Bill Dillard

Bill Dillard
Born
William Dillard

July 20, 1911
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 16, 1995 (aged 84)
New York City, U.S.
GenreJazz
InstrumentsTrumpet, vocals

William Dillard (July 20, 1911 – January 16, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter, actor, and singer.

Background

Dillard was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and played in bands led by Jelly Roll Morton, Benny Carter, Luis Russell and Teddy Hill, among others. He also had an acting career on Broadway, including in One Mo' Time.

Discography

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Earle Warren

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1941 Murder with Music Mike
1946 House-Rent Party Police Officer
1946 Fight That Ghost Jim Brown
1948 The Fight Never Ends Det. Billingsly

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1953 Omnibus N/a Episode: "135th Street"
1954 Kraft Television Theatre N/a Episode: "The Worried Man's Blues"
1957 The Green Pastures King of Babylon Television film
1980 Barney Miller Edward Jennings / Fast Eddie Episode: "Fog"

References

  1. ↑ "William Dillard, 83, A Jazz Trumpeter". The New York Times. January 19, 1995. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Britt, Stan; Rye, Howard; Kernfeld, Barry (2003). "Dillard, Bill [William]". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J121500. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required)
  3. ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 694. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  4. ↑ Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. pp. 170–171. ISBN 1-85828-137-7.