James Young (VI) (1912–1984)

Actor, Composer, Soundtrack

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James Young (VI) (1912–1984)

Actor, Composer, Soundtrack

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Credits
33 titles

Past Film & Video (16 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) Writer ("Trav'lin' Light") Writer ("Trav'lin' Light") See fewer	$10MM	$162K	$8.8MM	$12MM
Restless (2011) Writer ("Twenty-Four Robbers") Writer ("Twenty-Four Robbers") See fewer	$8MM	$15K	$163K	$2.5MM
Get Him to the Greek (2010) Writer ("T'Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)") (as Trummy Young) Writer ("T'Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)") (as Trummy Young) See fewer	$40MM	$18MM	$61MM	$92MM
Youth in Revolt (2009) Writer ("T'Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (as Trummy Young) Writer ("T'Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (as Trummy Young) See fewer	$18MM	$6.9MM	$15MM	$20MM
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) Writer ("T'Aint What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It)") Writer ("T'Aint What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It)") See fewer		$2.5MM	$12MM	$17MM
Everyone's Hero (2006) Writer ("What You Do") Writer ("What You Do") See fewer	$35MM	$6.1MM	$15MM	$17MM
Focus (2001) Writer ("'Taint What You Do (It's the Way That Cha DoIt)" (1939)) Writer ("'Taint What You Do (It's the Way That Cha DoIt)" (1939)) See fewer		$24K	$645K	$645K
Swing (1999) Writer ("T'Aint What You Do") Writer ("T'Aint What You Do") See fewer
River of Grass (1994) Writer ("Trav'lin' Light") (as Trummy Young) Writer ("Trav'lin' Light") (as Trummy Young) See fewer		$3K	$12K	$12K
Dennis the Menace (1993) Writer ("Whatcha Know Joe") Writer ("Whatcha Know Joe") See fewer		$9.3MM	$51MM	$117MM
Swing Kids (1993) Writer ("'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It)") Writer ("'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It)") See fewer	$12MM	$2MM	$5.6MM	$5.6MM
Die Nacht vor der Premiere (1959) James Young (trombone) (as Trummy Young) James Young (trombone) (as Trummy Young) See fewer
High Society (1956) Louis' Trombonist (as Trummy Young) Louis' Trombonist (as Trummy Young) See fewer	$2.7MM			$13K
The Glenn Miller Story (1954) James Young James Young See fewer				$994
Melody Parade (1943) Writer ("Whatcha Know Joe?") Writer ("Whatcha Know Joe?") See fewer
Let's Stay Single (1930) (Short) - Writer ("But She Can't Make a Man") Writer ("But She Can't Make a Man") See fewer

