- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAdolphus Anthony Cheatham
- Doc Cheatham was born on June 13, 1905 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Remember My Name (1978), Giant Steps (1992) and Caldonia (1945). He was married to Amanda. He died on June 2, 1997 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- SpouseAmanda(? - June 2, 1997) (his death, 1 child)
- ChildrenAlicia Cheatham
- RelativesTheo Croker(Grandchild)
- Smoked cigars.
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1996.
- Jazz trumpeter and vocalist.
- He is considered the greatest 90-year old trumpeter of all time.
- Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 110-111. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
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