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.
Singin' in the Rain
as Cosmo BrownIn 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
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Beau Geste
as Beau Geste (as a Child)When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves...
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Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil...
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Ragtime
as Evelyn's Dance InstructorA young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among...
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Francis
as Peter StirlingThe truthful soldier Stirling didn't know how to lie about his source of information, the...
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Private Buckaroo
as DonnyThe film tells the story of army recruits following basic training, with the Andrew Sisters...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...
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Pandemonium
as Glenn's DadA former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the...
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Anything Goes
as Ted AdamsBill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each...
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That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / NarratorVarious MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...
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Out to Sea
as Jonathan DevereauxCare-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in...
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There's No Business Like Show Business
as Tim DonahueMolly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim...
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The Milkman
as Roger BradleyA dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company.
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Top Man
as Don WarrenIn this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his...
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Double Crossbones
as Davey CrandallFalsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty,...
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Night of 100 Stars II
as SelfThis special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...
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That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of...
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I Love Melvin
as Melvin HooverMelvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress...
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That's Dancing!
as uncreditedA documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the...
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Unmarried
as Ted Streaver (age 12)Pals Pat Rogers and Slag Bailey try to collect a debt from Slag's recently deceased boxing...
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Night Work
as Butch SmileyThe Fitch family is managing an apartment building when the grandfather of their adopted son...
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The Big Fix
as Francis Joins The NavyPrivate detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...
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Boy Trouble
as ButchA fussy shopkeeper's life drastically changes when his wife takes in two homeless boys.
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Call Me Madam
as Kenneth GibsonWashington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.
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Marilyn
as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the...
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It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first...
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That Funny Feeling
as Harvey GransonJoan Howell, a young and pretty maid-for-hire, meets and begins dating wealthy New York City...
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The Wonders of Aladdin
as AladdinYoung Aladdin has a series of wild adventures after he discovers a magic lamp containing a genie.
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Follow the Boys
as Donald O'ConnorDuring World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every...
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Men with Wings
as Young Pat FalconerReporter Nicholas Ranson is jubilant when, on 17 Dec 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,...
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Francis in the Navy
as Peter StirlingIn the U. S. Army intelligence office, bumbling lieutenant Peter Stirling receives a coded...
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Mister Big
as Donald J. O'ConnorStudents at the Davis School of the Theatre are assigned "Antigone" as their class play, but...
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Lucy Moves to NBC
as SelfContacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a...
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Walking My Baby Back Home
as Clarence "Jigger" MillardA young man from a wealthy New York family pursues a career as the leader of a dance band.
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he...
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Francis Covers the Big Town
as Peter StirlingA man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
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Francis Goes to West Point
as Peter StirlingFrancis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training...
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Francis Joins the WACS
as Peter StirlingPeter Stirling (with his old friend the talking mule) is recalled to active duty...in the WACs!
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as SelfStars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
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On Your Toes
as Phil Jr. as a BoyA Russian dance company agrees to stage the new ballet written by a vaudeville hoofer.
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What's Cookin'?
as TommyJ. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha...
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The Buster Keaton Story
as Buster KeatonAn inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton.
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Alice in Wonderland
as Mock TurtleFrom the elaborate Broadway revival of the 1932 Eva Le Gallienne/Florida Friebus production...
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Melody for Two
as Specialty ActA singing bandleader signs on with an all-girls band.
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Million Dollar Legs
as Sticky BooneAt Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. But...
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This Is the Life
as Jimmy Plum18-year-old Angela, reared in a New England town by her Aunt Betsy, receives an inheritance...
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Francis Goes to the Races
as Peter StirlingIn this funny sequel to the popular Francis the Talking Mule, the talkative Mule and his pal...
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Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)Documentary on the 1953 musical "The Band Wagon."
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Yes Sir, That's My Baby
as William Waldo WinfieldAt a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football.
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Sing, You Sinners
as Mike BeebeOf the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work...
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Something in the Wind
as Charlie ReadA grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her...
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Get Hep to Love
as Jimmy ArnoldOrphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting...
