Gene Kelly
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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. Kelly is best known today for his performances in films such as Cover Girl (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, On the Town (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955). Kelly made his film debut with Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942), and followed by Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Pirate (1948), Summer Stock (1950), and Les Girls (1957) among others. After musicals he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964). In 1967, he appeared in French director Jacques Demy's musical comedy The Young Girls of Rochefort opposite Catherine Deneuve. Kelly solo directed the comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967) starring Walter Matthau, and later the extravagant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand, recognized with an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Kelly co-hosted and appeared in Ziegfeld Follies (1946), That's Entertainment! (1974), That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), That's Dancing! (1985), and That's Entertainment, Part III (1994). His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences. Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements; the same year, An American in Paris won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors (1982) and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute. In 1999, the American Film Institute also ranked him as the 15th greatest male screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema.
Known for
Credits
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
as Don Lockwood
The Three Musketeers (1948)
as D'Artagnan
Let's Make Love (1960)
as Gene Kelly (uncredited)
An American in Paris (1951)
as Jerry Mulligan
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
as Andy Miller
Inherit the Wind (1960)
as E.K. Hornbeck
On the Town (1949)
as Gabey
Olympic Gala (1984)
Actor
What a Way to Go! (1964)
as Pinky Benson
The Pirate (1948)
as Serafin
Xanadu (1980)
as Danny McGuire
40 Carats (1973)
as Billy Boylan
Cover Girl (1944)
as Danny McGuire
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
as Ted Riley
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as Self - Host / Narrator
Summer Stock (1950)
as Joe D. Ross
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
as Noel Airman
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as Self - Host
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
as Joseph Brady
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as Self - Host
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
as Alec Howe / Black Arrow
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004)
as Don Lockwood
Deep in My Heart (1954)
as Performer (segment "Dancing Around")
It's a Big Country (1951)
as Icarus Xenophon
Words and Music (1948)
as Gene Kelly
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
as Eddie O'Brien
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009)
as Self (archive)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
Brigadoon (1954)
as Tommy Albright
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
The Lion Roars Again (1975)
as Self
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
as Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide")
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
as Self
That's Dancing! (1985)
as Self - Host
The Devil Makes Three (1952)
as Jeff Eliot
Lucy Moves to NBC (1980)
as Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988)
as Self
The Costume Designer (1950)
as Self (archive footage)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)
as Jeremy Keen, the Peddler
For Me and My Gal (1942)
as Harry Palmer
Living in a Big Way (1947)
as Leo Gogarty
Black Hand (1950)
as Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
as Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)
as Self (archive footage)
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash (1990)
as Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as (archive footage)
Les Girls (1957)
as Barry Nichols
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights (1980)
as Self
The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
as Victor
NBC: The First Fifty Years (1976)
as Self
Reporters (1981)
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)
as (archive footage)
Invitation to the Dance (1956)
as Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood (2025)
as Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage)
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
as Gene Kelly (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer (1943)
as Eddie Marsh
The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera (1977)
as Self - Host
A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998)
as Self / Narrator (archive footage)
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988)
as Self – Interviewee
It's Showtime (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
The Life You Save May Be Your Own (1957)
as Tom T. Triplett
Pilot #5 (1943)
as Vito S. Alessandro
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
as Self - Actor (archive sound)
Sid & Judy (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
The Julie Andrews Show (1965)
as Self
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1979)
as Self
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala (2017)
as Self
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait (1978)
as Self
Ersatz (1978)
as Don Lockwood (voice) (archive sound)
Summer Stock: Get Happy! (2006)
as Joe D. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
La La La (2018)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Happy Road (1957)
as Michael J. Andrews
Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly (1958)
as Self
Christmas Holiday (1944)
as Robert Manette
Cinderella at the Palace (1978)
as Host
Easter Parade: On the Avenue (2005)
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Sandy Duncan Special (1974)
as Self
Mickey's 50 (1978)
as Self
Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort (1966)
as Self
Viva Knievel! (1977)
as Will Atkins
Combat Fatigue Irritability (1945)
as Seaman Bob Lucas
Frank Sinatra: Around the World (2011)
as Self - Guest
Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back (1973)
as Self - Guest Performer
True Blue (2024)
as (Archive Footage)
Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954)
as Lieutenant Bradville
Sylvie Vartan: Live in Las Vegas (1982)
as Self
Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961)
as Self - Host
The Movie Palaces (1987)
as Self
The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific (1945)
as Narrator (voice)
Happy Again (2006)
as Don Lockwood (archive footage)
An Evening with Gene Kelly (1977)
as Self