Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

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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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self - Co-Host

Frasier

Frasier

1993 • as Harlow Safford

TV

Vicki!

1992 • as Self

Columbo

Columbo

1971 • as Clarence Millard (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 • as Oscar Tilton

Filmography

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/1/2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/2/2014

2005

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/15/2005
Pioneers of Primetime
Pioneers of Primetime
Movie - Released: 11/9/2005

2002

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/24/2002
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/24/2002

2000

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000

1997

Out to Sea
Out to Sea
as Jonathan Devereaux
Movie - Released: 7/2/1997

1996

Movie
Father Frost
as Baba Yaga
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996

1994

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
as Uncle Cyrus
Movie - Released: 4/10/1994
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/1/1994

1993

Frasier
Frasier
as Harlow Safford
TV - Released: 9/16/1993
The Nanny
The Nanny
as Fred
TV - Released: 11/3/1993

1992

Toys
Toys
as Kenneth Zevo
Movie - Released: 12/18/1992
TV
Vicki!
as Self
TV - Released: 8/31/1992

1989

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Joseph Renfield
TV - Released: 6/10/1989

1988

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/16/1988

1987

A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
as Alex the Mouse
Movie - Released: 12/13/1987
A Time to Remember
A Time to Remember
as Father Walsh
Movie - Released: 11/25/1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/18/1987

1985

Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/10/1985
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
Movie - Released: 1/18/1985
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as Lory Bird
TV - Released: 12/9/1985

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Barry Barnes
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
as Jackie Clark
TV - Released: 9/19/1984

1983

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as Mock Turtle
Movie - Released: 10/3/1983

1982

Pandemonium
Pandemonium
as Glenn's Dad
Movie - Released: 4/1/1982
Hotel
Hotel
as David Connelly
TV - Released: 8/21/1982

1981

Ragtime
Ragtime
as Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Movie - Released: 11/20/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
as George Decova / Barnaby the Great
TV - Released: 11/24/1981

1980

Lucy Moves to NBC
Lucy Moves to NBC
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/8/1980
The Big Show
The Big Show
as Self
TV - Released: 3/4/1980

1978

The Big Fix
The Big Fix
as Francis Joins The Navy
Movie - Released: 10/6/1978

1977

Hunter
Hunter
TV - Released: 2/18/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Oscar Tilton
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Howard Enicker
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Leo Halbert
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/16/1976
It's Showtime
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/31/1976
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
TV - Released: 1/14/1976

1975

Movie
The Lion Roars Again
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
as Kenny Freeman
TV - Released: 9/11/1975

1974

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / Narrator
Movie - Released: 6/21/1974
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self
TV - Released: 12/4/1974
Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self
TV - Released: 10/21/1974

1973

Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973
The Bobby Darin Show
The Bobby Darin Show
TV - Released: 1/19/1973

1972

The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 9/13/1972

1971

Columbo
Columbo
as Clarence Millard (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
The Pet Set
The Pet Set
as Self
TV - Released: 1/25/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Mock Turtle
TV - Released: 1/28/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

TV
The Don Knotts Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/15/1970

1968

TV
The Donald O'Connor Show
as Host
TV - Released: 11/18/1968

1967

The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self / Various Characters
TV - Released: 9/11/1967
Omnibus
Omnibus
as Self
TV - Released: 10/13/1967

1966

ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67
as Hermes
TV - Released: 9/14/1966

1965

That Funny Feeling
That Funny Feeling
as Harvey Granson
Movie - Released: 8/14/1965

1963

Marilyn
Marilyn
as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/18/1963
TV
Vacation Playhouse
as Donald Dugan
TV - Released: 7/22/1963
The Judy Garland Show
The Judy Garland Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/8/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Benjamin Boggs
TV - Released: 10/4/1963

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

Cry for Happy
Cry for Happy
as Murray Prince
Movie - Released: 3/3/1961
The Wonders of Aladdin
The Wonders of Aladdin
as Aladdin
Movie - Released: 10/31/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1959

Startime
Startime
TV - Released: 10/6/1959

1957

The Buster Keaton Story
The Buster Keaton Story
as Buster Keaton
Movie - Released: 5/1/1957
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Guest Host
TV - Released: 7/29/1957
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month
as Johnny Shaw
TV - Released: 9/29/1957

1956

Anything Goes
Anything Goes
as Ted Adams
Movie - Released: 4/27/1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1955

Francis in the Navy
Francis in the Navy
as Peter Stirling
Movie - Released: 8/24/1955

