5.3 (82)

46.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #22.2 (1968) (writer: "I Gave Her That" (uncredited))
47.	"The Jack Benny Program" (1950)	(2 episodes, 1957-1962)	1962	-	8.8 (192)
	AKAs: The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title) The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title) 2 TV episodes: The Story of the New Talent Show (1962) (writer: "Me and My Shadow" (uncredited)) Hal March Show (1957) (writer: "Me and My Shadow")
48.	"Sing Along with Mitch" (1961)	(1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	6.9 (13)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 14 December 1961 (1961) (lyrics: "The Anniversary Song" (uncredited))
49.	"The Perry Como Show" (1948)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.6 (24)
	AKAs: Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title) The Chesterfield Supper Club 1 TV episode: Episode dated 21 March 1959 (1959) (lyrics: "Me and My Shadow" (uncredited))
50.	"The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1956)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	4.8 (8)
	AKAs: The Ford Show 1 TV episode: Episode #3.15 (1959) (lyrics: "California, Here I Come" (uncredited))
51.	"The Eddie Fisher Show" (1957)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 23 October 1958 (1958) (lyrics: "The Anniversary Song" (uncredited))
52.	The Helen Morgan Story (1957)	(lyrics: "Avalon" (uncredited))	1957	-	6.2 (183)
	AKAs: Both Ends of the Candle (UK) Why Was I Born? (USA: alternative title)
53.	The Benny Goodman Story (1956)	(writer: "Avalon")	1956	-	6.5 (525)

54.	"The Milton Berle Show" (1948)	(1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	7.3 (19)
	AKAs: Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title) The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #5.18 (1953) (writer: "Anniversary Song" (uncredited))
55.	Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952)	(writer: "There's A Rainbow Round My Shoulder")	1952	-	5.6 (30)
	AKAs: Castle in the Air (USA: alternative title)
56.	With a Song in My Heart (1952)	(lyrics: "CALIFORNIA, HERE I COME")	1952	-	7.1 (457)

57.	Bushy Hare (1950)	(lyrics: "California, Here I Come" (uncredited))	1950	-	6.3 (57)

58.	Chain Lightning (1950)	(lyrics: "California, Here I Come")	1950	-	5.6 (283)

59.	Jolson Sings Again (1949)	(lyrics: "Back in Your Own Backyard", "California, Here I Come", "Anniversary Song") (performer: "After You've Gone", "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy", "Pretty Baby") ("Carolina in the Morning", "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody", "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?", "For Me and My Gal", "Back in Your Own Backyard", "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover", "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along", "Give My Regards to Broadway", "Chinatown, My Chinatown", "I'm Just Wild About Harry", "Baby Face", "I Only Have Eyes for You", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)", "California, Here I Come", "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)", "Ma Blushin' Rosie", "My Mammy", "Swanee", "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life", "About a Quarter to Nine", "Anniversary Song", "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee", "April Showers", "Sonny Boy")	1949	-	6.9 (269)

60.	You're My Everything (1949)	(lyrics: "California, Here I Come")	1949	-	5.9 (53)

61.	Curtain Razor (1949)	(performer: "April Showers" (uncredited))	1949	-	7.0 (56)

62.	Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)	(writer: "Me and My Shadow")	1948	-	6.4 (69)

63.	Nothing But the Tooth (1948)	(lyrics: "California, Here I Come")	1948	-	6.1 (40)

64.	Blondie's Anniversary (1947)	(writer: "Anniversary Song (Oh, how we danced on the night we were wed)" (1946))	1947	-	6.5 (53)

65.	The Jolson Story (1946)	(lyrics: "California, Here I Come" (uncredited), "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" (uncredited), "Avalon" (uncredited), "The Anniversary Song" (uncredited)) (performer: "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy" (uncredited), "Swanee" (uncredited), "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)" (uncredited), "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" (uncredited), "Avalon" (uncredited)) ("Ma Blushin' Rosie" (uncredited), "I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)" (uncredited), "My Mammy" (uncredited), "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (uncredited), "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" (uncredited), "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" (uncredited), "April Showers" (uncredited), "California, Here I Come" (uncredited), "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (uncredited), "About a Quarter to Nine" (uncredited), "The Anniversary Song" (uncredited), "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" (uncredited))	1946	-	7.6 (636)

