Gene Kelly

Person

Gene Kelly

Born 23 August 1912 Died 2 February 1996, aged 83 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA TMDB ↗

Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) 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. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s, until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s.

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The numbers

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30age in their first credit on record (1942)
76years on screen and counting
4credits in 1945, their busiest year
52dated credits on record
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Movie credits

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La La La poster Age: 106

La La La

2018
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Summer Stock: Get Happy! poster Age: 93

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

2006
as Joe D. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Again poster Age: 93

Happy Again

2006
as Don Lockwood (archive footage)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies poster Age: 91

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

2004
as Don Lockwood
Xanadu poster Age: 67

Xanadu

1980
as Danny McGuire
Ersatz poster Age: 65

Ersatz

1978
as Don Lockwood (voice) (archive sound)
Viva Knievel! poster Age: 64

Viva Knievel!

1977
as Will Atkins
40 Carats poster Age: 60

40 Carats

1973
as Billy Boylan
The Young Girls of Rochefort poster Age: 54

The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967
as Andy Miller
Jack and the Beanstalk poster Age: 54

Jack and the Beanstalk

1967
as Jeremy Keen, the Peddler
What a Way to Go! poster Age: 51

What a Way to Go!

1964
as Pinky Benson
Let's Make Love poster Age: 48

Let's Make Love

1960
as Gene Kelly (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind poster Age: 47

Inherit the Wind

1960
as E.K. Hornbeck
Marjorie Morningstar poster Age: 45

Marjorie Morningstar

1958
as Noel Airman
Les Girls poster Age: 45

Les Girls

1957
as Barry Nichols
The Happy Road poster Age: 44

The Happy Road

1957
as Michael J. Andrews
The Life You Save May Be Your Own poster Age: 44

The Life You Save May Be Your Own

1957
as Tom T. Triplett
Invitation to the Dance poster Age: 43

Invitation to the Dance

1956
as Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad
It's Always Fair Weather poster Age: 43

It's Always Fair Weather

1955
as Ted Riley
Deep in My Heart poster Age: 42

Deep in My Heart

1954
as Performer in Dancing Around
Brigadoon poster Age: 42

Brigadoon

1954
as Tommy Albright
Seagulls Over Sorrento poster Age: 41

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954
as Lieutenant Bradville
The Devil Makes Three poster Age: 40

The Devil Makes Three

1952
as Jeff Eliot
Singin' in the Rain poster Age: 39

Singin' in the Rain

1952
as Don Lockwood
Love Is Better Than Ever poster Age: 39

Love Is Better Than Ever

1952
as Gene Kelly (uncredited)
It's a Big Country poster Age: 39

It's a Big Country

1951
as Icarus Xenophon
An American in Paris poster Age: 39

An American in Paris

1951
as Jerry Mulligan
Summer Stock poster Age: 38

Summer Stock

1950
as Joe D. Ross
Black Hand poster Age: 37

Black Hand

1950
as Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo
On the Town poster Age: 37

On the Town

1949
as Gabey
Take Me Out to the Ball Game poster Age: 36

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

1949
as Eddie O'Brien
Words and Music poster Age: 36

Words and Music

1948
as Gene Kelly
The Three Musketeers poster Age: 36

The Three Musketeers

1948
as D'Artagnan
The Pirate poster Age: 35

The Pirate

1948
as Serafin
Living in a Big Way poster Age: 34

Living in a Big Way

1947
as Leo Gogarty
The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific poster Age: 33

The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific

1945
as Narrator (voice)
Ziegfeld Follies poster Age: 33

Ziegfeld Follies

1945
as Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide")
Anchors Aweigh poster Age: 32

Anchors Aweigh

1945
as Joseph Brady
Combat Fatigue Irritability poster Age: 32

Combat Fatigue Irritability

1945
as Seaman Bob Lucas
Christmas Holiday poster Age: 31

Christmas Holiday

1944
as Robert Manette
Cover Girl poster Age: 31

Cover Girl

1944
as Danny McGuire
The Cross of Lorraine poster Age: 31

The Cross of Lorraine

1943
as Victor
Thousands Cheer poster Age: 31

Thousands Cheer

1943
as Private Eddie Marsh
Du Barry Was a Lady poster Age: 30

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943
as Alec Howe / Black Arrow
Pilot #5 poster Age: 30

Pilot #5

1943
as Vito S. Alessandro
For Me and My Gal poster Age: 30

For Me and My Gal

1942
as Harry Palmer
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TV credits

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