Dick Haymes

Dick Haymes

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday13 September 1918
Died28 March 1980 (age 61)
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Known credits38

Biography

Arguably one of the best singers of the twentieth century, Dick Haymes was born in Argentina to a Scots/Irish father and Irish mother, but brought to the U.S. as an infant. Dick inherited his vocal gift from his mother who made ends meet during the Depression as a singer and voice teacher. A music gig in 1931 caught the eye of a local band leader and soon Dick was moving up, but it was slow-going. In 1939, while Dick was trying to pitch his songwriting talents to band leader Harry James, he ended up his featured vocalist, instead. During the war years Dick hooked up with the Benny Goodma…

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 · James Crawford
Betrayal
Betrayal
1974 · Harold Porter
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
1971 · Fred Wesley
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
1971 · Billy Calm
McCloud
McCloud
1970
Adam-12
Adam-12
1968 · Dr. Elroy Gantman
The Saint
The Saint
1962 · Dunstan
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Music For A Summer Night
1959
The Dick Clark Show
The Dick Clark Show
1958 · Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Jim Wheeler
Cruisin' Down the River
Cruisin' Down the River
1953 · Beauregard Clemment III
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again
1953 · Singer, "Anyone But You" (voice) (uncredited)
All Ashore
All Ashore
1953 · Joe Carter
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · John Erickson
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
St. Benny the Dip
St. Benny the Dip
1951 · Benny
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Dan Shepherd
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
Suspense
Suspense
1949
Words and Music
Words and Music
1948 · Dick Haymes
One Touch of Venus
One Touch of Venus
1948 · Joe Grant
Up in Central Park
Up in Central Park
1948 · John Matthews
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Carnival in Costa Rica
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947 · Jeff Stephens
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947 · John Pritchard
Do You Love Me
Do You Love Me
1946 · Jimmy Hale
Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel
1945 · Himself - JukeBox Vocalist (voice) (uncredited)
State Fair
State Fair
1945 · Wayne Frake
Diamond Horseshoe
Diamond Horseshoe
1945 · Joe Davis, Jr.
I Am an American
1944 · Self (uncredited)
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
1944 · Ernest R. Ball
Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 · Lt. Dick Ryan
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · The Pied Pipers Member (uncredited)
Dramatic School
Dramatic School
1938 · Student (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
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