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Jerry Colonna

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American musician, actor and comedian (1904-1986)

Film & TV

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerardo Luigi "Jerry" Colonna (September 17, 1904 – November 22, 1986) was an American musician, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and trombonist best remembered as the zaniest of Bob Hope's sidekicks in Hope's popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s. With his pop-eyed facial expressions and walrus-sized handlebar moustache, Colonna was known…

Known for

  • Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and WWII — Self - Performer (archive footage)2025
  • This Is Bob Hope... — Self (archive footage)2017
  • Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO — Self (archive footage)2002
  • Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents — Self (archive footage)1996
  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1988
  • Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready — Self1977
  • Joys — Self1976
  • Bob Hope's World of Comedy — Self (archive footage)1976
  • Dinah! — Self1974
  • The Monkees — Dr. Mann1966

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Luigi
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Boston
Place of death
Woodland Hills
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
trombone
Record label
Capitol Records
Image
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Commons category
Jerry Colonna
date of birth
1904-09-17
date of death
1986-11-21
cause of death
kidney failure
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
Jerry Colonna
start of work period
1935-00-00
writing language
English language
birth name
Gerardo Luigi Colonna
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