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Howard Keel

Howard Keel

Known for: Acting

Born 13/04/1919
Died 2004-11-07
Place of birth Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.

Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919 – November 7, 2004), known professionally as Howard Keel, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Keel, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

1961

Murder, She Wrote Series ★ 7,5

Murder, She Wrote

Larry Thorson

1984

Dallas Series ★ 6,8

Dallas

Clayton Farlow

1978

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Duncan Harlow

1977

Golden Globe Awards Series ★ 7,2

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Presenter

1944

Great Performances Series ★ 6,1

Great Performances

Self

1971

The Merv Griffin Show Series ★ 6,6

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

1962

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Series ★ 6,2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Will Gorman

1956

Walker, Texas Ranger Series ★ 7,0

Walker, Texas Ranger

D. L. Dade

1993

Run for Your Life Series ★ 7,1

Run for Your Life

Hardie Rankin

1965

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Here's Lucy Series ★ 6,7

Here's Lucy

Stanley Livingston

1968

The Oscars Series ★ 7,0

The Oscars

Self

1953

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Series ★ 6,4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

1956

MGM Parade Series ★ 9,0

MGM Parade

Self

1955

The Bell Telephone Hour Series ★ 8,0

The Bell Telephone Hour

Self

1959

Legends Series ★ 5,0

Legends

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006

Legends Series ★ 5,0

Legends

Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006

Good Sports Series ★ 6,5

Good Sports

Sonny Gordon

1991

The Quest Series ★ 6,4

The Quest

Shanghai Pierce

1976

The War Wagon Film ★ 6,8

The War Wagon

Levi Walking Bear

1967

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Film ★ 7,1

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Brother Adam Pontipee

1954

That's Entertainment! III Film ★ 7,0

That's Entertainment! III

Self - Co-Host / Narrator

1994

Show Boat Film ★ 6,2

Show Boat

Gaylord Ravenal

1951

Calamity Jane Film ★ 6,9

Calamity Jane

Wild Bill Hickok

1953

Ride, Vaquero! Film ★ 6,1

Ride, Vaquero!

King Cameron

1953

Kismet Film ★ 5,6

Kismet

The Poet

1955

Rose Marie Film ★ 4,5

Rose Marie

Capt. Mike Malone

1954

Night of 100 Stars Film ★ 6,8

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982

That's Entertainment! Film ★ 7,4

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1974

Texas Carnival Film ★ 5,4

Texas Carnival

Slim Shelby

1951

Across the Wide Missouri Film ★ 6,1

Across the Wide Missouri

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1951

Red Tomahawk Film ★ 6,8

Red Tomahawk

Capt. Tom York

1967

Creepy Classics Film ★ 6,4

Creepy Classics

Bill Masen - (archive footage)

1987

James Bond: The First 21 Years Film ★ 6,7

James Bond: The First 21 Years

Self

1983

The Big Fisherman Film ★ 5,1

The Big Fisherman

Simon Peter

1959

Kiss Me Kate Film ★ 6,5

Kiss Me Kate

Fred Graham, "Petruchio"

1953

That's Entertainment, Part II Film ★ 7,0

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976

The Day of the Triffids Film ★ 6,1

The Day of the Triffids

Bill Masen

1963

Annie Get Your Gun Film ★ 6,7

Annie Get Your Gun

Frank Butler

1950

Arizona Bushwhackers Film ★ 4,3

Arizona Bushwhackers

Lee Travis

1968

Waco Film ★ 6,7

Waco

'Waco'

1966

That's Dancing! Film ★ 7,1

That's Dancing!

From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

1985

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Film ★ 7,3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

1972

Inside the Dream Factory Film ★ 8,0

Inside the Dream Factory

Self

1995

Callaway Went Thataway Film ★ 5,6

Callaway Went Thataway

Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway

1951

Deep in My Heart Film ★ 6,7

Deep in My Heart

Performer in My Maryland

1954

Royal Variety Performance 1984 Film

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984

Film ★ 5,2

The Hoaxters

Narrator (voice)

1952

Desperate Search Film ★ 6,0

Desperate Search

Vince Heldon

1952

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical Film

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Self (archive)

2009

Lovely to Look At Film ★ 5,5

Lovely to Look At

Tony Naylor

1952

Fast Company Film ★ 7,5

Fast Company

Rick Grayton

1953

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer Film ★ 5,0

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

Self

2006

Jupiter's Darling Film ★ 4,9

Jupiter's Darling

Hannibal

1955

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is Film ★ 6,6

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson

1994

Armored Command Film ★ 5,6

Armored Command

Col. Devlin

1961

Three Guys Named Mike Film ★ 5,8

Three Guys Named Mike

Mike Jamison

1951

Pagan Love Song Film ★ 5,2

Pagan Love Song

Hazard Endicott

1950

Floods of Fear Film ★ 6,9

Floods of Fear

Donovan

1958

The Small Voice Film ★ 6,4

The Small Voice

Boke

1948

Kiss Me, Kate Film

Kiss Me, Kate

Fred Graham

1964

Film ★ 8,0

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

Himself - Host

1997

Film ★ 8,0

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

Self

2003