66.	Okay for Sound (1946)	(writer: "Sonny Boy") (performer: "My Mammy", "Sonny Boy")	1946	-	6.4 (46)

67.	Rhapsody in Blue (1945)	(performer: "Swanee")	1945	-	7.1 (410)

68.	The Impatient Years (1944)	(writer: "Who Said Dreams Don't Come True?")	1944	-	6.3 (103)

69.	Silver Spurs (1943)	(writer: "Back in Your Own Backyard" (uncredited))	1943	-	6.3 (21)

70.	The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)	(performer: "Blue Skies")	1943	-	6.6 (46)

71.	You Can't Escape Forever (1942)	(music: "Avalon" (1920)) (lyrics: "Avalon" (1920))	1942	-	5.9 (49)

72.	Cairo (1942)	(lyrics: "Avalon" (1920))	1942	-	6.1 (76)

73.	Hold That Ghost (1941)	(writer: "Me and My Shadow" (1927) (uncredited))	1941	-	7.4 (1,302)
	AKAs: Oh, Charlie
74.	Hullabaloo (1940)	(performer: "My Mammy" (1921) (uncredited))	1940	-	6.0 (68)

75.	King of the Lumberjacks (1940)	(lyrics: "Avalon" (1920))	1940	-	5.2 (31)

76.	Africa Squeaks (1940)	(lyrics: "California, Here I Come")	1940	-	6.2 (20)

77.	That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)	(lyrics: "Back in Your Own Backyard" (1928))	1939	-	6.0 (85)

78.	Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)	(performer: "Kol Nidrei")	1939	-	6.6 (120)

79.	The Movies March On (1939)	(performer: "Mammy")	1939	-	6.1 (11)
	AKAs: March of Time: The Movies March On (USA: series title)
80.	Believe It or Else (1939)	(music: "Yoo Hoo")	1939	-	6.9 (37)

81.	Rose of Washington Square (1939)	(writer: "California, Here I Come" (uncredited)) (performer: "My Mammy" (uncredited), "California, Here I Come" (uncredited), "Pretty Baby" (uncredited), "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (uncredited), "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)" (uncredited))	1939	-	6.8 (140)

82.	Jerry Livingston and His Talk of the Town Music (1939)	(lyrics: "Avalon" (uncredited))	1939	-	-

83.	Hard to Get (1938)	(writer: "Sonny Boy" (1928) (uncredited))	1938	-	6.7 (80)

84.	You're an Education (1938)	(lyrics: "Avalon")	1938	-	6.1 (47)

85.	Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)	(lyrics: "California, Here I Come" (1924) (uncredited))	1938	-	5.8 (95)
	AKAs: Trouble in Panama (UK)
86.	The Kid Comes Back (1938)	(writer: "California Here I Come" (uncredited))	1938	-	6.1 (13)
	AKAs: Don't Pull Your Punches (UK)
87.	The Goldwyn Follies (1938)	(writer: "California Here I Come" (1924) (uncredited))	1938	-	5.1 (185)

88.	Hollywood Hotel (1937)	(lyrics: "Sonny Boy" (1928) (uncredited))	1937	-	6.5 (170)

89.	You're Only Young Once (1937)	(music: "Avalon" (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Avalon" (uncredited))	1937	-	7.0 (81)

90.	Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)	(music: "California, Here I Come" (uncredited))	1937	-	6.5 (153)

91.	There Goes the Groom (1937)	(lyrics: "California Here I Come" (1924) (uncredited))	1937	-	5.7 (44)

92.	Community Sing: Series 2, No. 1 (1937)	(writer: "California, Here I Come")	1937	-	-

93.	Bring on the Girls (1937)	(writer: "California, Here I Come" (uncredited))	1937	-	5.7 (14)
	AKAs: Big Time Vaudeville (1936-1937 Season) (#7): Bring on the Girls (USA: series title)
94.	The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937)	(writer: "California, Here I Come")	1937	-	7.3 (14)

