Ernst Heinrich "Teddy" Stauffer (2 May 1909 – 27 August 1991) was a Swiss bandleader, musician, actor, nightclub owner, and restaurateur. He was dubbed Germany's "swing-king" of the 1930s. He formed the band known as the Teddies (also known as the Original Teddies or the International Teddies), which continued after he left in 1941. Life and career Annual trips to St. Moritz and Arosa, and also a guest appearance in London, were responsible for the international fame of the Teddies band. Until 1939, he appeared with his Original Teddies-Band especially in Berlin and Hamburg. With his jazzy swing music, however, Stauffer increasingly got in trouble with the Reichsmusikkammer. Further reading Stauffer, Teddy, Forever is a Hell of a Long Time: An Autobiography (1976) References External links Teddy Stauffer in Acapulco Teddy Stauufer: The King of Swing's Paradise 1909 births 1991 deaths People from Murten Big band bandleaders Jazz saxophonists Jazz violinists Nightclub owners People from Bern Swiss expatriates in the United States Swiss male film actors Swiss jazz musicians Swiss male television actors 20th-century Swiss male actors 20th-century violinists 20th-century saxophonists