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