Donald O'Connor
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-08-28
Day of Death
2003-09-27 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Donald O'Connor
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.
Known For
Acting
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
(2002)
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
(2000)
(1997)
Out to Sea
as Jonathan Devereaux
(1996)
Father Frost
as Baba Yaga
(1994)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1994)
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
as Uncle Cyrus
(1992)
Toys
as Kenneth Zevo
(1988)
(1987)
(1987)
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
as Alex the Mouse
(1987)
A Time to Remember
as Father Walsh
(1985)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1985)
(1983)
Alice in Wonderland
as Mock Turtle
(1982)
Pandemonium
as Glenn's Dad
(1981)
Ragtime
as Evelyn's Dance Instructor
(1980)
Lucy Moves to NBC
as Self
(1978)
The Big Fix
as Francis Joins The Navy
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1976)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(1975)
The Lion Roars Again
as Self (uncredited)
(1974)
That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / Narrator
(1965)
That Funny Feeling
as Harvey Granson
(1963)
Marilyn
as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1961)
The Wonders of Aladdin
as Aladdin
(1961)
Cry for Happy
as Murray Prince
(1957)
The Buster Keaton Story
as Buster Keaton
(1956)
Anything Goes
as Ted Adams
(1955)
Francis in the Navy
as Peter Stirling
(1954)
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Tim Donahue
(1954)
Francis Joins the WACS
as Peter Stirling
(1953)
Walking My Baby Back Home
as Clarence "Jigger" Millard
(1953)
I Love Melvin
as Melvin Hoover
(1953)
Call Me Madam
as Kenneth Gibson
(1953)
Francis Covers the Big Town
as Peter Stirling
(1952)
Singin' in the Rain
as Cosmo Brown
(1952)
Francis Goes to West Point
as Peter Stirling
(1951)
Double Crossbones
as Davey Crandall
(1951)
Francis Goes to the Races
as Peter Stirling
(1950)
Francis
as Peter Stirling
(1950)
The Milkman
as Roger Bradley
(1950)
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
as Edward Timmons
(1949)
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
as William Waldo Winfield
(1948)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Wilbur McMurty
(1948)
Are You With It?
as Milton Haskins
(1947)
Something in the Wind
as Charlie Read
(1945)
Patrick the Great
as Pat Donahue Jr.
(1944)
Follow the Boys
as Donald O'Connor
(1944)
Bowery to Broadway
as Specialty dancer
(1944)
This Is the Life
as Jimmy Plum
(1944)
The Merry Monahans
as Jimmy Monahan
(1944)
Chip Off the Old Block
as Donald Corrigan
(1943)
Top Man
as Don Warren
(1943)
Mister Big
as Donald J. O'Connor
(1943)
It Comes Up Love
as Ricky Ives
(1942)
Get Hep to Love
as Jimmy Arnold
(1942)
What's Cookin'?
as Tommy
(1942)
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
as Frankie Flanagan
(1942)
Private Buckaroo
as Donny
(1942)
Give Out, Sisters
as Don
(1939)
Beau Geste
as Beau Geste (as a Child)
(1939)
Unmarried
as Ted Streaver (age 12)
(1939)
On Your Toes
as Phil Jr. as a Boy
(1939)
Million Dollar Legs
as Sticky Boone
(1939)
Boy Trouble
as Butch
(1939)
Night Work
as Butch Smiley
(1939)
Death of a Champion
as Small Fry
(1938)
Men with Wings
as Young Pat Falconer
(1938)
Tom Sawyer, Detective
as Huckleberry Finn
(1938)
Sons of the Legion
as Butch Baker
(1938)
Sing, You Sinners
as Mike Beebe
(1937)
Melody for Two
as Specialty Act
(1937)
It Can't Last Forever
as Kid Dancer (uncredited)