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:
- 80
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Melody for Two 1937-05-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer | Self (archive footage) | 2002-09-24 |
| Movie | What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | Self | 2002-09-24 |
| Movie | Out to Sea | Jonathan Devereaux | 1997-07-02 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
| Movie | Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel | Uncle Cyrus | 1994-04-10 |
| Series | Frasier | Harlow Safford | 1993-09-16 |
| Movie | Toys | Kenneth Zevo | 1992-12-18 |
| 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 | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
| 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 |
| Series | Vacation Playhouse | Unknown | 1963-07-22 |
| Movie | The Wonders of Aladdin | Aladdin | 1961-10-31 |
| Movie | Cry for Happy | Murray Prince | 1961-03-03 |
| Movie | The Buster Keaton Story | Buster Keaton | 1957-05-01 |
| Movie | Anything Goes | Ted Adams | 1956-04-27 |
| 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 |
| Movie | I Love Melvin | Melvin Hoover | 1953-03-20 |
| Movie | Call Me Madam | Kenneth Gibson | 1953-03-25 |
| Movie | Walking My Baby Back Home | Clarence "Jigger" Millard | 1953-12-06 |
| Movie | Francis Covers the Big Town | Peter Stirling | 1953-06-10 |
| 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 | 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 | This Is the Life | Jimmy Plum | 1944-06-01 |
| Movie | Chip Off the Old Block | Donald Corrigan | 1944-02-01 |
| Movie | The Merry Monahans | Jimmy Monahan | 1944-09-15 |
| 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 | When Johnny Comes Marching Home | Frankie Flanagan | 1942-12-24 |
| Movie | Give Out, Sisters | Don | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | Get Hep to Love | Jimmy Arnold | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | Boy Trouble | Butch | 1939-01-27 |
| Movie | Unmarried | Ted Streaver (age 12) | 1939-05-20 |
| Movie | On Your Toes | Phil Jr. as a Boy | 1939-10-14 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Legs | Sticky Boone | 1939-07-13 |
| Movie | Beau Geste | Beau Geste (as a Child) | 1939-07-24 |
| Movie | Sing, You Sinners | Mike Beebe | 1938-09-02 |
| Movie | Men with Wings | Young Pat Falconer | 1938-07-16 |
| 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 |