James W. Dodd Net Worth
James W. Dodd Net Worth is
$300,000
James W. Dodd Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
James Wesley Dodd, better known by his nickname of "Jimmie" Dodd, (March 28, 1910 – November 10, 1964) was best known as the MC of the popular 1950s Walt Disney television series The Mickey Mouse Club, as well as the writer of its well-known theme song, "The Mickey Mouse Club March." A slowed-down version of this march, with different lyrics, became the alma mater that closed the show. | Date Of Birth | March 28, 1910 |
| Died | 1964-11-10 |
| Place Of Birth | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack, Music Department |
| Spouse | Ruth Carrell |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Why? Because we like you!" -- Jimmie's familiar saying at the end of every Mousketeer show. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | After some fifteen years of (largely uncredited) acting in movies, he finally found his niche, and an irreplaceable place in the hearts of America's Baby Boomers, as the moralistic, guitar-strumming, avuncular host of the original The Mickey Mouse Club (1955). |
| 2 | By all accounts he was just the sort of person he played on The Mickey Mouse Club (1955)- decent, caring, deeply religious, and very much concerned for children and their welfare. All of the original Mouseketeers loved him, a love that was reciprocated, and all continue to speak well of him to this day. |
| 3 | Early on played sidekick Lullaby Joslin in the popular 'Three Mesquiteers' film series. |
| 4 | A talented guitarist and musician, he was originally hired by Walt Disney as a music writer. He went on write/compose "The Mickey Mouse Club March" and all the daily opening songs that accompanied it on the show. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mickey Mouse Club | 1956 | TV Series | Himsel |
| Four Star Playhouse | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Turnkey / Charlie |
| Buffalo Bill, Jr. | 1955 | TV Series | Townsman Reading Wanted Poster |
| Stories of the Century | 1955 | TV Series | Deputy Ed |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1953-1955 | TV Series | |
| The Lone Wolf | 1955 | TV Series | Russ Lowell |
| Phffft | 1954 | Cab Driver (uncredited) | |
| Cavalcade of America | 1954 | TV Series | |
| The I Don't Care Girl | 1953 | Will Rogers (uncredited) | |
| Big Town | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Adventures of Superman | 1952 | TV Series | Jake - Fingerprint Man |
| The Lusty Men | 1952 | Red Logan | |
| It Grows on Trees | 1952 | Treeburger Vendor (uncredited) | |
| All Star Summer Revue | 1952 | TV Series | Guest |
| The Story of Will Rogers | 1952 | Second Assistant Director (uncredited) | |
| Three for Bedroom C | 1952 | Press Photographer (uncredited) | |
| The Winning Team | 1952 | Fred (uncredited) | |
| The Unknown Man | 1951 | News Photographer in Bucknor's Office (uncredited) | |
| Golden Girl | 1951 | Band Member (uncredited) | |
| Fireside Theatre | 1950-1951 | TV Series | Sailor |
| Racket Squad | 1951 | TV Series | |
| G.I. Jane | 1951 | SSgt. Tennessee Jones (as Jimmy Dood) | |
| Al Jennings of Oklahoma | 1951 | Buck Botkin | |
| Convicted | 1950 | Convict Grant (uncredited) | |
| The Second Woman | 1950 | Mr. Nelson (as Jimmy Dodd) | |
| The Skipper Surprised His Wife | 1950 | Bosun (voice, uncredited) | |
| The Jackie Robinson Story | 1950 | UCLA Scout (uncredited) | |
| Quicksand | 1950 | Buzz (as Jimmy Dodd) | |
| Singing Guns | 1950 | Stage Guard | |
| Post Office Investigator | 1949 | Eddie Waltch | |
| Flaming Fury | 1949 | Kenneth Bender | |
| Too Late for Tears | 1949 | Second Car Thief (uncredited) | |
| A Kiss in the Dark | 1949 | Studsy Nolan (uncredited) | |
| Whiplash | 1948 | Bill - Piano Player (uncredited) | |
| Let's Live a Little | 1948 | Lewis (uncredited) | |
| Kidnapped | 1948 | Scotsman Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Incident | 1948 | Red Mathews (uncredited) | |
| You Gotta Stay Happy | 1948 | Curly | |
| Daredevils of the Clouds | 1948 | Eddy Clark | |
| Easter Parade | 1948 | Cabby (uncredited) | |