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It Can't Last Forever
as Kid Dancer (uncredited)Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further...
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Bandit's Silver Angel
as Uncle CyrusBandit (Brian Bloom) gets an unexpected and unwelcome visit from his eccentric Uncle Cyrus.
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Chip Off the Old Block
as Donald CorriganThe son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.
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Tom Sawyer, Detective
as Huckleberry FinnThe further adventures of Twain's most beloved fictional characters of Tom Sawyer and his...
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Are You With It?
as Milton HaskinsMilton Haskins, a math genius known for his infallibility with numbers, quits his job with an...
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A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
as Alex the MouseA Christmas special about a world-class mystery-writing mouse who spends Christmas Eve with his...
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Bowery to Broadway
as Specialty dancerTwo Bowery vaudevillians find success in producing shows on Broadway, but when one of them...
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Death of a Champion
as Small FryOliver Quade is a pitchman who follows state fairs that feature dog shows---which limits his...
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Give Out, Sisters
as DonThe Andrews Sisters headline this musical. They play the lead act at a popular nightclub. The...
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Cry for Happy
as Murray PrinceArmy photographers on leave in Japan take over a geisha house.
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The Merry Monahans
as Jimmy MonahanThe film concerns a family vaudeville troupe headed by patriarch Pete Monahan. Because of his...
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Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
as Edward TimmonsTraveling entertainer gets mixed up with bank robbers.
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What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
as SelfMovie and stage icon Debbie Reynolds hosts the making of "Singin' in the Rain". The short...
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Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
as SelfDocumentary explores that his of the famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Opened on May 18, 1927...
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Patrick the Great
as Pat Donahue Jr.A famous stage actor hopes to land the lead role in a big new Broadway musical, but he's unaware...
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Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Wilbur McMurtyA fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race...
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It Comes Up Love
as Ricky IvesThis modest bit of comedy and romance in the adolescent vein is about a couple of spirited...
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When Johnny Comes Marching Home
as Frankie FlanaganBy popular consensus, Allan Jones' best Universal mini-musical of the 1940s was the timely When...
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Sons of the Legion
as Butch BakerSons of The Legion is a film about a group of young men looking to start a squadron in their...
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A Time to Remember
as Father WalshIt is small town America in the 1950's. Twelve year-old Angelo Villano has one dream: to someday...
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Columbo
as Clarence Millard (archive footage) (uncredited)Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...
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Frasier
as Harlow SaffordAfter many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-HostThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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The Nanny
as FredFran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the...
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The Love Boat
as Oscar TiltonPassengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...
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Murder, She Wrote
as Barry BarnesAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
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Tony Awards
as Self - PresenterThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Hotel
as uncreditedHotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May...
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Highway to Heaven
as uncreditedA probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.
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The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various CharactersThe Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol...
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The Bob Hope Show
as SelfThe Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC...
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Tales from the Crypt
as Joseph RenfieldCadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (archive footage)The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
as SelfThe Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as SelfThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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The Bionic Woman
as uncreditedAfter fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first...
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Great Performances
as Mock TurtleThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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Great Performances
as SelfThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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Ellery Queen
as uncreditedEllery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character...
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Simon & Simon
as uncreditedSimon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24,...
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Tony Orlando and Dawn
as SelfCBS gave the group a television variety show (entitled Tony Orlando and Dawn) from the summer of...
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The Pet Set
as SelfEach episode of this part talk show, part docuseries begins with animal-loving celebrities...
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ABC Stage 67
as HermesABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety...
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Startime
as uncreditedStartime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American...
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The Judy Garland Show
as HimselfThe Judy Garland Show is an American musical variety television series that aired on CBS on...
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The Julie Andrews Hour
as SelfThe Julie Andrews Hour is a television variety series starring Julie Andrews that was produced...
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Alice in Wonderland
as Lory BirdSometimes she's too big. Or much too small. Sometimes things are backwards. And there's always...
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Police Story
as uncreditedPolice Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...
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Hunter
as uncreditedGlobal espionage with an American agent and his sexy partner.
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The Big Show
as SelfThe Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by...
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