Howard Keel
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Howard Keel (born Harold Clifford Keel; April 13, 1919 – November 7, 2004) was an American actor and singer. He starred in many film musicals of the 1950s. He is best known to modern audiences for his starring role in the CBS television series Dallas from 1981 to 1991, as Clayton Farlow, opposite Barbara Bel Geddes's character, but to an earlier generation, he was known as the star of some of the most famous MGM film musicals ever made, with a rich baritone singing voice.
Known For
Filmography
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
as Self (archive)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
as Self
Legends
2006
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends
2006
as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
2003
as Self
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
1997
as Himself - Host
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
as Self
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as Self - Host
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
as Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as D. L. Dade
Good Sports
1991
as Sonny Gordon
Creepy Classics
1987
as Bill Masen - (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Larry Thorson
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Dallas
1978
as Clayton Farlow
The Love Boat
1977
as Duncan Harlow
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
The Quest
1976
as Shanghai Pierce
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968
as Lee Travis
Here's Lucy
1968
as Stanley Livingston
The War Wagon
1967
as Levi Walking Bear
Red Tomahawk
1967
as Capt. Tom York
Waco
1966
as 'Waco'
Run for Your Life
1965
as Hardie Rankin
Kiss Me, Kate
1964
as Fred Graham
The Day of the Triffids
1963
as Bill Masen
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Armored Command
1961
as Col. Devlin
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Big Fisherman
1959
as Simon Peter
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Floods of Fear
1958
as Donovan
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Will Gorman
Kismet
1955
as The Poet
Jupiter's Darling
1955
as Hannibal
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Brother Adam Pontipee
Rose Marie
1954
as Capt. Mike Malone
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Performer (segment "My Maryland")
Kiss Me Kate
1953
as Fred Graham, "Petruchio"
Calamity Jane
1953
as Wild Bill Hickok
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
as King Cameron
Fast Company
1953
as Rick Grayton
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Hoaxters
1952
as Narrator (voice)
Lovely to Look At
1952
as Tony Naylor
Desperate Search
1952
as Vince Heldon
Texas Carnival
1951
as Slim Shelby
Show Boat
1951
as Gaylord Ravenal
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway
Three Guys Named Mike
1951
as Mike Jamison
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
as Frank Butler
Pagan Love Song
1950
as Hazard Endicott
The Small Voice
1948
as Boke
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter