Donald O'Connor
Known for
Acting
Life
1925 – 2003 (aged 78)
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
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Biography
Donald 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 in Singin' in the Rain.
Known For
Singin' in the Rain
10 Apr 1952
The Nanny
03 Nov 1993
Tales from the Crypt
10 Jun 1989
Frasier
16 Sep 1993
Toys
18 Dec 1992
Murder, She Wrote
30 Sep 1984
The Bionic Woman
14 Jan 1976
Highway to Heaven
19 Sep 1984
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Filmography
2022
- Becoming Marilynas (archive footage)
1997
- Out to Seaas Jonathan
1996
- Father Frostas Baba Yaga
1994
- That's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angelas Uncle Cyrus
1992
- Toysas Kenneth Zevo
1989
- Tales from the Cryptas Joseph Renfield1 episode
1987
- A Mouse, a Mystery and Meas Alex the Mouse (voice)
- A Time to Rememberas Father Walsh
1985
- Alice in Wonderlandas Lory Bird1 episode
- That's Dancing!
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Barry Barnes1 episode
- Highway to Heavenas Jackie Clark1 episode
1983
- Alice in Wonderlandas Mock Turtle
1982
- Hotelas David Connelly1 episode
- Pandemoniumas Glenn's Dad
1981
- Simon & Simonas George Decova1 episode
- Ragtimeas Evelyn's Dance Instructor
1978
- The Big Fixas Francis Joins The Navy
1977
- The Love Boatas Leo Halbert1 episode
- Hunter1 episode
1976
- That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage)
- The Bionic Woman1 episode
1975
- Ellery Queenas Kenny Freeman1 episode
1973
- Police Storyas Holly Connor1 episode
- The Bobby Darin Show1 episode
1968
- The Donald O'Connor Showas Host1 episode
1966
- ABC Stage 67as Hermes1 episode
1965
- That Funny Feelingas Harvey Granson
1963
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Benjamin Boggs1 episode
- Vacation Playhouseas Donald Dugan1 episode
- Marilynas archive footage
1961
- The Wonders of Aladdinas Aladdin
- Cry for Happyas Murray Prince
1957
- The Jet-Propelled Couchas Dr. Robert Harrison
- DuPont Show of the Monthas Johnny Shaw1 episode
- The Buster Keaton Storyas Buster Keaton
1956
- Anything Goesas Ted Adams
1955
- Francis in the Navyas Peter Stirling
1954
- There's No Business Like Show Businessas Tim Donahue
- The Donald O'Connor Showas Donald O'Connor19 episodes
- Francis Joins the WACSas Peter Stirling
1953
- Walking My Baby Back Homeas Jigger Millard
- Francis Covers the Big Townas Peter Stirling
- Call Me Madamas Kenneth Gibson
- I Love Melvinas Melvin Hoover
1952
- Francis Goes to West Pointas Peter Stirling
- Singin' in the Rainas Cosmo Brown
1951
- Francis Goes to the Racesas Peter Stirling
- Double Crossbonesas Davey Crandall
1950
- The Milkmanas Roger Bradley
- Curtain Call at Cactus Creekas Edward Timmons
- Francisas Peter Stirling
1949
- Yes Sir, That's My Babyas William Waldo Winfield
1948
- Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'as Wilbur McMurty
- Are You With It?as Milton Haskins
1947
- Something in the Windas Charlie Read
1945
- Patrick the Greatas Pat Donahue Jr.
1944
- Bowery to Broadwayas Specialty dancer
- The Merry Monahansas Jimmy Monahan
- This Is the Lifeas Jimmy
- Follow the Boysas Donald O'Connor
- Chip Off the Old Blockas Donald Corrigan
1943
- Top Manas Don Warren
- Mister Bigas Donald J. O'Connor
- It Comes Up Loveas Ricky Ives
1942
- When Johnny Comes Marching Homeas Frankie
- Get Hep to Loveas Jimmy Arnold
- Give Out, Sistersas Don
- Private Buckarooas Donny
- What's Cookin'?as Tommy
1939
- On Your Toesas Phil Jr. as a Boy
- Death of a Championas Small Fry
- Night Workas Butch Smiley
- Beau Gesteas Beau Geste (as a Child)
- Million Dollar Legsas Sticky Boone
- Unmarriedas Ted Streaver (age 12)
- Boy Troubleas Butch
1938
- Tom Sawyer, Detectiveas Huckleberry Finn
- Sons of the Legionas Butch Baker
- Sing, You Sinnersas Mike Beebe
- Men with Wingsas Young Pat Falconer
1937
- It Can't Last Foreveras Kid Dancer (uncredited)
- Melody for Twoas Specialty Act