95.	After the Thin Man (1936)	(writer: "California Here I Come" (1924) (uncredited))	1936	-	7.5 (3,266)

96.	The Singing Kid (1936)	(writer: "Sonny Boy" (uncredited)) (performer: "I Love to Sing-a", "The Swingin'est Man in Town", "I Want to Sing a Mammy Song", "You're the Cure for What Ails Me", "Here's Looking at You", "Save Me, Sister", "My Mammy" (uncredited), "Swanee" (uncredited), "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" (uncredited), "California, Here I Come" (uncredited), "April Showers" (uncredited), "About a Quarter to Nine" (uncredited), "Sonny Boy" (uncredited)) ("I Love to Sing-a", "All of Me" (uncredited))	1936	-	7.1 (41)

97.	Love on a Bet (1936)	(writer: "California Here I Come" (uncredited))	1936	-	6.8 (33)

98.	Go Into Your Dance (1935)	(performer: "Go Into Your Dance" (1935), "Mammy, I'll Sing About You" (1935), "About a Quarter to Nine" (1935), "Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)" (1851), "Casino De Paree" (1935), "She's A Latin From Manhattan" (1935)) ("Go Into Your Dance" (1935), "Cielito Lindo", "(I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land" (1860), "About a Quarter to Nine" (1935))	1935	-	6.5 (123)
	AKAs: Casino de Paree (UK)
99.	Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935)	(lyrics: "Avalon")	1935	-	6.7 (46)

100.	The Payoff (1935)	(writer: "California Here I Come" (1924) (uncredited))	1935	-	5.2 (24)

101.	Music Is Magic (1935)	(music: "California, Here I Come")	1935	-	6.2 (24)

102.	Here Comes the Band (1935)	(lyrics: "Me and My Shadow" (1927) (uncredited))	1935	-	5.6 (25)

103.	Buddy Steps Out (1935)	(lyrics: "Avalon")	1935	-	5.6 (16)

104.	Evelyn Prentice (1934)	(writer: "Me and My Shadow")	1934	-	6.7 (321)

105.	Wonder Bar (1934)	(performer: "Goin' to Heaven on a Mule" (uncredited), "Vive La France" (uncredited), "Ochi Tchornya (Dark Eyes)" (uncredited))	1934	-	6.8 (267)

106.	The Film Parade (1933)	(performer: "Sonny Boy")	1933	-	7.1 (13)
	AKAs: March of the Movies (USA)
107.	Melody Cruise (1933)	(writer: "California Here I Come" (1924) (uncredited))	1933	-	6.0 (52)

108.	Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933)	(performer: "I Gotta Get Back to New York", "My Pal Bumper", "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum", "Dear June", "Bumper Found a Grand", "What Do You Want with Money", "Kangeroo Court", "I'd Do It Again", "You Are Too beautiful")	1933	-	7.2 (268)
	AKAs: Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp (UK) Happy Go Lucky Lazy Bones (USA: reissue title) The Heart of New York (USA: reissue title)
109.	Mammy (1930)	(performer: "Across the Breakfast Table Looking at You", "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy", "To My Mammy", "My Mammy", "Who Paid the Rent for Mrs. Rip Van Winkle?" (uncredited), "Why Do They All Take the Night Boat to Albany?" (uncredited), "Yes! We Have No Bananas" (uncredited))	1930	-	6.0 (54)

110.	The Song Writers' Revue (1930)	(music: "Me And My Shadow")	1930	-	5.8 (27)

111.	New York Nights (1929)	(writer: "A Year From Today")	1929	-	7.6 (21)

112.	Say It with Songs (1929)	(writer: "Why Can't You" (uncredited), "Back in Your Own Backyard" (uncredited), "I'm 'Ka-razy' for You" (uncredited), "Mem'ries of One Sweet Kiss" (uncredited)) (performer: "I'm in Seventh Heaven" (uncredited), "Little Pal" (uncredited), "Used to You" (uncredited), "Why Can't You" (uncredited), "Back in Your Own Backyard" (uncredited), "I'm 'Ka-razy' for You" (uncredited), "Mem'ries of One Sweet Kiss" (uncredited))	1929	-	5.6 (18)

