Donald O'Connor

Acting

Born: 1925-08-28 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: 2003-09-27

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.

Acting

Singin' in the Rain

Cosmo Brown

There's No Business Like Show Business

Tim Donahue

Toys

Kenneth Zevo

Ragtime

Evelyn's Dance Instructor

It Can't Last Forever

Kid Dancer (uncredited)

Follow the Boys

Donald O'Connor

Beau Geste

Beau Geste (as a Child)

Francis

Peter Stirling

Francis in the Navy

Peter Stirling

That Funny Feeling

Harvey Granson

Something in the Wind

Charlie Read

Anything Goes

Ted Adams

Call Me Madam

Kenneth Gibson

Out to Sea

Jonathan Devereaux

I Love Melvin

Melvin Hoover

Francis Goes to the Races

Peter Stirling

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

Uncle Cyrus

Double Crossbones

Davey Crandall

Francis Covers the Big Town

Peter Stirling

Francis Goes to West Point

Peter Stirling

Francis Joins the WACS

Peter Stirling

On Your Toes

Phil Jr. as a Boy

Get Hep to Love

Jimmy Arnold

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

Wilbur McMurty

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Self

Sing, You Sinners

Mike Beebe

Cry for Happy

Murray Prince

The Milkman

Roger Bradley

The Buster Keaton Story

Buster Keaton

Patrick the Great

Pat Donahue Jr.

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Edward Timmons

Mister Big

Donald J. O'Connor

The Merry Monahans

Jimmy Monahan

Walking My Baby Back Home

Clarence "Jigger" Millard

Boy Trouble

Butch

Men with Wings

Young Pat Falconer

Top Man

Don Warren

Sons of the Legion

Butch Baker

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Huckleberry Finn

It Comes Up Love

Ricky Ives

Alice in Wonderland

Mock Turtle

Chip Off the Old Block

Donald Corrigan

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Self (archive footage)

The Wonders of Aladdin

Aladdin

Melody for Two

Specialty Act

That's Entertainment!

Self - Host / Narrator

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

William Waldo Winfield

A Mouse, a Mystery and Me

Alex the Mouse (voice)

This Is the Life

Jimmy Plum

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

Unmarried

Ted Streaver (age 12)

Father Frost

Baba Yaga

Million Dollar Legs

Sticky Boone

What's Cookin'?

Tommy

Give Out, Sisters

Don

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Frankie Flanagan

Private Buckaroo

Donny

Bowery to Broadway

Specialty dancer

Pandemonium

Glenn's Dad

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

A Time to Remember

Father Walsh

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

Self

Are You With It?

Milton Haskins

Lucy Moves to NBC

Self

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

Night Work

Butch Smiley

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

Death of a Champion

Small Fry

That's Dancing!

The Big Fix

Francis Joins The Navy

The Lion Roars Again

Self (uncredited)

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

Self

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self

Pioneers of Primetime

Becoming Marilyn

Singin' in the Rain

Cosmo Brown

There's No Business Like Show Business

Tim Donahue

Toys

Kenneth Zevo

Ragtime

Evelyn's Dance Instructor

It Can't Last Forever

Kid Dancer (uncredited)

Follow the Boys

Donald O'Connor

Beau Geste

Beau Geste (as a Child)

Francis

Peter Stirling

Francis in the Navy

Peter Stirling

That Funny Feeling

Harvey Granson

Something in the Wind

Charlie Read

Anything Goes

Ted Adams

Call Me Madam

Kenneth Gibson

Out to Sea

Jonathan Devereaux

I Love Melvin

Melvin Hoover

Francis Goes to the Races

Peter Stirling

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

Uncle Cyrus

Double Crossbones

Davey Crandall

Francis Covers the Big Town

Peter Stirling

Francis Goes to West Point

Peter Stirling

Francis Joins the WACS

Peter Stirling

On Your Toes

Phil Jr. as a Boy

Get Hep to Love

Jimmy Arnold

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

Wilbur McMurty

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Self

Sing, You Sinners

Mike Beebe

Cry for Happy

Murray Prince

The Milkman

Roger Bradley

The Buster Keaton Story

Buster Keaton

Patrick the Great

Pat Donahue Jr.

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Edward Timmons

Mister Big

Donald J. O'Connor

The Merry Monahans

Jimmy Monahan

Walking My Baby Back Home

Clarence "Jigger" Millard

Boy Trouble

Butch

Men with Wings

Young Pat Falconer

Top Man

Don Warren

Sons of the Legion

Butch Baker

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Huckleberry Finn

It Comes Up Love

Ricky Ives

Alice in Wonderland

Mock Turtle

Chip Off the Old Block

Donald Corrigan

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Self (archive footage)

The Wonders of Aladdin

Aladdin

Melody for Two

Specialty Act

That's Entertainment!

Self - Host / Narrator

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

William Waldo Winfield

A Mouse, a Mystery and Me

Alex the Mouse (voice)

This Is the Life

Jimmy Plum

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

Unmarried

Ted Streaver (age 12)

Father Frost

Baba Yaga

Million Dollar Legs

Sticky Boone

What's Cookin'?

Tommy

Give Out, Sisters

Don

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Frankie Flanagan

Private Buckaroo

Donny

Bowery to Broadway

Specialty dancer

Pandemonium

Glenn's Dad

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

A Time to Remember

Father Walsh

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

Self

Are You With It?

Milton Haskins

Lucy Moves to NBC

Self

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

Night Work

Butch Smiley

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

Death of a Champion

Small Fry

That's Dancing!

The Big Fix

Francis Joins The Navy

The Lion Roars Again

Self (uncredited)

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

Self

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self

Pioneers of Primetime

Becoming Marilyn