Donald O'Connor
- Acting
- August 28, 1925 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- September 27, 2003
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
Filmography
- Becoming Marilyn · (archive footage)
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered · Self
- Pioneers of Primetime
- Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' · Self
- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer · Self
- What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' · Self
- Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints · Self
- Out to Sea · Jonathan
- Father Frost · Baba Yaga
- That's Entertainment! III · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel · Uncle Cyrus
- The Nanny · Fred
- Frasier · Harlow Safford
- Toys · Kenneth Zevo
- Vicki! · Self
- Tales from the Crypt · Joseph Renfield
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC · Self
- A Mouse, a Mystery and Me · Alex the Mouse (Voice)
- A Time to Remember · Father Walsh
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood · Self
- Alice in Wonderland · Lory Bird
- Night of 100 Stars II · Self
- That's Dancing!
- Murder, She Wrote · Barry Barnes
- Highway to Heaven · Jackie Clark
- Alice in Wonderland · Mock Turtle
- Hotel · David Connelly
- Pandemonium · Glenn's Dad
- Simon & Simon · George Decova / Barnaby the Great
- Ragtime · Evelyn's Dance Instructor
- The Big Show · Self
- Lucy Moves to NBC · Self
- The Big Fix · Francis Joins The Navy
- The Love Boat · Oscar Tilton, Howard Enicker
- Hunter
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy · (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment, Part II · (archive footage)
- It's Showtime · Self
- The Bionic Woman
- Ellery Queen · Kenny Freeman
- The Lion Roars Again · Self
- Tony Orlando and Dawn · Self
- Dinah! · Self
- That's Entertainment! · Self
- Police Story · Holly Connor
- The Bobby Darin Show
- The Julie Andrews Hour · Self
- Film '72 · Self
- Great Performances · Mock Turtle, Self
- The Pet Set · Self
- The Don Knotts Show · Self
- The Donald O'Connor Show · Host
- The Carol Burnett Show · Self / Various Characters
- ABC Stage 67 · Hermes
- That Funny Feeling · Harvey Granson
- The Judy Garland Show · Self
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre · Benjamin Boggs
- Petticoat Junction · Director
- Vacation Playhouse · Donald Dugan
- Marilyn · archive footage
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- The Wonders of Aladdin · Aladdin
- Cry for Happy · Murray Prince
- The Jet-Propelled Couch · Dr. Robert Harrison
- The Clouded Image · Self
- DuPont Show of the Month · Johnny Shaw
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- The Buster Keaton Story · Buster Keaton
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · Self
- Anything Goes · Ted Adams
- Tony Awards · Self
- Francis in the Navy · Peter Stirling / Slicker Donevan
- There's No Business Like Show Business · Tim Donahue
- The Donald O'Connor Show · Donald O'Connor
- The Jimmy Durante Show · Self
- Francis Joins the WACS · Peter Stirling
- Walking My Baby Back Home · Jigger Millard
- Francis Covers the Big Town · Peter Stirling