Bobby Rydell
Birthday: April 26, 1942
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 0' 0"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for Bobby Rydell. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

Biography

Movie Credits

Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story	(1999)
[ Judd Nelson ]
Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon	(1972)
That Lady from Peking	(1970)
[ Carl Betz ]
Swingin' Together	(1963)
[ Art Metrano ]
Bye Bye Birdie	(1963)
[ Dick Van Dyke ][ Roddy McDowall ][ Paul Lynde ]
Rockabye the Infantry	(1963)
[ William Bendix ]

Trivia

• "Rydell High School" in the movie musical, "Grease", is named in his honor.
• Bandleader Paul Whiteman, with whose band he worked, renamed him Rydell because he couldn't pronounce Ridarelli.
• Played drums by age six and at 15 was a drummer for a Philly rock-and-roll combo group called "Rocco and His Saints." that also featured Frankie Avalon on trumpet.
• Discovered as a youth by Paul Whiteman and his local "Teen Club" amateur TV show, staying as a regular with the program for three years.
• Three major labels turned him down until he was signed up by Cameo-Parkway. He scored 19 'Top 30' hits from 1959 through 1964, including "Kissin' Time" (#11), "Volare" (#4), "Sway" (#4), "Swingin' School" (#5), "Wild One" (#2), and "Forget Him" (#4).
• Since 1985 he has toured on-and-off in the "Now and Then" nostalgia show with fellow former Philly teen idols Fabian and Frankie Avalon.
• In 2000, he put out his first album in over two decades, comprised of remakes of old hits.

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