| Tex Williams & Orchestra in Western Whoopee | 1948 | Short | Master of Ceremonies |
| The Noose Hangs High | 1948 | Messenger (uncredited) | |
| Are You with It? | 1948 | Usher (uncredited) | |
| Sleep, My Love | 1948 | Elevator Boy (uncredited) | |
| Song of My Heart | 1948 | Pvt. Murphy | |
| The Tender Years | 1948 | Spike | |
| The Fabulous Texan | 1947 | Johnny (uncredited) | |
| Living in a Big Way | 1947 | Sailor Living at 'The Broken Arms' (uncredited) | |
| Buck Privates Come Home | 1947 | GI Buddy (uncredited) | |
| The Man I Love | 1947 | Jimmy | |
| Swell Guy | 1946 | Wise Guy at Picnic (uncredited) | |
| Rolling Home | 1946 | Cowboy Guitarist (as Jimmy Dodd) | |
| Night and Day | 1946 | Red (uncredited) | |
| The Runaround | 1946 | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| Young Widow | 1946 | Office Friend (uncredited) | |
| The Crimson Canary | 1945 | Chuck (as James Dodd) | |
| Men in Her Diary | 1945 | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | |
| Penthouse Rhythm | 1945 | Hank Davis | |
| China's Little Devils | 1945 | Eddie (as Jimmy Dodd) | |
| Bring on the Girls | 1945 | Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Hi, Beautiful | 1944 | Soldier (as James Dodd) | |
| Something for the Boys | 1944 | Gambling Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Mystery of the River Boat | 1944 | Minstrel (uncredited) | |
| An American Romance | 1944 | Workman in Meeting (uncredited) | |
| Wing and a Prayer | 1944 | Pilot (uncredited) | |
| Janie | 1944 | Pvt. Frank Parker (uncredited) | |
| Since You Went Away | 1944 | Train Passenger (uncredited) | |
| Twilight on the Prairie | 1944 | Chuck | |
| Hey, Rookie | 1944 | Bopkins (uncredited) | |
| Moon Over Las Vegas | 1944 | Singer (as Jimmy Dodd) | |
| Strange Confession | 1944 | Young Officer (uncredited) | |
| Stop That Dancin' Up There | 1944 | Short as Jimmy Dodd | |
| Corvette K-225 | 1943 | Steward (uncredited) | |
| So This Is Washington | 1943 | Earl - Hick Townsman (uncredited) | |
| Riders of the Rio Grande | 1943 | Lullaby Joslin | |
| Santa Fe Scouts | 1943 | Lullaby Joslin | |
| The Blocked Trail | 1943 | Lullaby Joslin | |
| Keep 'Em Slugging | 1943 | Shorty (uncredited) | |
| Thundering Trails | 1943 | Lullaby Joslin | |
| Valley of Hunted Men | 1942 | Lullaby Joslin | |
| Flying Tigers | 1942 | McIntosh (as James Dodd) | |
| Shadows on the Sage | 1942 | Lullaby Joslin | |
| Hillbilly Blitzkrieg | 1942 | Missouri, Army Private | |
| The Silver Bullet | 1942 | Stage Passenger (uncredited) | |
| Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die | 1942 | Typesetter George (uncredited) | |
| My Favorite Blonde | 1942 | Stuttering Boy (uncredited) | |
| Private Snuffy Smith | 1942 | Private Don Elbie | |
| The Richest Man in Town | 1941 | Bill | |
| Kiss the Boys Goodbye | 1941 | Bellboy with Manager (uncredited) | |
| Caught in the Draft | 1941 | Indignant Patient (uncredited) | |
| The Watchman Takes a Wife | 1941 | Short | Andy's Best Man |
| What the Country Needs | 1941 | Short | Paper Boy / Singer |
| Law and Order | 1940 | Jimmy Dixon (as James Dodd) | |
| Those Were the Days! | 1940 | Evans (as James Dodd) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disney Magic Kingdom | 2016 | Video Game writer: "Mickey Mouse March" | |
| Epic Mickey | 2010 | Video Game lyrics: "Mickey Mouse March" / music: "Mickey Mouse March" | |
| RiffTrax Live: Reefer Madness | 2010 | Video writer: "Mickey Mouse March" | |
| Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | 2010 | Video Game lyrics: "Mickey Mouse March" / music: "Mickey Mouse March" | |
| Kingdom Hearts II | 2005 | Video Game lyrics: "Mickey Mouse March" / music: "Mickey Mouse March" | |
| Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers | 2004 | Video writer: "Mickey Mouse March" | |
| Kingdom Hearts | 2002 | Video Game lyrics: "Mickey Mouse March" / music: "Mickey Mouse March" | |
| Walt Disney World Explorer | 1996 | Video Game writer: "Encyclopedia Song", "Mickey Mouse March" | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1992 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious | 1990 | Video lyrics: "Quack, Quack, Quack, Donald Duck" / music: "Quack, Quack, Quack, Donald Duck" | |
| Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Fun with Music | 1989 | Video short music: "Fun With Music" | |
| Full Metal Jacket | 1987 | writer: "Mickey Mouse Club March" - uncredited | |
| Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah | 1986 | Video short lyrics: "Mickey Mouse March" / music: "Mickey Mouse March" | |
| Mr. Belvedere | 1985 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Once Upon a Mouse | 1981 | Short documentary writer: "Mickey Mouse Club March" | |
| The Muppet Show | 1978 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| M*A*S*H | 1976 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| All in the Family | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1976 music - 1 episode, 1976 | ||
| The Graham Kennedy Show | 1972 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1966 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| G.I. Jane | 1951 | lyrics: "Gee, I Love My G. I. Jane", "I Love Girls" / music: "Gee, I Love My G. I. Jane", "I Love Girls" / performer: "Gee, I Love My G. I. Jane", "I Love Girls" | |
| Rolling Home | 1946 | as Jimmie Dodds, "The End of the Trail" | |
| Penthouse Rhythm | 1945 | performer: "Peter Had a Wife and Couldn't Keep Her", "Let's Go Americana" | |
| Mystery of the River Boat | 1944 | performer: "Rhythm Rhapsody", "I Get Mellow in the Yellow of the Moon" / writer: "Rhythm Rhapsody", "I Get Mellow in the Yellow of the Moon" | |
| Twilight on the Prairie | 1944 | performer: "I Get Mellow in the Yellow of the Moon", "And Then", "Don't You Ever Be A Cowboy", "Texas Polka" / writer: "I Get Mellow in the Yellow of the Moon" | |
| Moon Over Las Vegas | 1944 | performer: "Oklahoma's Oke With Me" / writer: "Oklahoma's Oke With Me" | |
| Stop That Dancin' Up There | 1944 | Short performer: "Stop That Dancin' Up There" - as Jimmy Dodd | |
| Riders of the Rio Grande | 1943 | writer: "I Got Those Wailin' in the Jailhouse Blues" | |
| Shadows on the Sage | 1942 | lyrics: "Happy Cowboy" 1942, "The Cowboy's Voice Lesson" 1942 - uncredited / music: "Happy Cowboy" 1942, "The Cowboy's Voice Lesson" 1942 - uncredited / performer: "Happy Cowboy" 1942, "The Cowboy's Voice Lesson" 1942 - uncredited | |
| Lady in a Jam | 1942 | writer: "My Darlin' Nellie's Grave", "I Come From a Long Line of Cowboys" - uncredited | |
| Private Snuffy Smith | 1942 | "The Yard Bird" / performer: "Time's a-Wastin'", "The Yard Bird", "I Don't Know What To Do Blues" uncredited / writer: "I Don't Know What To Do Blues" - uncredited | |
| What the Country Needs | 1941 | Short performer: "What the Country Needs" | |
| Law and Order | 1940 | performer: "Oklahoma's Oke With Me" / writer: "Oklahoma's Oke With Me" |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zorro | 1959 | TV Series composer - 1 episode | |
| Annette | 1958 | TV Series composer - 5 episodes | |
| The Mickey Mouse Club | 1955 | TV Series composer: theme music |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| I'm No Fool with a Bicycle | 1956 | Short uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mickey Mouse Club | 1955-1957 | TV Series | Himself (as Jimmie) / Himself / Himself (host) |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1955-1957 | TV Series | Himself - Mouseketeer / Himself |
| 3D Jamboree | 1956 | Short | Himself |
| All Star Revue | 1952 | TV Series | Himself |
| All Star Summer Revue | 1952 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Actor / Singer / Guitarist |
| Del Courtney and His Orchestra | 1949 | Short | Himself |
| Dizzy Doings | 1941 | Short | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Tonight | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mickey Mouse Club Story | 1995 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious | 1990 | Video | Himself |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1956 | TV Series | Jimmy |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 1600 Vine Street. |
Known for movies
Flying Tigers (1942)
as McIntosh
Del Courtney and His Orchestra (1949)
as Himself
G.I. Jane (1951)
as SSgt. Tennessee Jones
Dizzy Doings (1941)
as Himself