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Gene Kelly

Eugene Curran Kelly was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen.

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Filmography

Singin' in the Rain

1952
as Don Lockwood

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

1982
as Narrator

Jack and the Beanstalk

1967
as Jeremy Keen, Proprietor (Peddler)

The Julie Andrews Show

1965
as Himself

Invitation to the Dance

1956
as Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad

The Cross of Lorraine

1943
as Victor

Brigadoon

1954
as Tommy Albright

The Devil Makes Three

1952
as Capt. Jeff Eliot

That's Entertainment! III

1994
as Himself - Co-Host / Narrator

Inherit the Wind

1960
as E.K. Hornbeck

The Sandy Duncan Special

1974
as Gene Kelly

The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

1994
as Self - Audience Member

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast

1973

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954
as Lieutenant Bradville

On the Town

1949
as Gabey

The Lion Roars Again

1975
as Gene Kelly

North and South

1985
as Charles Edwards

Words and Music

1948
as Himself

Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights

1980
as Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002
as Himself (archive footage)

The Three Musketeers

1948
as D'Artagnan

Living in a Big Way

1947
as Leo Gogarty

What a Way to Go!

1964
as Pinky Benson

Let's Make Love

1960
as Himself

It's a Big Country

1951
as Icarus Xenophon

Xanadu

1980
as Danny McGuire

The Costume Designer

1950
as Self (archive footage)

AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire

1999

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983
as Himself

An Evening with Gene Kelly

1977
as himself

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

1949
as Eddie O'Brien

Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back

1973
as Gene Kelly

Ziegfeld Follies

1945
as Gentleman in 'The Babbit and the Bromide'

Black Hand

1950
as Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo

Les Demoiselles de Rochefort

1967
as Andy Miller

That's Dancing!

1985
as Himself - Host

Les demoiselles ont eu 25 ans

1993
as Himself (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Golden Years

1961
as Self - Host

Thousands Cheer

1943
as Private Eddie Marsh

Submarine Warfare

1986
as Narrator

Deep in My Heart

1954
as Gene Kelly

It's Always Fair Weather

1955
as Ted Riley

Anchors Aweigh

1945
as Joseph Brady

Combat Fatigue Irritability

1945
as Seaman Bob Lucas

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943
as Alec Howe / Black Arrow

China Dolls

2007
as Dr. Gene

That's Entertainment!

1974
as Himself - Co-Host / Narrator / Clips from 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' - 'Singin' in the Rain' and

Cover Girl

1944
as Danny McGuire

40 Carats

1973
as Billy Boylan

A Bing Crosby Christmas

1998
as Gene Kelly

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

1988
as Gene Kelly

The Happy Road

1957
as Michael J. Andrews

Love Is Better Than Ever

1952
as Himself

Frank Sinatra: Around the World

2011
as Guest

Marjorie Morningstar

1958
as Noel Airman

Christmas Holiday

1944
as Robert Manette

Les Girls

1957
as Barry Nichols

Viva Knievel!

1977
as Will Atkins

The Pirate

1948
as Serafin

An American in Paris

1951
as Jerry Mulligan

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976
as Himself - Co-Host / Narrator

Going My Way

1962

Summer Stock

1950
as Joe D. Ross

For Me and My Gal

1942
as Harry Palmer

Director

Movie Singin' in the Rain 1952
Movie Invitation to the Dance 1956
Movie Jack and the Beanstalk 1967
Movie On the Town 1949
Movie That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
Movie The Tunnel of Love 1958
Movie Hello, Dolly! 1969
Movie A Guide for the Married Man 1967
Movie Combat Fatigue Irritability 1945
Movie It's Always Fair Weather 1955
Movie The Cheyenne Social Club 1970
Movie The Happy Road 1957
Movie Gigot 1962

Writer

Movie Invitation to the Dance 1956
Movie Take Me Out to the Ball Game 1949

Host

Episode Les César du cinéma
9e cérémonie des César 		1984

Producer

Movie Anaconda 1997
Movie Jack and the Beanstalk 1967
Movie China Dolls 2007
Movie The Cheyenne Social Club 1970

Guest Star

Episode The Academy Awards
The 48th Academy Awards 1976 		1976
Episode The Frank Sinatra Show
Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back 		1973
Episode North and South
Summer 1842 - Summer 1844 		1985
Episode Discovering Film
Discovering Gene Kelly 		2015
Episode What's My Line?
Gene Kelly 		1964
Episode Tony Awards
The 32nd Annual Tony Awards 		1978
Episode The Danny Kaye Show
Gene Kelly / Michele Lee 		1963
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Gene Kelly, Shecky Greene, Stockard Channing 		1975
Episode Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Life You Save 		1957
Episode RiffTrax
Viva Knievel! 		2013
Episode The Jackie Gleason Show (1966)
Jackie Gleason's 51st Birthday Celebration 		1967