Birthday:
Aug 28, 1925
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Singin' in the Rain | Cosmo Brown | 1952 |
| There's No Business Like Show Business | Tim Donahue | 1954 |
| Toys | Kenneth Zevo | 1992 |
| Ragtime | Evelyn's Dance Instructor | 1981 |
| It Can't Last Forever | Kid Dancer (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Follow the Boys | Donald O'Connor | 1944 |
| Beau Geste | Beau Geste (as a Child) | 1939 |
| Francis | Peter Stirling | 1950 |
| Francis in the Navy | Peter Stirling | 1955 |
| Something in the Wind | Charlie Read | 1947 |
| That Funny Feeling | Harvey Granson | 1965 |
| Call Me Madam | Kenneth Gibson | 1953 |
| Anything Goes | Ted Adams | 1956 |
| Out to Sea | Jonathan Devereaux | 1997 |
| I Love Melvin | Melvin Hoover | 1953 |
| Francis Goes to the Races | Peter Stirling | 1951 |
| Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel | Uncle Cyrus | 1994 |
| Double Crossbones | Davey Crandall | 1951 |
| Francis Covers the Big Town | Peter Stirling | 1953 |
| Francis Joins the WACS | Peter Stirling | 1954 |
| Francis Goes to West Point | Peter Stirling | 1952 |
| On Your Toes | Phil Jr. as a Boy | 1939 |
| Get Hep to Love | Jimmy Arnold | 1942 |
| Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' | Wilbur McMurty | 1948 |
| Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | 1988 |
| Sing, You Sinners | Mike Beebe | 1938 |
| Cry for Happy | Murray Prince | 1961 |
| The Milkman | Roger Bradley | 1950 |
| The Buster Keaton Story | Buster Keaton | 1957 |
| Patrick the Great | Pat Donahue Jr. | 1945 |
| Curtain Call at Cactus Creek | Edward Timmons | 1950 |
| Mister Big | Donald J. O'Connor | 1943 |
| The Merry Monahans | Jimmy Monahan | 1944 |
| Walking My Baby Back Home | Clarence "Jigger" Millard | 1953 |
| Boy Trouble | Butch | 1939 |
| Men with Wings | Young Pat Falconer | 1938 |
| Top Man | Don Warren | 1943 |
| Sons of the Legion | Butch Baker | 1938 |
| Tom Sawyer, Detective | Huckleberry Finn | 1938 |
| It Comes Up Love | Ricky Ives | 1943 |
| Alice in Wonderland | Mock Turtle | 1983 |
| Chip Off the Old Block | Donald Corrigan | 1944 |
| Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' | Self (archive footage) | 2005 |
| The Wonders of Aladdin | Aladdin | 1961 |
| Melody for Two | Specialty Act | 1937 |
| That's Entertainment! | Self - Host / Narrator | 1974 |
| Yes Sir, That's My Baby | William Waldo Winfield | 1949 |
| A Mouse, a Mystery and Me | Alex the Mouse | 1987 |
| This Is the Life | Jimmy Plum | 1944 |
| Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985 |
| Unmarried | Ted Streaver (age 12) | 1939 |
| Father Frost | Baba Yaga | 1996 |
| Million Dollar Legs | Sticky Boone | 1939 |
| What's Cookin'? | Tommy | 1942 |
| Give Out, Sisters | Don | 1942 |
| When Johnny Comes Marching Home | Frankie Flanagan | 1942 |
| Private Buckaroo | Donny | 1942 |
| Bowery to Broadway | Specialty dancer | 1944 |
| Pandemonium | Glenn's Dad | 1982 |
| Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer | Self (archive footage) | 2002 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994 |
| A Time to Remember | Father Walsh | 1987 |
| What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | Self | 2002 |
| Are You With It? | Milton Haskins | 1948 |
| Lucy Moves to NBC | Self | 1980 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Marilyn | Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1963 |
| Night Work | Butch Smiley | 1939 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Death of a Champion | Small Fry | 1939 |
| That's Dancing! | 1985 | |
| The Big Fix | Francis Joins The Navy | 1978 |
| The Lion Roars Again | Self (uncredited) | 1975 |
| Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints | Self | 2000 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Murder, She Wrote | Barry Barnes | 1984 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950 |
| The Bionic Woman | 1976 | |
| Simon & Simon | George Decova / Barnaby the Great | 1981 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Joseph Renfield | 1989 |
| Highway to Heaven | Jackie Clark | 1984 |
| Hotel | David Connelly | 1982 |
| Frasier | Harlow Safford | 1993 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Police Story | 1973 | |
| The Don Knotts Show | Self | 1970 |
| The Big Show | Self | 1980 |
| ABC Stage 67 | Hermes | 1966 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| Ellery Queen | Kenny Freeman | 1975 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Donald Dugan | 1963 |
| The Oscars | Self | 1953 |
| The Jimmy Durante Show | Self | 1954 |
| Hunter | 1977 | |
| Alice in Wonderland | Lory Bird | 1985 |
| Tony Orlando and Dawn | Self | 1974 |
| The Donald O'Connor Show | Host | 1968 |
| The Donald O'Connor Show | Donald O'Connor | 1954 |
| Startime | 1959 | |
| The Nanny | Fred | 1993 |
| The Judy Garland Show | Self | 1963 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1956 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self - Guest Host | 1957 |
| Columbo | Clarence Millard (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1971 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Benjamin Boggs | 1963 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | 1961 |
| The Julie Andrews Hour | Self | 1972 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self / Various Characters | 1967 |
| The Love Boat | Oscar Tilton | 1977 |
| The Pet Set | Self | 1971 |
| DuPont Show of the Month | Johnny Shaw | 1957 |
| Vicki! | Self | 1992 |
| The Love Boat | Howard Enicker | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Leo Halbert | 1977 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Omnibus | Self | 1967 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962 |
| Great Performances | Mock Turtle | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| The Bobby Darin Show | 1973 |
