Donald O'Connor

Person

Donald O'Connor

Born 28 August 1925 Died 27 September 2003, aged 78 Chicago, Illinois, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
11age in their first credit on record (1937)
68years on screen and counting
7credits in 1939, their busiest year
84dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Pioneers of Primetime poster Age: 80

Pioneers of Primetime

2005
Out to Sea poster Age: 71

Out to Sea

1997
as Jonathan Devereaux
No poster
Age: 70

Father Frost

1996
as Baba Yaga
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel poster Age: 68

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

1994
as Uncle Cyrus
Toys poster Age: 67

Toys

1992
as Kenneth Zevo
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me poster Age: 62

A Mouse, a Mystery and Me

1987
as Alex the Mouse (voice)
A Time to Remember poster Age: 62

A Time to Remember

1987
as Father Walsh
That's Dancing! poster Age: 59

That's Dancing!

1985
Alice in Wonderland poster Age: 58

Alice in Wonderland

1983
as Mock Turtle
Pandemonium poster Age: 56

Pandemonium

1982
as Glenn's Dad
Ragtime poster Age: 56

Ragtime

1981
as Evelyn's Dance Instructor
The Big Fix poster Age: 53

The Big Fix

1978
as Francis Joins The Navy
That Funny Feeling poster Age: 39

That Funny Feeling

1965
as Harvey Granson
The Wonders of Aladdin poster Age: 36

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961
as Aladdin
Cry for Happy poster Age: 35

Cry for Happy

1961
as Murray Prince
The Buster Keaton Story poster Age: 31

The Buster Keaton Story

1957
as Buster Keaton
Anything Goes poster Age: 30

Anything Goes

1956
as Ted Adams
Francis in the Navy poster Age: 29

Francis in the Navy

1955
as Peter Stirling
There's No Business Like Show Business poster Age: 29

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954
as Tim Donahue
Francis Joins the WACS poster Age: 28

Francis Joins the WACS

1954
as Peter Stirling
Walking My Baby Back Home poster Age: 28

Walking My Baby Back Home

1953
as Jigger Millard
Francis Covers the Big Town poster Age: 27

Francis Covers the Big Town

1953
as Peter Stirling
Call Me Madam poster Age: 27

Call Me Madam

1953
as Kenneth Gibson
I Love Melvin poster Age: 27

I Love Melvin

1953
as Melvin Hoover
Francis Goes to West Point poster Age: 26

Francis Goes to West Point

1952
as Peter Stirling
Singin' in the Rain poster Age: 26

Singin' in the Rain

1952
as Cosmo Brown
Francis Goes to the Races poster Age: 25

Francis Goes to the Races

1951
as Peter Stirling
Double Crossbones poster Age: 25

Double Crossbones

1951
as Davey Crandall
The Milkman poster Age: 25

The Milkman

1950
as Roger Bradley
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek poster Age: 24

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

1950
as Edward Timmons
Francis poster Age: 24

Francis

1950
as Peter Stirling
Yes Sir, That's My Baby poster Age: 24

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

1949
as William Waldo Winfield
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' poster Age: 22

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

1948
as Wilbur McMurty
Are You With It? poster Age: 22

Are You With It?

1948
as Milton Haskins
Something in the Wind poster Age: 21

Something in the Wind

1947
as Charlie Read
Patrick the Great poster Age: 19

Patrick the Great

1945
as Pat Donahue Jr.
Bowery to Broadway poster Age: 19

Bowery to Broadway

1944
as Specialty dancer
The Merry Monahans poster Age: 19

The Merry Monahans

1944
as Jimmy Monahan
This Is the Life poster Age: 18

This Is the Life

1944
as Jimmy Plum
Follow the Boys poster Age: 18

Follow the Boys

1944
as Donald O'Connor
Chip Off the Old Block poster Age: 18

Chip Off the Old Block

1944
as Donald Corrigan
Top Man poster Age: 18

Top Man

1943
as Don Warren
Mister Big poster Age: 17

Mister Big

1943
as Donald J. O'Connor
It Comes Up Love poster Age: 17

It Comes Up Love

1943
as Ricky Ives
When Johnny Comes Marching Home poster Age: 17

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

1942
as Frankie Flanagan
Get Hep to Love poster Age: 17

Get Hep to Love

1942
as Jimmy Arnold
Give Out, Sisters poster Age: 17

Give Out, Sisters

1942
as Don
Private Buckaroo poster Age: 16

Private Buckaroo

1942
as Donny
What's Cookin'? poster Age: 16

What's Cookin'?

1942
as Tommy
On Your Toes poster Age: 14

On Your Toes

1939
as Phil Jr. as a Boy
Death of a Champion poster Age: 13

Death of a Champion

1939
as Small Fry
Night Work poster Age: 13

Night Work

1939
as Butch Smiley
Beau Geste poster Age: 13

Beau Geste

1939
as Beau Geste (as a Child)
Million Dollar Legs poster Age: 13

Million Dollar Legs

1939
as Sticky Boone
Unmarried poster Age: 13

Unmarried

1939
as Ted Streaver (age 12)
Boy Trouble poster Age: 13

Boy Trouble

1939
as Butch
Tom Sawyer, Detective poster Age: 13

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938
as Huckleberry Finn
Sons of the Legion poster Age: 13

Sons of the Legion

1938
as Butch Baker
Sing, You Sinners poster Age: 13

Sing, You Sinners

1938
as Mike Beebe
Men with Wings poster Age: 12

Men with Wings

1938
as Young Pat Falconer
It Can't Last Forever poster Age: 11

It Can't Last Forever

1937
as Kid Dancer (uncredited)
Melody for Two poster Age: 11

Melody for Two

1937
as Specialty Act
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TV credits

Newest first
The Nanny poster Age: 68

The Nanny

1993
as Fred
Frasier poster Age: 68

Frasier

1993
as Harlow Safford
Tales from the Crypt poster Age: 63

Tales from the Crypt

1989
as Joseph Renfield
Alice in Wonderland poster Age: 60

Alice in Wonderland

1985
as Lory Bird
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 59

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Barry Barnes
Highway to Heaven poster Age: 59

Highway to Heaven

1984
as Jackie Clark
Hotel poster Age: 56

Hotel

1982
as David Connelly
Simon & Simon poster Age: 56

Simon & Simon

1981
as George Decova / Barnaby the Great
The Love Boat poster Age: 52

The Love Boat

1977
as Oscar Tilton
The Love Boat poster Age: 52

The Love Boat

1977
as Leo Halbert
The Love Boat poster Age: 52

The Love Boat

1977
as Howard Enicker
Hunter poster Age: 51

Hunter

1977
The Bionic Woman poster Age: 50

The Bionic Woman

1976
Ellery Queen poster Age: 50

Ellery Queen

1975
as Kenny Freeman
Police Story poster Age: 47

Police Story

1973
as Holly Connor
The Bobby Darin Show poster Age: 47

The Bobby Darin Show

1973
Great Performances poster Age: 45

Great Performances

1971
as Mock Turtle
ABC Stage 67 poster Age: 41

ABC Stage 67

1966
as Hermes
No poster
Age: 38

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
as Benjamin Boggs
No poster
Age: 37

Vacation Playhouse

1963
as Donald Dugan
DuPont Show of the Month poster Age: 32

DuPont Show of the Month

1957
as Johnny Shaw
No poster
Age: 29

The Donald O'Connor Show

1954
as Donald O'Connor
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