7.7Acting
Donald O'Connor
- Born
- 1925-08-28
- Died
- 2003-09-27
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
125 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Becoming Marilyn
2022 · Movie
(archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Pioneers of Primetime
2005 · Movie
Cast
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002 · Movie
Self
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000 · Movie
Self
Out to Sea
1997 · Movie
Jonathan
Father Frost
1996 · Movie
Baba Yaga
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
1994 · Movie
Uncle Cyrus
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Frasier
1993 · TV Show
Harlow Safford
The Nanny
1993 · TV Show
Fred
Toys
1992 · Movie
Kenneth Zevo
Vicki!
1992 · TV Show
Self
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
Joseph Renfield
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 · Movie
Self
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
1987 · Movie
Alex the Mouse (voice)
A Time to Remember
1987 · Movie
Father Walsh
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Movie
Self
Alice in Wonderland
1985 · TV Show
Lory Bird
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
Self
That's Dancing!
1985 · Movie
Cast
Highway to Heaven
1984 · TV Show
Jackie Clark
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
Barry Barnes
Alice in Wonderland
1983 · Movie
Mock Turtle
Hotel
1982 · TV Show
David Connelly
Pandemonium
1982 · Movie
Glenn's Dad
Ragtime
1981 · Movie
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Simon & Simon
1981 · TV Show
George Decova / Barnaby the Great
Lucy Moves to NBC
1980 · Movie
Self
The Big Show
1980 · TV Show
Self
The Big Fix
1978 · Movie
Francis Joins The Navy
Hunter
1977 · TV Show
Cast
The Love Boat
1977 · TV Show
Oscar Tilton · Howard Enicker · Leo Halbert
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Movie
(archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
(archive footage)
The Bionic Woman
1976 · TV Show
Cast
Ellery Queen
1975 · TV Show
Kenny Freeman
The Lion Roars Again
1975 · Movie
Self (uncredited)
Dinah!
1974 · TV Show
Self
That's Entertainment!
1974 · Movie
Self - Host / Narrator
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974 · TV Show
Self
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
Holly Connor
The Bobby Darin Show
1973 · TV Show
Cast
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972 · TV Show
Self
Film '72
1971 · TV Show
Self
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
Mock Turtle · Self
The Pet Set
1971 · TV Show
Self
The Don Knotts Show
1970 · TV Show
Self
The Donald O'Connor Show
1968 · TV Show
Host
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · TV Show
Self / Various Characters
ABC Stage 67
1966 · TV Show
Hermes
That Funny Feeling
1965 · Movie
Harvey Granson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · TV Show
Benjamin Boggs
Marilyn
1963 · Movie
archive footage
Petticoat Junction
1963 · TV Show
Director
The Judy Garland Show
1963 · TV Show
Self
Vacation Playhouse
1963 · TV Show
Donald Dugan
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self
Cry for Happy
1961 · Movie
Murray Prince
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
Self - Co-Host
The Wonders of Aladdin
1961 · Movie
Aladdin
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · TV Show
Johnny Shaw
The Buster Keaton Story
1957 · Movie
Buster Keaton
The Clouded Image
1957 · Movie
Self - Host
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957 · Movie
Dr. Robert Harrison
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV Show
Self - Guest Host
Anything Goes
1956 · Movie
Ted Adams
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · TV Show
Self
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
Self - Presenter
Francis in the Navy
1955 · Movie
Peter Stirling / Slicker Donevan
Francis Joins the WACS
1954 · Movie
Peter Stirling
The Donald O'Connor Show
1954 · TV Show
Donald O'Connor
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954 · TV Show
Self
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954 · Movie
Tim Donahue
Call Me Madam
1953 · Movie
Kenneth Gibson
Francis Covers the Big Town
1953 · Movie
Peter Stirling
I Love Melvin
1953 · Movie
Melvin Hoover
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
Self
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953 · Movie
Jigger Millard
Francis Goes to West Point
1952 · Movie
Peter Stirling
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Movie
Cosmo Brown
Double Crossbones
1951 · Movie
Davey Crandall
Francis Goes to the Races
1951 · Movie
Peter Stirling
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · TV Show
Self
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950 · Movie
Edward Timmons
Francis
1950 · Movie
Peter Stirling
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV Show
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV Show
Self · Self - Guest Host · Self - Host
The Milkman
1950 · Movie
Roger Bradley
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1949 · Movie
William Waldo Winfield
Are You With It?
1948 · Movie
Milton Haskins
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948 · Movie
Wilbur McMurty
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV Show
Self
Something in the Wind
1947 · Movie
Charlie Read
Patrick the Great
1945 · Movie
Pat Donahue Jr.
Bowery to Broadway
1944 · Movie
Specialty dancer
Chip Off the Old Block
1944 · Movie
Donald Corrigan
Follow the Boys
1944 · Movie
Donald O'Connor
The Merry Monahans
1944 · Movie
Jimmy Monahan
This Is the Life
1944 · Movie
Jimmy
It Comes Up Love
1943 · Movie
Ricky Ives
Mister Big
1943 · Movie
Donald J. O'Connor
Top Man
1943 · Movie
Don Warren
Get Hep to Love
1942 · Movie
Jimmy Arnold
Give Out, Sisters
1942 · Movie
Don
Private Buckaroo
1942 · Movie
Donny
What's Cookin'?
1942 · Movie
Tommy
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
1942 · Movie
Frankie
Beau Geste
1939 · Movie
Beau Geste (as a Child)
Boy Trouble
1939 · Movie
Butch
Death of a Champion
1939 · Movie
Small Fry
Million Dollar Legs
1939 · Movie
Sticky Boone
Night Work
1939 · Movie
Butch Smiley
On Your Toes
1939 · Movie
Phil Jr. as a Boy
Unmarried
1939 · Movie
Ted Streaver (age 12)
Men with Wings
1938 · Movie
Young Pat Falconer
Sing, You Sinners
1938 · Movie
Mike Beebe
Sons of the Legion
1938 · Movie
Butch Baker
Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938 · Movie
Huckleberry Finn
It Can't Last Forever
1937 · Movie
Kid Dancer (uncredited)
Melody for Two
1937 · Movie
Specialty Act