1954

There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Tim Donahue
Movie - Released: 12/16/1954
Francis Joins the WACS
Francis Joins the WACS
as Peter Stirling
Movie - Released: 7/30/1954
TV
The Jimmy Durante Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/2/1954
TV
The Donald O'Connor Show
as Donald O'Connor
TV - Released: 10/9/1954

1953

Call Me Madam
Call Me Madam
as Kenneth Gibson
Movie - Released: 3/25/1953
I Love Melvin
I Love Melvin
as Melvin Hoover
Movie - Released: 3/20/1953
Francis Covers the Big Town
Francis Covers the Big Town
as Peter Stirling
Movie - Released: 6/10/1953
Walking My Baby Back Home
Walking My Baby Back Home
as Clarence "Jigger" Millard
Movie - Released: 12/6/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
as Cosmo Brown
Movie - Released: 4/10/1952
Francis Goes to West Point
Francis Goes to West Point
as Peter Stirling
Movie - Released: 7/1/1952

1951

Francis Goes to the Races
Francis Goes to the Races
as Peter Stirling
Movie - Released: 5/1/1951
Double Crossbones
Double Crossbones
as Davey Crandall
Movie - Released: 4/26/1951
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/30/1951

1950

Francis
Francis
as Peter Stirling
Movie - Released: 2/8/1950
The Milkman
The Milkman
as Roger Bradley
Movie - Released: 10/17/1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
as Edward Timmons
Movie - Released: 5/25/1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 9/10/1950
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
TV - Released: 4/9/1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self - Guest Host
TV - Released: 9/10/1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 9/10/1950

1949

Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
as William Waldo Winfield
Movie - Released: 9/14/1949

1948

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Wilbur McMurty
Movie - Released: 6/1/1948
Are You With It?
Are You With It?
as Milton Haskins
Movie - Released: 3/19/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948

1947

Something in the Wind
Something in the Wind
as Charlie Read
Movie - Released: 7/21/1947

1945

Patrick the Great
Patrick the Great
as Pat Donahue Jr.
Movie - Released: 5/4/1945

1944

Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys
as Donald O'Connor
Movie - Released: 5/5/1944
The Merry Monahans
The Merry Monahans
as Jimmy Monahan
Movie - Released: 9/15/1944
Chip Off the Old Block
Chip Off the Old Block
as Donald Corrigan
Movie - Released: 2/1/1944
This Is the Life
This Is the Life
as Jimmy Plum
Movie - Released: 6/1/1944
Bowery to Broadway
Bowery to Broadway
as Specialty dancer
Movie - Released: 11/3/1944

1943

Mister Big
Mister Big
as Donald J. O'Connor
Movie - Released: 5/28/1943
Top Man
Top Man
as Don Warren
Movie - Released: 9/17/1943
It Comes Up Love
It Comes Up Love
as Ricky Ives
Movie - Released: 4/9/1943

1942

Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love
as Jimmy Arnold
Movie - Released: 10/2/1942
What's Cookin'?
What's Cookin'?
as Tommy
Movie - Released: 2/20/1942
Give Out, Sisters
Give Out, Sisters
as Don
Movie - Released: 9/1/1942
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
as Frankie Flanagan
Movie - Released: 12/24/1942
Private Buckaroo
Private Buckaroo
as Donny
Movie - Released: 6/12/1942

1939

Beau Geste
Beau Geste
as Beau Geste (as a Child)
Movie - Released: 7/24/1939
On Your Toes
On Your Toes
as Phil Jr. as a Boy
Movie - Released: 10/14/1939
Boy Trouble
Boy Trouble
as Butch
Movie - Released: 1/27/1939
Unmarried
Unmarried
as Ted Streaver (age 12)
Movie - Released: 5/20/1939
Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs
as Sticky Boone
Movie - Released: 7/13/1939
Night Work
Night Work
as Butch Smiley
Movie - Released: 8/4/1939
Death of a Champion
Death of a Champion
as Small Fry
Movie - Released: 8/24/1939

1938

Sing, You Sinners
Sing, You Sinners
as Mike Beebe
Movie - Released: 9/2/1938
Men with Wings
Men with Wings
as Young Pat Falconer
Movie - Released: 7/16/1938
Sons of the Legion
Sons of the Legion
as Butch Baker
Movie - Released: 9/18/1938
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Tom Sawyer, Detective
as Huckleberry Finn
Movie - Released: 12/24/1938

1937

It Can't Last Forever
It Can't Last Forever
as Kid Dancer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/15/1937
Melody for Two
Melody for Two
as Specialty Act
Movie - Released: 5/1/1937