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:
- 98
- 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 | 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 Mouse, a Mystery and Me | Alex the Mouse | 1987-12-13 |
| Movie | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987-05-18 |
| Movie | A Time to Remember | Father Walsh | 1987-11-25 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | That's Dancing! | 1985-01-18 | |
| 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 |
| Series | Hotel | Unknown | 1982-08-21 |
| Movie | Pandemonium | Glenn's Dad | 1982-04-01 |
| 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 | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | 1976-03-31 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Anything Goes | Ted Adams | 1956-04-27 |
| Series | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| 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 | 1952-04-10 |
| 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 | Chip Off the Old Block | Donald Corrigan | 1944-02-01 |
| Movie | Follow the Boys | Donald O'Connor | 1944-05-05 |
| Movie | Bowery to Broadway | Specialty dancer | 1944-11-03 |
| Movie | This Is the Life | Jimmy Plum | 1944-06-01 |
| Movie | The Merry Monahans | Jimmy Monahan | 1944-09-15 |
| 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 | Give Out, Sisters | Don | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | When Johnny Comes Marching Home | Frankie Flanagan | 1942-12-24 |
| 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 | On Your Toes | Phil Jr. as a Boy | 1939-10-14 |
| Movie | Beau Geste | Beau Geste (as a Child) | 1939-07-24 |
| Movie | Night Work | Butch Smiley | 1939-08-04 |
| 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 |