Sammy Weiss was born on September 1, 1910 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Jack Benny Program (1950), The Naked Street (1955) and Shower of Stars (1954). He died on November 18, 1977 in Encino, California, USA.
One of the great jazz drummers. He started with the Gene Kardos society orchestra in 1933, then gigged and recorded with many of the top big bands of the period, including Benny Goodman (1934), Tommy Dorsey (1935) and Artie Shaw (1936). In the 1940's, he concentrated on free-lance recording (notably with Louis Armstrong and Johnny Guarnieri) and eventually led his own highly popular dance band in some of the top hotels and dance halls around Los Angeles.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Jack Benny Program
1953-1964
TV Series
Drummer / Sammy the Drummer / The Drummer / ...
Shower of Stars
1958
TV Series
Sammy
The Naked Street
1955
Lennie (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Call the Midwife
2013
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Jack Benny Program
1961
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Jack Benny Program
1951-1965
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Drummer
Known for movies
The Jack Benny Program (1951-1965) as Himself / Drummer / Sammy the Drummer / Himself - Drummer / Sam - Drummer / Sammy / The Drummer
$850,000
