Jimmy Durante

Life Mask

This is a contemporary casting direct from an original vintage life mask of comedy legend Jimmy Durante. The original casting came from MGM's make-up department and Oscar winning make-up artist William Tuttle (1912-2007). The casting has very good detail and was done with a material (moulage) that picks up detail of the hair and eyebrows; these were not enhanced or sculpted.

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William Tuttle's Life Mask Collection

The King of the Duplicators (1968) William Tuttle's Life Masks William Forsche offers you this "Premiere" Life Mask direct from his "Hollywood" collection
"I have personally been collecting and creating life masks in Hollywood for over 25 years."
"This is a professionally made modern casting made of the highest grade materials available."
- William Forsche

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Performer's Film & Television Appearances
Actor: 1930s-1960s "Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters" (1969) TV series .... Host (1969-70) (unknown episodes) Frosty the Snowman (1969) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966) (TV) .... Humpty Dumpty "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1966) ... aka The Chrysler Theater ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title) - Murder at N.B.C. (1966) TV episode "Summer Playhouse" .... Mimmy Banister (1 episode, 1964) - The Jimmy Durante Show (1964) TV episode .... Mimmy Banister It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Smiler Grogan Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) .... Anthony ('Pop') Wonder ... aka Jumbo (International: English title: informal short title) Giudizio universale, Il (1961) .... The man with the large nose ... aka Jugement dernier, Le (France) ... aka The Last Judgement (USA) The Milkman (1950) .... Breezy Albright The Great Rupert (1950) .... Mr. Amendola ... aka A Christmas Wish On an Island with You (1948) .... Jimmy Buckley This Time for Keeps (1947) .... Ferdi Farro It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) .... Nick Lombardi Two Sisters from Boston (1946) .... Spike Merango Music for Millions (1944) .... Andrews Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) .... Billy 'Junior' Kipp The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) .... Banjo You're in the Army Now (1941) .... Homer 'Jeeper' Smith Melody Ranch (1940) .... Cornelius J. Courtney Little Miss Broadway (1938) .... Jimmy Clayton, Jazz Bandits bandleader Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) .... Jefferson Twitchel Start Cheering (1938) .... Willie Gumbatz Land Without Music (1936) .... Jonah J. Whistler ... aka Forbidden Music (USA) Carnival (1935) .... Fingers ... aka Carnival Nights (UK) Student Tour (1934) .... Hank Strictly Dynamite (1934) .... Moxie Slaight George White's Scandals (1934) .... Happy McGillicuddy Palooka (1934) .... Knobby Walsh / Junior ... aka Joe Palooka ... aka The Great Schnozzle (UK) Meet the Baron (1933) .... Joe McGoo Broadway to Hollywood (1933) .... Jimmy, Hollywood Character ... aka Ring Up the Curtain (UK) Hell Below (1933) .... Ptomaine What! No Beer? (1933) .... Jimmy Potts Give a Man a Job (1933) The Phantom President (1932) .... Curly Cooney Blondie of the Follies (1932) .... Jimmy Speak Easily (1932) .... James 'Jimmy' Dodge The Wet Parade (1932) .... Abe Shilling The Passionate Plumber (1932) .... Julius J. McCracken Plombier amoureux, Le (1932) The Christmas Party (1931) (uncredited) .... Santa Claus ... aka A Christmas Story ... aka Jackie Cooper's Christmas Party (USA: DVD title) The Cuban Love Song (1931) .... O.O. Jones New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931) .... Clarence 'Schnozzle' Roadhouse Nights (1930) .... Daffy ... aka The River Inn Soundtrack: 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s The Notebook (2004) (performer: "I'll Be Seeing You" (1937)) "Laços de Família" (2000) TV series (unknown episodes) That's Entertainment! III (1994) (performer: "Ten Percent Off") Greedy (1994) (writer: "Inka Dinka Doo") (performer: "Inka Dinka Doo") Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (performer: "Make Someone Happy", "As Time Goes By") City Slickers (1991) (performer: "YOUNG AT HEART") Only the Lonely (1991) (writer: "UMBRIAGO") My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) (writer: "Did You Ever Have The Feeling") (performer: "Did You Ever Have The Feeling") That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (music: "Inka, Dinka Doo") (performer: "Inka, Dinka Doo", "I Believe") That's Entertainment! (1974) (performer: "Singin' in the Rain", "The Song's Gotta Come from the Heart") ... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title) Frosty the Snowman (1969) (TV) (performer: "Frosty the Snowman") Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969) (performer: "Those Daring Young Men in their Jaunty Jalopies") ... aka Gonflés à bloc (France) ... aka Monte Carlo Rally ... aka Montecarlo Rally (France) ... aka Quei temerari sulle loro pazze, scatenate, scalcinate carriole (Italy) ... aka Ralleye di Montecarlo... e tutta quella confusione, Il (Italy) ... aka Rallye de Monte Carlo, Le (France) ... aka Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (USA) "The Kraft Music Hall" (1 episode, 1969) - Jimmy Durante and Don Knotts Do Their Thing... Also! (1969) TV episode (performer: "Dear World") "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1966) - Episode #4.12 (1966) TV episode (writer: "Inka Dinka