113.	Blackmail (1929)	("Sonny Boy")	1929	-	7.0 (2,883)

114.	Jack White (1929)	(writer: "I'm 'Ka-razy' for You" (uncredited))	1929	-	-
	AKAs: Jack White with the Montrealers (USA: long title)
115.	Horace Heidt and His Californians (1929)	(writer: "I'm 'Ka-razy' for You" (uncredited))	1929	-	-

116.	The Singing Fool (1928)	(lyrics: "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" (uncredited), "Golden Gate" (uncredited), "Keep Smiling at Trouble" (uncredited), "Sonny Boy" (uncredited)) (performer: "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" (uncredited), "Golden Gate" (uncredited), "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (uncredited), "It All Depends on You" (uncredited), "Keep Smiling at Trouble" (uncredited), "Sonny Boy" (uncredited), "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" (uncredited))	1928	-	6.8 (48)

117.	Down South (1928)	("Back in Your Own Backyard")	1928	-	-
	AKAs: The Three Brox Sisters in Down South (USA: copyright title)
118.	Lucky Boy (1928)	(writer: "California, Here I Come")	1928	-	8.0 (51)

119.	The Jazz Singer (1927)	(performer: "Dirty Hands, Dirty Faces", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)", "Blue Skies", "Mother of Mine, I Still Have You", "My Mammy") ("Kol Nidre")	1927	-	6.8 (2,889)

120.	A Plantation Act (1926)	(performer: "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along", "April Showers", "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody")	1926	-	5.8 (85)
	AKAs: Al Jolson in 'A Plantation Act' (USA: copyright title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Swanee River (1939)	Edwin P. Christy	1939	-	6.1 (48)
	AKAs: The Life of Stephen Foster
2.	Rose of Washington Square (1939)	Ted Cotter	1939	-	6.8 (140)

3.	The Singing Kid (1936)	Al Jackson	1936	-	7.1 (41)

4.	Go Into Your Dance (1935)	Al Howard	1935	-	6.5 (123)
	AKAs: Casino de Paree (UK)
5.	Wonder Bar (1934)	Al Wonder	1934	-	6.8 (267)

6.	Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933)	Bumper	1933	-	7.2 (268)
	AKAs: Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp (UK) Happy Go Lucky Lazy Bones (USA: reissue title) The Heart of New York (USA: reissue title)
7.	Big Boy (1930)	Gus	1930	-	6.4 (27)

8.	Mammy (1930)	Al Fuller	1930	-	6.0 (54)

9.	Say It with Songs (1929)	Joe Lane	1929	-	5.6 (18)

10.	The Singing Fool (1928)	Al Stone	1928	-	6.8 (48)

11.	The Jazz Singer (1927)	Jakie Rabinowitz (Jack Robin)	1927	-	6.8 (2,889)

12.	Mammy's Boy (1923)	Al	1923	-	6.2 (7)

Music Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)	(singing voice: opening credits) (uncredited)	1949	-	6.3 (31)

Miscellaneous Crew View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Jolson Story (1946)	(original singing voice: Larry Parks) (uncredited)	1946	-	7.6 (636)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)	(appreciation for his appearance) (as Mr. Al Jolson)	1939	-	6.6 (120)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet (1950)	Himself - Narrator	1950	-	-

2.	Jolson Sings Again (1949)	(uncredited) (singing voice) Himself	1949	-	6.9 (269)

3.	Screen Snapshots 9860: Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel (1948)	Himself - Speaker	1948	-	-

4.	Screen Snapshots: Photoplay Gold Medal Awards (1948)	Himself	1948	-	-

5.	Screen Snapshots: Off the Air (1947)	Himself	1947	-	-

6.	The Jolson Story (1946)	(uncredited) Himself - in long shot of 'Swanee'	1946	-	7.6 (636)

7.	Rhapsody in Blue (1945)	Himself	1945	-	7.1 (410)

8.	Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)	(as Mr. Al Jolson) Himself	1939	-	6.6 (120)

