Donald O'Connor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Donald David Dixon Ronald O’Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer, and actor who came to fame in a series of movies in which he co-starred alternately with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. He is best known today for his role as Gene Kelly's friend and colleague in Singin' in the Rain (1952). Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald O’Connor licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Aug 28, 1925 In Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 101
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Melody for Two 1937-05-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Bing Crosby: Rediscovered 2014-12-02
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self (archive footage) | 2014-12-02 |
| Movie | Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' | Self (archive footage) | 2005-03-15 |
| Movie | What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | Self | 2002-09-24 |
| Movie | Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer | Self (archive footage) | 2002-09-24 |
| Movie | Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints | Self | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | Out to Sea | Jonathan Devereaux | 1997-07-02 |
| Movie | Father Frost | Baba Yaga | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel | Uncle Cyrus | 1994-04-10 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
| Series | Frasier | Harlow Safford | 1993-09-16 |
| Movie | Toys | Kenneth Zevo | 1992-12-18 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | 1988-05-16 |
| Movie | A Time to Remember | Father Walsh | 1987-11-25 |
| Movie | A Mouse, a Mystery and Me | Alex the Mouse | 1987-12-13 |
| Movie | That's Dancing! | 1985-01-18 | |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Series | Alice in Wonderland | The Lory Bird | 1985-12-09 |
| Series | Highway to Heaven | Unknown | 1984-09-19 |
| Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
| Movie | Alice in Wonderland | Mock Turtle | 1983-10-03 |
| Movie | Pandemonium | Glenn's Dad | 1982-04-01 |
| Series | Hotel | Unknown | 1982-08-21 |
| Movie | Ragtime | Evelyn's Dance Instructor | 1981-11-20 |
| Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
| Movie | Lucy Moves to NBC | Self | 1980-02-08 |
| Series | The Big Show | Unknown | 1980-03-04 |
| Movie | The Big Fix | Francis Joins The Navy | 1978-10-06 |
| Series | Hunter | Unknown | 1977-02-18 |
| Series | The Bionic Woman | Unknown | 1976-01-14 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
| Movie | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | 1976-03-31 |
| Movie | The Lion Roars Again | Self (uncredited) | 1975-01-01 |
| Series | Ellery Queen | Unknown | 1975-09-11 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment! | Self - Host / Narrator | 1974-06-21 |
| Series | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Unknown | 1974-12-04 |
| Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
| Series | The Julie Andrews Hour | Himself | 1972-09-13 |
| Series | The Don Knotts Show | Unknown | 1970-09-15 |
| Series | The Donald O'Connor Show | Host | 1968-11-18 |
| Series | ABC Stage 67 | Unknown | 1966-09-14 |
| Movie | That Funny Feeling | Harvey Granson | 1965-08-14 |
| Movie | Marilyn | Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1963-04-18 |
| Series | Vacation Playhouse | Unknown | 1963-07-22 |
| Movie | Cry for Happy | Murray Prince | 1961-03-03 |
| Movie | The Wonders of Aladdin | Aladdin | 1961-10-31 |
| Movie | The Buster Keaton Story | Buster Keaton | 1957-05-01 |
| Series | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | Anything Goes | Ted Adams | 1956-04-27 |
| Movie | Francis in the Navy | Peter Stirling | 1955-08-24 |
| Series | The Honeymooners | Unknown | 1955-10-01 |
| Movie | There's No Business Like Show Business | Tim Donahue | 1954-12-16 |
| Movie | Francis Joins the WACS | Peter Stirling | 1954-07-30 |
| Series | The Jimmy Durante Show | Unknown | 1954-10-02 |
| Series | The Donald O'Connor Show | Donald O'Connor | 1954-10-09 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Movie | I Love Melvin | Melvin Hoover | 1953-03-20 |
| Movie | Francis Covers the Big Town | Peter Stirling | 1953-06-10 |
| Movie | Call Me Madam | Kenneth Gibson | 1953-03-25 |
| Movie | Walking My Baby Back Home | Clarence "Jigger" Millard | 1953-12-06 |
| Movie | Singin' in the Rain | Cosmo Brown | 1952-04-09 |
| Movie | Francis Goes to West Point | Peter Stirling | 1952-07-01 |
| Movie | Double Crossbones | Davey Crandall | 1951-04-26 |
| Movie | Francis Goes to the Races | Peter Stirling | 1951-05-01 |
| Movie | Francis | Peter Stirling | 1950-02-08 |
| Movie | Curtain Call at Cactus Creek | Edward Timmons | 1950-05-25 |
| Movie | The Milkman | Roger Bradley | 1950-10-17 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
| Movie | Yes Sir, That's My Baby | William Waldo Winfield | 1949-09-14 |
| Movie | Are You With It? | Milton Haskins | 1948-03-19 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' | Wilbur McMurty | 1948-06-01 |
| Movie | Something in the Wind | Charlie Read | 1947-07-21 |
| Movie | Patrick the Great | Pat Donahue Jr. | 1945-05-04 |
| Movie | Follow the Boys | Donald O'Connor | 1944-05-05 |
| Movie | Chip Off the Old Block | Donald Corrigan | 1944-02-01 |
| Movie | The Merry Monahans | Jimmy Monahan | 1944-09-15 |
| Movie | This Is the Life | Jimmy Plum | 1944-06-01 |
| Movie | Bowery to Broadway | Specialty dancer | 1944-11-03 |
| Movie | It Comes Up Love | Ricky Ives | 1943-04-09 |
| Movie | Mister Big | Donald J. O'Connor | 1943-05-28 |
| Movie | Top Man | Don Warren | 1943-09-17 |
| Movie | What's Cookin'? | Tommy | 1942-02-20 |
| Movie | Private Buckaroo | Donny | 1942-06-12 |
| Movie | Get Hep to Love | Jimmy Arnold | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | When Johnny Comes Marching Home | Frankie Flanagan | 1942-12-24 |
| Movie | Give Out, Sisters | Don | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | Unmarried | Ted Streaver (age 12) | 1939-05-20 |
| Movie | Boy Trouble | Butch | 1939-01-27 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Legs | Sticky Boone | 1939-07-13 |
| Movie | Death of a Champion | Small Fry | 1939-08-24 |
| Movie | Beau Geste | Beau Geste (as a Child) | 1939-07-24 |
| Movie | On Your Toes | Phil Jr. as a Boy | 1939-10-14 |
| Movie | Night Work | Butch Smiley | 1939-08-04 |
| Movie | Men with Wings | Young Pat Falconer | 1938-07-16 |
| Movie | Sing, You Sinners | Mike Beebe | 1938-09-02 |
| Movie | Sons of the Legion | Butch Baker | 1938-09-18 |
| Movie | Tom Sawyer, Detective | Huckleberry Finn | 1938-12-24 |
| Movie | Melody for Two | Specialty Act | 1937-05-01 |
| Movie | It Can't Last Forever | Kid Dancer (uncredited) | 1937-07-15 |