
Nat King Cole
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1919-03-17 – 1965-02-15
Place of birth: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Biography
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole also acted in films and on television and performed on Broadway. He was the first African American man to host an American television series.
Known for

Here Comes Elmer
1943King Cole
The Blue Gardenia
1953Nat King Cole
Killer Diller
1948Self (as King Cole Trio)
Cat Ballou
1965Shouter - Sunrise Kid
Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two
2023Self
St. Louis Blues
1958W.C. Handy
Nat King Cole: Stardust Memories
2005
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
China Gate
1957Goldie
Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby?
1944King Cole (as the King Cole Trio)
The Legendary Nat King Cole
2004Self
Istanbul
1957Danny Rice
Night of the Quarter Moon
1959Cy Robbin
The Nat King Cole Musical Story
1955Nat King ColeSome of Manie's Friends
1959
Rat Pack
2022Self (archive footage)
Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
Self (archive footage)
The Scarlet Hour
1956Nightclub Vocalist (singing 'Never Let Me Go')
An Evening with Nat King Cole
1963Self