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Donald O'Connor

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.

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Id

13295

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-08-28

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor

دونالد اوکانر

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Donald O'Connor

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Singin' in t

There's No B

Toys

Ragtime

It Can't Las

Follow the B

Beau Geste

Francis

Francis in t

That Funny F

Something in

Anything Goe

Call Me Mada

Out to Sea

I Love Melvi

Francis Goes

Bandit: Band

Double Cross

Francis Cove

Francis Goes

Francis Join

On Your Toes

Get Hep to L

Feudin', Fus

Happy Birthd

Sing, You Si

Cry for Happ

The Milkman

The Buster K

Patrick the

Curtain Call

Mister Big

The Merry Mo

Walking My B

Boy Trouble

Men with Win

Top Man

Sons of the

Tom Sawyer,

It Comes Up

Alice in Won

Chip Off the

Get Aboard!

The Wonders

Melody for T

That's Enter

Yes Sir, Tha

A Mouse, a M

This Is the

Night of 100

Unmarried

Father Frost

Million Doll

What's Cooki

Give Out, Si

When Johnny

Private Buck

Bowery to Br

Pandemonium

Gene Kelly:

That's Enter

A Time to Re

What a Glori

Are You With

Lucy Moves t

That's Enter

Marilyn

Night Work

Bing Crosby:

It's Showtim

Death of a C

That's Danci

The Big Fix

Hollywood at

Happy 100th

Pioneers of

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Acting

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2014

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

asSelf (archive footage)

2005

Pioneers of Primetime

2005

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

asSelf (archive footage)

2002

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

asSelf (archive footage)

2002

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

asSelf

2000

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

asSelf

1997

Out to Sea

asJonathan Devereaux

1996

Father Frost

asBaba Yaga

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as(archive footage)

1994

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

asUncle Cyrus

1992

Toys

asKenneth Zevo

1988

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

asSelf

1987

A Mouse, a Mystery and Me

asAlex the Mouse (voice)

1987

A Time to Remember

asFather Walsh

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

asSelf

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

asSelf

1985

That's Dancing!

1983

Alice in Wonderland

asMock Turtle

1982

Pandemonium

asGlenn's Dad

1981

Ragtime

asEvelyn's Dance Instructor

1980

Lucy Moves to NBC

asSelf

1978

The Big Fix

asFrancis Joins The Navy

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as(archive footage)

1976

It's Showtime

asSelf (archive footage)

1975

The Lion Roars Again

asSelf (uncredited)

1974

That's Entertainment!

asSelf - Host / Narrator

1965

That Funny Feeling

asHarvey Granson

1963

Marilyn

asSelf ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)

1961

The Wonders of Aladdin

asAladdin

1961

Cry for Happy

asMurray Prince

1957

The Buster Keaton Story

asBuster Keaton

1956

Anything Goes

asTed Adams

1955

Francis in the Navy

asPeter Stirling

1954

There's No Business Like Show Business

asTim Donahue

1954

Francis Joins the WACS

asPeter Stirling

1953

Walking My Baby Back Home

asClarence "Jigger" Millard

1953

Francis Covers the Big Town

asPeter Stirling

1953

Call Me Madam

asKenneth Gibson

1953

I Love Melvin

asMelvin Hoover

1952

Francis Goes to West Point

asPeter Stirling

1952

Singin' in the Rain

asCosmo Brown

1951

Francis Goes to the Races

asPeter Stirling

1951

Double Crossbones

asDavey Crandall

1950

The Milkman

asRoger Bradley

1950

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

asEdward Timmons

1950

Francis

asPeter Stirling

1949

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

asWilliam Waldo Winfield

1948

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

asWilbur McMurty

1948

Are You With It?

asMilton Haskins

1947

Something in the Wind

asCharlie Read

1945

Patrick the Great

asPat Donahue Jr.

1944

Bowery to Broadway

asSpecialty dancer

1944

The Merry Monahans

asJimmy Monahan

1944

This Is the Life

asJimmy Plum

1944

Follow the Boys

asDonald O'Connor

1944

Chip Off the Old Block

asDonald Corrigan

1943

Top Man

asDon Warren

1943

Mister Big

asDonald J. O'Connor

1943

It Comes Up Love

asRicky Ives

1942

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

asFrankie Flanagan

1942

Get Hep to Love

asJimmy Arnold

1942

Give Out, Sisters

asDon

1942

Private Buckaroo

asDonny

1942

What's Cookin'?

asTommy

1939

On Your Toes

asPhil Jr. as a Boy

1939

Death of a Champion

asSmall Fry

1939

Night Work

asButch Smiley

1939

Beau Geste

asBeau Geste (as a Child)

1939

Million Dollar Legs

asSticky Boone

1939

Unmarried

asTed Streaver (age 12)

1939

Boy Trouble

asButch

1938

Tom Sawyer, Detective

asHuckleberry Finn

1938

Sons of the Legion

asButch Baker

1938

Sing, You Sinners

asMike Beebe

1938

Men with Wings

asYoung Pat Falconer

1937

It Can't Last Forever

asKid Dancer (uncredited)

1937

Melody for Two

asSpecialty Act

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