Biography
Herb Jeffries (born Umberto Alexander Valentino; September 24, 1913 – May 25, 2014) was an American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter, known for his baritone voice.
He starred in several low-budget "race" Western feature films aimed at black audiences, Harlem on the Prairie (1937), Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938), Rhythm Rodeo (1938), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939) and Harlem Rides the Range (1939). He also acted in several other films and television shows. During his acting career he was usually billed as Herbert Jeffrey (sometimes "Herbert Jeffries" or "Herbert Jeffries, Sensational Singing Cowboy").In the 1940s and 1950s Jeffries recorded for a number of labels, including RCA Victor, Exclusive, Coral, Decca, Bethlehem, Columbia, Mercury and Trend. His album Jamaica, recorded by RKO, is a concept album of self-composed calypso songs.
Filmography
all 10
Movies 8
self 2
TV Shows 2
Director 1
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007)
Where's Huddles? (1970)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
World of the Depraved (1967)
Calypso Joe (1957)
Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955)
Harlem Rides the Range (1939)
The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
Harlem on the Prairie (1937)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1913-09-24
Deathday2014-05-25 (100 years old)
Birth PlaceDetroit, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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