Donald O'Connor

Aug 28, 1925 - Sep 27, 2003 (78 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

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Frasier

Harlow Safford

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The Love Boat

Oscar Tilton

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Columbo

Clarence Millard (archive footage) (uncredited)

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The Nanny

Fred

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Murder, She Wrote

Barry Barnes

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Great Performances

Mock Turtle

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

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The Carol Burnett Show

Self / Various Characters

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Tales from the Crypt

Joseph Renfield

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Hotel

David Connelly

Credits

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered 2014

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
And the Oscar Goes To... 2014

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
Pioneers of Primetime 2005

★ NR
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' 2005

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer 2002

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.7
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' 2002

Self

★ NR
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints 2000

Self

★ NR
Out to Sea 1997

Jonathan Devereaux

★ 5.7
Father Frost 1996

Baba Yaga

★ NR
That's Entertainment! III 1994

(archive footage)

★ 7
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel 1994

Uncle Cyrus

★ 4.1
The Nanny 1993

Fred

★ 8.1
Frasier 1993

Harlow Safford

★ 7.7
Toys 1992

Kenneth Zevo

★ 5.3
Tales from the Crypt 1989

Joseph Renfield

★ 8
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988

Self

★ 6
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me 1987

Alex the Mouse

★ 6
A Time to Remember 1987

Father Walsh

★ 6
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987

Self

★ 7.5
Night of 100 Stars II 1985

Self

★ 8
That's Dancing! 1985

★ 7
Murder, She Wrote 1984

Barry Barnes

★ 7.5
Highway to Heaven 1984

Jackie Clark

★ 7.3
Alice in Wonderland 1983

Mock Turtle

★ 7
Hotel 1982

David Connelly

★ 6.8
Pandemonium 1982

Glenn's Dad

★ 4.6
Simon & Simon 1981

George Decova / Barnaby the Great

★ 6.7
Ragtime 1981

Evelyn's Dance Instructor

★ 7
The Big Show 1980

Self

★ NR
Lucy Moves to NBC 1980

Self

★ 1
The Big Fix 1978

Francis Joins The Navy

★ 5.7
The Love Boat 1977

Oscar Tilton

★ 6.3
Hunter 1977

★ 8
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976

(archive footage)

★ 6.9
It's Showtime 1976

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
The Bionic Woman 1976

★ 7
Ellery Queen 1975

Kenny Freeman

★ 7.4
The Lion Roars Again 1975

Self (uncredited)

★ NR
Tony Orlando and Dawn 1974

Self

★ 3.5
Dinah! 1974

Self

★ 6.7
That's Entertainment! 1974

Self - Host / Narrator

★ 7.3
Police Story 1973

★ 6.9
The Bobby Darin Show 1973

★ NR
The Julie Andrews Hour 1972

Self

★ 6
Columbo 1971

Clarence Millard (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 8.1
Great Performances 1971

Mock Turtle

★ 5.6
The Don Knotts Show 1970

Self

★ NR
Omnibus 1967

Self

★ 7.3
The Carol Burnett Show 1967

Self / Various Characters

★ 7.7
ABC Stage 67 1966

Hermes

★ 6.2
That Funny Feeling 1965

Harvey Granson

★ 5.9
The Judy Garland Show 1963

Self

★ 8
Vacation Playhouse 1963

Donald Dugan

★ NR
Marilyn 1963

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

★ 6
The Wonders of Aladdin 1961

Aladdin

★ 5.1
Cry for Happy 1961

Murray Prince

★ 5
Startime 1959

★ 6
DuPont Show of the Month 1957

Johnny Shaw

★ 6.8
The Buster Keaton Story 1957

Buster Keaton

★ 4.9
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 1956

Self

★ 6
Anything Goes 1956

Ted Adams

★ 5.9
Tony Awards 1956

Self - Presenter

★ 4.6
Francis in the Navy 1955

Peter Stirling

★ 5.5
There's No Business Like Show Business 1954

Tim Donahue

★ 6.1
The Donald O'Connor Show 1954

Donald O'Connor

★ 8
The Jimmy Durante Show 1954

Self

★ NR
Francis Joins the WACS 1954

Peter Stirling

★ 5.8
Walking My Baby Back Home 1953

Clarence "Jigger" Millard

★ 9
Francis Covers the Big Town 1953

Peter Stirling

★ 5.1
Call Me Madam 1953

Kenneth Gibson

★ 6.3
I Love Melvin 1953

Melvin Hoover

★ 6.2
The Oscars 1953

Self

★ 6.9
Francis Goes to West Point 1952

Peter Stirling

★ 5.8
Singin' in the Rain 1952

Cosmo Brown

★ 8.1
Francis Goes to the Races 1951

Peter Stirling

★ 6.5
Double Crossbones 1951

Davey Crandall

★ 5.4
The Milkman 1950

Roger Bradley

★ 8
The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950

Self

★ 6.8
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek 1950

Edward Timmons

★ 6.3
Francis 1950

Peter Stirling

★ 5.5
Yes Sir, That's My Baby 1949

William Waldo Winfield

★ 4
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' 1948

Wilbur McMurty

★ 6.5
Are You With It? 1948

Milton Haskins

★ 4
Something in the Wind 1947

Charlie Read

★ 6.3
Patrick the Great 1945

Pat Donahue Jr.

★ 4
Bowery to Broadway 1944

Specialty dancer

★ NR
The Merry Monahans 1944

Jimmy Monahan

★ 5.5
This Is the Life 1944

Jimmy Plum

★ 5
Follow the Boys 1944

Donald O'Connor

★ 5.3
Chip Off the Old Block 1944

Donald Corrigan

★ 4
Top Man 1943

Don Warren

★ NR
Mister Big 1943

Donald J. O'Connor

★ 2.2
It Comes Up Love 1943

Ricky Ives

★ 3
When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1942

Frankie Flanagan

★ 4
Get Hep to Love 1942

Jimmy Arnold

★ 4
Give Out, Sisters 1942

Don

★ 5
Private Buckaroo 1942

Donny

★ 4.9
What's Cookin'? 1942

Tommy

★ 5.5
On Your Toes 1939

Phil Jr. as a Boy

★ 3.9
Death of a Champion 1939

Small Fry

★ NR
Night Work 1939

Butch Smiley

★ 7
Beau Geste 1939

Beau Geste (as a Child)

★ 7
Million Dollar Legs 1939

Sticky Boone

★ 5
Unmarried 1939

Ted Streaver (age 12)

★ 3
Boy Trouble 1939

Butch

★ 5
Tom Sawyer, Detective 1938

Huckleberry Finn

★ 5.2
Sons of the Legion 1938

Butch Baker

★ 5
Sing, You Sinners 1938

Mike Beebe

★ 6.7
Men with Wings 1938

Young Pat Falconer

★ 6
It Can't Last Forever 1937

Kid Dancer (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Melody for Two 1937

Specialty Act

★ NR

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