Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Acting

Birthday

1925/08/28

Day of death

2003/09/27 (78 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also know as

Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor, دونالد اوکانر

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.

Acting
Singin' in the Rain
8.1

(1952) Singin' in the Rain

as Cosmo Brown

There's No Business Like Show Business
6.1

(1954) There's No Business Like Show Business

as Tim Donahue

Toys
5.3

(1992) Toys

as Kenneth Zevo

Ragtime
7.0

(1981) Ragtime

as Evelyn's Dance Instructor

It Can't Last Forever
5.3

(1937) It Can't Last Forever

as Kid Dancer (uncredited)

Follow the Boys
5.3

(1944) Follow the Boys

as Donald O'Connor

Beau Geste
7.0

(1939) Beau Geste

as Beau Geste (as a Child)

Francis
5.5

(1950) Francis

as Peter Stirling

Francis in the Navy
5.5

(1955) Francis in the Navy

as Peter Stirling

That Funny Feeling
5.9

(1965) That Funny Feeling

as Harvey Granson

Something in the Wind
6.3

(1947) Something in the Wind

as Charlie Read

Anything Goes
5.9

(1956) Anything Goes

as Ted Adams

Call Me Madam
6.3

(1953) Call Me Madam

as Kenneth Gibson

Out to Sea
5.7

(1997) Out to Sea

as Jonathan Devereaux

I Love Melvin
6.2

(1953) I Love Melvin

as Melvin Hoover

Francis Goes to the Races
6.5

(1951) Francis Goes to the Races

as Peter Stirling

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
4.1

(1994) Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

as Uncle Cyrus

Double Crossbones
5.4

(1951) Double Crossbones

as Davey Crandall

Francis Covers the Big Town
5.1

(1953) Francis Covers the Big Town

as Peter Stirling

Francis Goes to West Point
5.8

(1952) Francis Goes to West Point

as Peter Stirling

Francis Joins the WACS
5.8

(1954) Francis Joins the WACS

as Peter Stirling

On Your Toes
3.9

(1939) On Your Toes

as Phil Jr. as a Boy

Get Hep to Love
4.0

(1942) Get Hep to Love

as Jimmy Arnold

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
6.5

(1948) Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

as Wilbur McMurty

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6.0

(1988) Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

as Self

Sing, You Sinners
6.7

(1938) Sing, You Sinners

as Mike Beebe

Cry for Happy
5.0

(1961) Cry for Happy

as Murray Prince

The Milkman
8.0

(1950) The Milkman

as Roger Bradley

The Buster Keaton Story
4.9

(1957) The Buster Keaton Story

as Buster Keaton

Patrick the Great
4.0

(1945) Patrick the Great

as Pat Donahue Jr.

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
6.3

(1950) Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

as Edward Timmons

Mister Big
2.2

(1943) Mister Big

as Donald J. O'Connor

The Merry Monahans
5.5

(1944) The Merry Monahans

as Jimmy Monahan

Walking My Baby Back Home
9.0

(1953) Walking My Baby Back Home

as Clarence "Jigger" Millard

Boy Trouble
5.0

(1939) Boy Trouble

as Butch

Men with Wings
6.0

(1938) Men with Wings

as Young Pat Falconer

Top Man
0.0

(1943) Top Man

as Don Warren

Sons of the Legion
5.0

(1938) Sons of the Legion

as Butch Baker

Tom Sawyer, Detective
5.2

(1938) Tom Sawyer, Detective

as Huckleberry Finn

It Comes Up Love
3.0

(1943) It Comes Up Love

as Ricky Ives

Alice in Wonderland
8.0

(1983) Alice in Wonderland

as Mock Turtle

Chip Off the Old Block
4.0

(1944) Chip Off the Old Block

as Donald Corrigan

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
0.0

(2005) Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

as Self (archive footage)

Le Meraviglie di Aladino
5.1

(1961) The Wonders of Aladdin

as Aladdin

Melody for Two
0.0

(1937) Melody for Two

as Specialty Act

That's Entertainment!
7.3

(1974) That's Entertainment!

as Self - Host / Narrator

Yes Sir, That's My Baby
4.0

(1949) Yes Sir, That's My Baby

as William Waldo Winfield

A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
6.0

(1987) A Mouse, a Mystery and Me

as Alex the Mouse

This Is the Life
5.0

(1944) This Is the Life

as Jimmy Plum

Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

(1985) Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

Unmarried
3.0

(1939) Unmarried

as Ted Streaver (age 12)