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Past Television (11 titles)	Episodes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2019) (TV Series) - Writer ("T'aint What You Do") (1 episode, 2017), Writer ("'Tain't What You Do") (1 episode, 2019) Writer ("T'aint What You Do") (1 episode, 2017), Writer ("'Tain't What You Do") (1 episode, 2019) See fewer A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo... (Dec 6, 2019) Season 3, Episode 8 - Writer ("'Tain't What You Do") Writer ("'Tain't What You Do") See fewer Ya Shivu v Bolshom Dome Na Kholme (Nov 29, 2017) Season 1, Episode 2 - Writer ("T'aint What You Do") (uncredited) Writer ("T'aint What You Do") (uncredited) See fewer	2
Who's Doing the Dishes? (2016) (TV Series) - Writer ("It Ain't What You Do....") (2 episodes, 2016) Writer ("It Ain't What You Do....") (2 episodes, 2016) See fewer Lee Macdonald (Sep 28, 2016) Season 3, Episode 18 - Writer ("It Ain't What You Do....") (uncredited) Writer ("It Ain't What You Do....") (uncredited) See fewer Crissy Rock (Sep 21, 2016) Season 3, Episode 13 - Writer ("It Ain't What You Do....") (uncredited) Writer ("It Ain't What You Do....") (uncredited) See fewer	2
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) (TV Movie) - Music ("Trav'lin' Light") (as Trummy Young) Music ("Trav'lin' Light") (as Trummy Young) See fewer
No 73 (1985) (TV Series) - Writer ("'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (1 episode, 1985) Writer ("'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (1 episode, 1985) See fewer Oscar-Wild (Mar 23, 1985) Season 5, Episode 8 - Writer ("'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (uncredited) Writer ("'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Top of the Pops (1982) (TV Series) - Writer ("T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (1 episode, 1982), Writer ("It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (1 episode, 1982) Writer ("T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (1 episode, 1982), Writer ("It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (1 episode, 1982) See fewer Episode #19.53 (Dec 30, 1982) Season 19, Episode 53 - Writer ("T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") Writer ("T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") See fewer Episode #19.6 (Feb 11, 1982) Season 19, Episode 6 - Writer ("It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") Writer ("It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") See fewer	2
Emu's World (1982) (TV Series) - Writer ("It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (1 episode, 1982) Writer ("It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (1 episode, 1982) See fewer Episode #2.2 (Oct 27, 1982) Season 2, Episode 2 - Writer ("It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (uncredited) Writer ("It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Morecambe & Wise Show (1971) (TV Series) - Writer ("Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (1 episode, 1971) Writer ("Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Episode #5.2 (Apr 22, 1971) Season 5, Episode 2 - Writer ("Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (uncredited) Writer ("Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Hawaii Five-O (1970) (TV Series) - Trombone Player (1 episode, 1970) Trombone Player (1 episode, 1970) See fewer Trouble in Mind (Sep 23, 1970) Season 3, Episode 2 - Trombone Player (uncredited) Trombone Player (uncredited) See fewer	1
Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club (1969) (TV Series) - Writer ("'Taint What You Do") (2 episodes, 1969) Writer ("'Taint What You Do") (2 episodes, 1969) See fewer Johnny Dankworth Orchestra (1969) Writer ("'Taint What You Do") (as Trummy Young) Writer ("'Taint What You Do") (as Trummy Young) See fewer Johnny Dankworth Orchestra (Encore) (1969) Writer ("'Taint What You Do") (as Trummy Young) Writer ("'Taint What You Do") (as Trummy Young) See fewer	2
NDR Jazz Workshops (1959) (TV Series) - Writer ("Easy Does It") (1 episode, 1959) Writer ("Easy Does It") (1 episode, 1959) See fewer No. 06 (Apr 17, 1959) Writer ("Easy Does It") Writer ("Easy Does It") See fewer	1
The Edsel Show (1957) (TV Special) - Self - Trombonist (as Trummy Young), Performer ("Now You Has Jazz") (as Trummy Young) (uncredited) Self - Trombonist (as Trummy Young), Performer ("Now You Has Jazz") (as Trummy Young) (uncredited) See fewer

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Self (4 titles)
BP Super Show (1963) (TV Series) - Self - Trombone (1 episode, 1963) Self - Trombone (1 episode, 1963) See fewer Episode dated 13 April 1963 (Apr 13, 1963) Self - Trombone (as Trummy Young) Self - Trombone (as Trummy Young) See fewer
Satchmo the Great (1957) Self - 'Trummy' Young (as 'Trummy' Young) Self - 'Trummy' Young (as 'Trummy' Young) See fewer
Wide Wide World (1955) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1955) Self (1 episode, 1955) See fewer Premiere (Jun 27, 1955) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
The Swift Show Wagon with Horace Heidt and the American Way (1955) (TV Series) - Self - Trombone (1 episode, 1955) Self - Trombone (1 episode, 1955) See fewer Louis Armstrong, Faye Emerson (Feb 26, 1955) Season 1, Episode 8 - Self - Trombone Self - Trombone See fewer

Archive Footage (1 title)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) Self (archive sound) (archive footage) (as Trummy Young) Self (archive sound) (archive footage) (as Trummy Young) See fewer

Other (1 title)
Fun Boy Three & Bananarama: It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It (1982) (Music Video) - Composer Composer See fewer

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