Buddy Rich

Career Overview

Buddy Rich has 29 screen credits in a career dating back to 1930. Signature works include Buddy Rich Memorial Concert, Jazz Icons: Buddy Rich Live in '78, Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

29

Birth Date

1917-09-30

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Buddy Rich Memorial Concert
• 

  Jazz Icons: Buddy Rich Live in '78
• 

  Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes
• 

  Buddy Rich And His Band - The Lost West Side Story Tapes
• 

  Buddy Rich: Jazz Legend: 1917-1987
• Sound Effects

Frequent Collaborators

• Neil Peart (1 collaborations)
• Chad Smith (1 collaborations)
• Tommy Igoe (1 collaborations)
• John Blackwell (1 collaborations)
• Terry Bozzio (1 collaborations)
• Efrain Toro (1 collaborations)
• Nick Rich (1 collaborations)
• Peter Erskine (1 collaborations)
• Jeff Berlin (1 collaborations)
• Steve Marcus (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (29 credits)

  • Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • ...Sings the Beatles

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Buddy Rich Memorial Concert

    himself

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Jazz Icons: Buddy Rich Live in '78

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Improvisation

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Buddy Rich And His Band - The Lost West Side Story Tapes

    Drums / Bandleader

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Buddy Rich: Jazz Legend: 1917-1987

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Muppet Treasures

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Frank Sinatra: Concert for the Americas

    Self - Drummer

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Wogan

    - Series 6, Show 128 (1986) ... Self actor actors
    1982
  • The Muppet Show

    - Buddy Rich (1981) ... Self - Special Guest Star actor actors
    1976
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Robert Klein, Buddy Rich, Truman Capote (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - George Carlin, Buddy Rich, Robert Francoeur (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 74 (1992) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors

    - Episode 171 (1984) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 58 (1980) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 152 (1978) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 99 (1978) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Merv Griffin Show

    - Episode 220 (1980) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 19 (1974) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 107 (1973) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 115 (1971) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 28 (1967) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 58 (1966) ... Self actor actors
    1961
  • Jazz Ball

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Thrill of a Romance

    Member of Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Great Morgan

    Buddy Rich - Drums (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Du Barry Was a Lady

    Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • How's About It

    Orchestra Leader

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Ship Ahoy

    Drummer

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Symphony of Swing

    Himself - Drummer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Dancing Co-Ed

    Drummer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Artie Shaw's Class in Swing

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Sound Effects

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Buddy Rich and His Band Channel One Suite

    actor

    actors