Donald O'Connor
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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
Filmography
Becoming Marilyn
2022
as (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
as Self
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000
as Self
Out to Sea
1997
as Jonathan
Father Frost
1996
as Baba Yaga
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
1994
as Uncle Cyrus
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frasier
1993
as Harlow Safford
The Nanny
1993
as Fred
Toys
1992
as Kenneth Zevo
Vicki!
1992
as Self
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Joseph Renfield
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
1987
as Alex the Mouse (voice)
A Time to Remember
1987
as Father Walsh
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
That's Dancing!
1985
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Lory Bird
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Barry Barnes
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Jackie Clark
Alice in Wonderland
1983
as Mock Turtle
Pandemonium
1982
as Glenn's Dad
Hotel
1982
as David Connelly
Ragtime
1981
as Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Simon & Simon
1981
as George Decova / Barnaby the Great
Lucy Moves to NBC
1980
as Self
The Big Show
1980
as Self
The Big Fix
1978
as Francis Joins The Navy
Hunter
1977
The Love Boat
1977
as Oscar Tilton
The Love Boat
1977
as Leo Halbert
The Love Boat
1977
as Howard Enicker
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self (uncredited)
Ellery Queen
1975
as Kenny Freeman
That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Bobby Darin Show
1973
Police Story
1973
as Holly Connor
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Mock Turtle
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Don Knotts Show
1970
as Self
The Donald O'Connor Show
1968
as Host
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self / Various Characters
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Hermes
That Funny Feeling
1965
as Harvey Granson
Marilyn
1963
as archive footage
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Donald Dugan
The Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Benjamin Boggs
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Cry for Happy
1961
as Murray Prince
The Wonders of Aladdin
1961
as Aladdin
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
as Buster Keaton
The Clouded Image
1957
as Self - Host
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957
as Dr. Robert Harrison
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self - Guest Host
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Johnny Shaw
Anything Goes
1956
as Ted Adams
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Francis in the Navy
1955
as Peter Stirling / Slicker Donevan
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Tim Donahue
Francis Joins the WACS
1954
as Peter Stirling
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
as Self
The Donald O'Connor Show
1954
as Donald O'Connor
Call Me Madam
1953
as Kenneth Gibson
I Love Melvin
1953
as Melvin Hoover
Francis Covers the Big Town
1953
as Peter Stirling
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953
as Jigger Millard
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Cosmo Brown
Francis Goes to West Point
1952
as Peter Stirling
Francis Goes to the Races
1951
as Peter Stirling
Double Crossbones
1951
as Davey Crandall
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self
Francis
1950
as Peter Stirling
The Milkman
1950
as Roger Bradley
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
as Edward Timmons
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self - Guest Host
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self - Host
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1949
as William Waldo Winfield
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
as Wilbur McMurty
Are You With It?
1948
as Milton Haskins
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Something in the Wind
1947
as Charlie Read
Patrick the Great
1945
as Pat Donahue Jr.
Follow the Boys
1944
as Donald O'Connor
The Merry Monahans
1944
as Jimmy Monahan
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
as Donald Corrigan
This Is the Life
1944
as Jimmy
Bowery to Broadway
1944
as Specialty dancer
Mister Big
1943
as Donald J. O'Connor
Top Man
1943
as Don Warren
It Comes Up Love
1943
as Ricky Ives
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Jimmy Arnold
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Tommy
Give Out, Sisters
1942
as Don
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
1942
as Frankie
Private Buckaroo
1942
as Donny
Beau Geste
1939
as Beau Geste (as a Child)
On Your Toes
1939
as Phil Jr. as a Boy
Boy Trouble
1939
as Butch
Unmarried
1939
as Ted Streaver (age 12)
Million Dollar Legs
1939
as Sticky Boone
Night Work
1939
as Butch Smiley
Death of a Champion
1939
as Small Fry
Sing, You Sinners
1938
as Mike Beebe
Men with Wings
1938
as Young Pat Falconer
Sons of the Legion
1938
as Butch Baker
Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938
as Huckleberry Finn
It Can't Last Forever
1937
as Kid Dancer (uncredited)
Melody for Two
1937
as Specialty Act