Do") (performer: "Inka Dinka Do") The Milkman (1950) (writer: "NOBODY WANTS MY MONEY") (performer: "NOBODY WANTS MY MONEY", "IT'S BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US", "THAT'S MY BOY") The Great Rupert (1950) ("(Isn't it a shame that) Christmas comes but once a year" (uncredited)) ... aka A Christmas Wish This Time for Keeps (1947) (performer: "I'm the Man Who Found the Lost Chord") It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) (performer: "I Believe") Two Sisters from Boston (1946) (music: "Hello, Hello, Hello") (lyrics: "Hello, Hello, Hello") (performer: "There Are Two Sides to Ev'ry Girl", "The Firechief's Daughter", "G'Wan Home Your Mudder's Callin'", "Down By the Ocean") Music for Millions (1944) (writer: "Toscanini, Iturbi and Me", "Umbriago") Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) (writer: "Did You Ever Have the Feelin'", "Inka Dinka Doo") (performer: "Did You Ever Have the Feelin'", "Inka Dinka Doo", "Who Will Be with You When I'm Far Away") You're in the Army Now (1941) (performer: "I'm Glad My Number was Called") Melody Ranch (1940) (performer: "Vote For Autry" (1940) (uncredited)) Start Cheering (1938) (writer: "When I Strut Away in My Cutaway" (uncredited)) (performer: "When I Strut Away in My Cutaway" (uncredited)) Student Tour (1934) (music: "I Say It With Music") Hollywood Party (1934) (music: "Inka, Dinka Doo") (performer: "Hello", "Reincarnation", "I've Had My Moments", "Inka, Dinka Doo") Strictly Dynamite (1934) (writer: "I'm Putty in Your Hands") (music: "Hot Pattata") George White's Scandals (1934) (performer: "Cabin in the Cotton and The Cotton in the Cabin", "My Dog Loves Your Dog", "Every Day Is Father's Day With Baby") Palooka (1934) (writer: "Inka Dinka Doo") ("Inka Dinka Doo", "M-O-T-H-E-R, a Word That Means the World To Me") ... aka Joe Palooka ... aka The Great Schnozzle (UK) The Phantom President (1932) (writer: "SCHNOZZOLA") (lyrics: "ROBINSON CRUSOE") (performer: "SCHNOZZOLA") ("THE MEDICINE SHOW") Speak Easily (1932) (performer: "Singin' in the Rain") The Cuban Love Song (1931) (performer: "London Bridge is Falling Down" (1888) (uncredited)) ("Go to Sleep My Baby" (uncredited)) Roadhouse Nights (1930) (music: "Everything Is On the Up and Up", "Hello, Everybody, Folks", "Everybody Wants My Girl") ... aka The River Inn Composer: On an Island with You (1948) (uncredited) Thanks: That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment) Self: 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Himself "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974) ... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title) - That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) TV episode .... Himself Just One More Time (1974) (uncredited) .... Himself "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1971-1972) - Episode #3.5 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - Episode #2.3 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - Episode #1.1 (1971) TV episode .... Himself "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1970) - Episode dated 28 November 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Episode dated 15 November 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself "The Mothers-In-Law" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969) - Every In-Law Wants to Get Into the Act (1969) TV episode .... Himself "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Himself - CoHost (1 episode, 1969) - Jimmy Durante and Don Knotts Do Their Thing... Also! (1969) TV episode .... Himself - CoHost "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Host / ... (13 episodes, 1964-1969) - Episode #6.14 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer - Episode #6.11 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host - Episode #6.2 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer - Episode #5.26 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer - Episode #5.21 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer (8 more) "The Don Rickles Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968) - Episode dated 22 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself Romp!!! (1968) (TV) .... Himself "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968) - Episode dated 25 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1967) - Episode #2.12 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Episode #1.7 (1967) TV episode .... Himself "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Comedian / ... (8 episodes, 1961-1966) ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) - Episode #20.4 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian/Singer - Episode #19.31 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Singer - Episode #18.19 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian/Singer - Episode #18.7 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Singer - Episode #17.1 (1963) TV episode .... Himself, Singer (3 more) The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1963-1965) - Episode dated 31 January 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - Episode dated 14 April 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Mystery Guest "The Jerry Lewis Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963) - Episode #1.9 (1963) TV episode .... Himself At This Very Moment (1962) (TV) .... Himself "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962) - The Beauty of a Woman (1962) TV episode .... Himself President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (1962) (TV) .... Himself "Sunday Showcase" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1959-1961) ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title) ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title) - The Jimmy Durante Show: The Evolution of the American Husband (1961) TV episode .... Himself - The Jimmy Durante Show (1959) TV episode .... Himself Bobby Darin and Friends (1961) (TV) .... Himself Pepe (1960) .... Himself, Cameo appearance at Sands "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960) ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title) - Episode #5.15 (1960) TV episode .... Himself Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes (1959) (TV) .... Himself ... aka The Frank Sinatra Timex Show (USA: closing credits title) "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958) - Episode dated 19 October 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958) ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title) - Episode #3.2 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Episode #2.6 (1957) TV episode .... Himself "Club Oasis" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957) - Episode dated 26 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself The Heart of Show Business (1957) .... Himself Beau James (1957) (uncredited) .... Himself, Jimmy Durante "The Jimmy Durante Show" .... Himself (48 episodes, 1954-1956) - Episode #2.29 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Episode #2.28 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Episode #2.27 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Episode #2.26 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Episode #2.25 (1956) TV episode .... Himself (43 more) "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956) ... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA) ... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title) - Episode dated 21 February 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Premiere (1955) .... Himself "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host / ... (14 episodes, 1951-1955) ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title) ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title) ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle) - Episode #5.26 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor - Episode #4.31 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Clown - Episode #4.27 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host - Episode #4.24 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host - Episode #4.19 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host (9 more) Max Liebman Presents: Spotlight (1954) (TV) .... Himself - Host "The Donald O'Connor Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954) ... aka The Donald O'Connor Texaco Show ... aka The Texaco Star Theater Starring Donald O'Connor - Episode #1.1 (1954) TV episode .... Himself "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953) - Eddie Cantor (1953) TV episode .... Himself "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953) - Episode dated 6 May 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself "Four Star Revue" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1950-1953) ... aka All Star Revue (USA: new title) - Episode dated 13 September 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian - Episode dated 23 February 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Episode dated 3 November 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Himself Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 6 (1935) .... Himself Hollywood Party (1934) .... Himself/Schnarzan Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934) .... Himself Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934) .... Himself Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932) .... Himself Hollywood on Parade (1932) Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (1931) .... Himself Archive Footage: Gene Autry: White Hat, Silver Screen (2007) (TV) "Broadway: The American Musical" (2004) (as Durante) Christmas from Hollywood (2003) (V) .... Himself Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2001) (uncredited) .... Himself The Nightclub Years (2001) (TV) .... Himself "The Rat Pack" (1999) .... Himself Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Himself Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997) (V) Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV) .... Himself Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Himself (clip from "This Time for Keeps") "American Justice: Target - Mafia" (1993) .... Himself Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV) Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Smiler Grogan That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clips from 'Hollywood Party', 'Two Girls and a Sailor' & 'Jumbo' It's Showtime (1976) That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Clips from 'Speak Easily' & 'It Happened in Brooklyn' "The Hollywood Palace" - Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) "Hollywood and the Stars" - Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself "Toast of the Town" - Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Singer "The DuPont Show of the Week" - Laughter USA (1961) TV episode .... Himself Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Greatest Comedians (1953) .... Himself Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself

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