0.0

(1996) Father Frost

as Baba Yaga

Million Dollar Legs
5.0

(1939) Million Dollar Legs

as Sticky Boone

What's Cookin'?
5.5

(1942) What's Cookin'?

as Tommy

Give Out, Sisters
5.0

(1942) Give Out, Sisters

as Don

When Johnny Comes Marching Home
4.0

(1942) When Johnny Comes Marching Home

as Frankie Flanagan

Private Buckaroo
4.9

(1942) Private Buckaroo

as Donny

Bowery to Broadway
0.0

(1944) Bowery to Broadway

as Specialty dancer

Pandemonium
4.6

(1982) Pandemonium

as Glenn's Dad

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.7

(2002) Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III
7.0

(1994) That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

A Time to Remember
6.0

(1987) A Time to Remember

as Father Walsh

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
0.0

(2002) What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

as Self

Are You With It?
4.0

(1948) Are You With It?

as Milton Haskins

Lucy Moves to NBC
1.0

(1980) Lucy Moves to NBC

as Self

That's Entertainment, Part II
6.9

(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Marilyn
6.0

(1963) Marilyn

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

Night Work
7.0

(1939) Night Work

as Butch Smiley

And the Oscar Goes To...
7.0

(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
7.0

(2014) Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

as Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime
7.0

(1976) It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

Death of a Champion
0.0

(1939) Death of a Champion

as Small Fry

That's Dancing!
7.0

(1985) That's Dancing!

as ---

The Big Fix
5.6

(1978) The Big Fix

as Francis Joins The Navy

0.0

(1975) The Lion Roars Again

as Self (uncredited)

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
0.0

(2000) Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

as Self

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
7.7

(1987) Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Barry Barnes

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

The Bionic Woman
7.0

(1976) The Bionic Woman

as ---

Simon & Simon
6.7

(1981) Simon & Simon

as George Decova / Barnaby the Great

Tales from the Crypt
8.0

(1989) Tales from the Crypt

as Joseph Renfield

Highway to Heaven
7.4

(1984) Highway to Heaven

as Jackie Clark

Hotel
6.8

(1982) Hotel

as David Connelly

Frasier
7.7

(1993) Frasier

as Harlow Safford

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Police Story
6.9

(1973) Police Story

as ---

0.0

(1970) The Don Knotts Show

as Self

The Big Show
0.0

(1980) The Big Show

as Self

ABC Stage 67
6.0

(1966) ABC Stage 67

as Hermes

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
5.3

(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Ellery Queen
7.4

(1975) Ellery Queen

as Kenny Freeman

0.0

(1963) Vacation Playhouse

as Donald Dugan

The Oscars
6.9

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

0.0

(1954) The Jimmy Durante Show

as Self

Hunter
8.0

(1977) Hunter

as ---

Alice in Wonderland
6.8

(1985) Alice in Wonderland

as Lory Bird

Tony Orlando and Dawn
3.5

(1974) Tony Orlando and Dawn

as Self

0.0

(1968) The Donald O'Connor Show

as Host

8.0

(1954) The Donald O'Connor Show

as Donald O'Connor

Startime
6.0

(1959) Startime

as ---

The Nanny
8.1

(1993) The Nanny

as Fred

The Judy Garland Show
8.0

(1963) The Judy Garland Show

as Self

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Bob Hope Show
7.0

(1950) The Bob Hope Show

as Self

6.5

(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self - Guest Host

Columbo
8.1

(1971) Columbo

as Clarence Millard (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Benjamin Boggs

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

The Julie Andrews Hour
6.0

(1972) The Julie Andrews Hour

as Self

The Carol Burnett Show
7.6

(1967) The Carol Burnett Show

as Self / Various Characters

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Oscar Tilton

The Pet Set
5.5

(1971) The Pet Set

as Self

DuPont Show of the Month
6.7

(1957) DuPont Show of the Month

as Johnny Shaw

5.0

(1992) Vicki!

as Self

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Howard Enicker

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Leo Halbert

Dinah!
6.5

(1974) Dinah!

as Self

Omnibus
7.4

(1967) Omnibus

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Great Performances
5.4

(1971) Great Performances

as Mock Turtle

Great Performances
5.4

(1971) Great Performances

as Self

The Bobby Darin Show
0.0

(1973) The Bobby Darin Show

as ---

The Red Skelton Show
7.3

(1951) The Red Skelton Show

as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self - Guest Host

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self - Host