9.	Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)	Himself	1939	-	5.2 (6)
	AKAs: Screen Snapshots: Stars at the Tropical Ice Gardens (USA: alternative title)
10.	Hollywood Handicap (1938)	Himself	1938	-	5.5 (55)

11.	Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 12 (1937)	Himself	1937	-	1.5 (5)

12.	A Day at Santa Anita (1937)	(uncredited) Himself	1937	-	5.3 (90)

13.	Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 10 (1936)	Himself	1936	-	7.9 (11)

14.	Paramount Headliner: Broadway Highlights No. 1 (1935)	Himself	1935	-	-

15.	Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 9 (1935)	Himself	1935	-	-

16.	Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 20 (1930)	Himself	1930	-	-

17.	Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)	(uncredited) Himself, Cameo Appearance at Premiere	1930	-	7.8 (37)

18.	Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 (1930)	Himself	1930	-	2.2 (12)

19.	New York Nights (1929)	(uncredited) Himself - Cameo	1929	-	7.6 (21)

20.	Hollywood Snapshots #11 (1929)	Himself	1929	-	-

21.	A Plantation Act (1926)	Himself	1926	-	5.8 (85)
	AKAs: Al Jolson in 'A Plantation Act' (USA: copyright title)


1.	Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer (2008)	Himself

2.	Warner at War (2008) (TV)	(uncredited) Jakie Rabinowitz

3.	Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV)	Himself

4.	A Look at Al Jolson (2007)	Himself

5.	Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets (2007) (TV)	(uncredited) Jack Robin

6.	From Shtetl to Swing (2005) (TV)	Himself

7.	"Broadway: The American Musical"
	2 TV episodes: Give My Regards to Broadway: 1893-1927 (2004) Jack Robin Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) Jack Robin
8.	"Great Performances"
	1 TV episode: The Great American Songbook (2003)
9.	"Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song"
	1 TV episode: From Russia with Love (2001) Himself
10.	The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty (1999) (TV)

11.	Classified X (1998) (TV)	Himself

12.	Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV)	Himself

13.	Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997)	(uncredited) Himself (watches Fairbanks do Jolson impression)

14.	The Celluloid Closet (1995)	(uncredited) Exclaims "Boys will be boys!"

15.	Almonds and Raisins (1984)

16.	"Hollywood" (1980)	Himself

17.	Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV)	Himself

18.	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)	Himself

19.	Hooray for Hollywood (1975)	Himself

20.	"Film Night"
	2 TV episodes: The Black Man in the Cinema (1971) Himself Episode dated 18 October 1970 (1970) Himself
21.	"Hollywood and the Stars"
	2 TV episodes: Hollywood Goes to War (1964) Himself The Immortal Jolson (1963) Himself
22.	The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961) (V)	Himself

23.	Screen Snapshots: Ramblin' Round Hollywood (1955)	Himself

24.	Screen Snapshots: The Great Al Jolson (1955)	Himself

25.	Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson (1952)	Himself

26.	The Story of Will Rogers (1952)	(uncredited) Himself, Al Jolson, clip from 'Rhapsody in Blue'

27.	Purple Heart Diary (1951)	(uncredited) Himself

28.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Memories (1951)	Himself

29.	Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950)	Himself

30.	Let's Go to the Movies (1949)

31.	Okay for Sound (1946)	Jack Robin

32.	Wilson (1944)	(uncredited) Himself, at WWI rally

33.	Take It or Leave It (1944)	(uncredited) Himself: Clip from 'Rose of Washington Square'

34.	The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)	(uncredited) Himself (segment "The Jazz singer")

35.	Minstrel Days (1941)	Himself: edited from 'The Jazz Singer'

36.	Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (1939)	Himself

37.	The Movies March On (1939)	Himself - from 'The Jazz Singer'

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