Spike Jones

Acting

Spike Jones

Born December 14, 1911Long Beach, California, USA24 credits

Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader specializing in spoof arrangements of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells, hiccups, burps, and outlandish and comedic vocals. Jones and his band recorded under the title Spike Jones and His City Slickers from the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, and toured the United States and Canada as "The Musical Depreciation Revue". Description above from the Wikipedia article Spike Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Burke's Law
1963Burke's Law
as Duke of EpsomTV
Fireman Save My Child
1954Fireman Save My Child
as Lt. 'Mac' McGintyMovie
Variety Girl
1947Variety Girl
as Spike JonesMovie
Ladies' Man
1947Ladies' Man
as Spike Jones - City Slicker Band LeaderMovie
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946Breakfast in Hollywood
as Spike JonesMovie
Bring on the Girls
1945Bring on the Girls
as Spike JonesMovie
Meet the People
1944Meet the People
as Spike Jones (uncredited)Movie
Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy
1942Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy
as Lead Hillbilly in Flat HatMovie