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.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
1971
Frasier
1996
The Merv Griffin Show
1972
The Love Boat
1981
Great Performances
1983
Murder, She Wrote
1990
The Nanny
1996
Tony Awards
1976
The Red Skelton Show
1958
Petticoat Junction
1964
Hotel
1983

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
129
Directing
1
2022
Becoming Marilyn
as (archive footage)
2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Pioneers of Primetime
2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
2002
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
as Self
2000
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
as Self
1997
Out to Sea
as Jonathan
1996
Father Frost
as Baba Yaga
1996
Frasier
as Harlow Safford
1996
The Nanny
as Fred
1994
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
as Uncle Cyrus
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1993
Vicki!
as Self
1992
Toys
as Kenneth Zevo
1992
Tales from the Crypt
as Joseph Renfield
1990
Murder, She Wrote
as Barry Barnes
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
1987
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
as Alex the Mouse (voice)
1987
A Time to Remember
as Father Walsh
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
Highway to Heaven
as Jackie Clark
1986
The Love Boat
as Leo Halbert
1986
Great Performances
as Self
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
That's Dancing!
1985
Alice in Wonderland
as Lory Bird
1984
The Love Boat
as Howard Enicker
1983
Alice in Wonderland
as Mock Turtle
1983
Simon & Simon
as George Decova / Barnaby the Great
1983
Hotel
as David Connelly
1983
Great Performances
as Mock Turtle
1982
Pandemonium
as Glenn's Dad
1981
Ragtime
as Evelyn's Dance Instructor
1981
The Love Boat
as Oscar Tilton
1980
Lucy Moves to NBC
as Self
1980
The Big Show
as Self
1978
The Big Fix
as Francis Joins The Navy
1977
Hunter
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self
1976
Police Story
as Holly Connor
1976
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1976
Film '72
as Self
1975
The Lion Roars Again
as Self (uncredited)
1975
Ellery Queen
as Kenny Freeman
1974
That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / Narrator
1974
Dinah!
as Self
1973
The Julie Andrews Hour
as Self
1973
The Bobby Darin Show
1972
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1971
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1971
The Pet Set
as Self
1970
The Don Knotts Show
as Self
1969
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self / Various Characters
1968
The Donald O'Connor Show
as Host
1966
ABC Stage 67
as Hermes
1966
Vacation Playhouse
as Donald Dugan
1966
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Benjamin Boggs
1965
That Funny Feeling
as Harvey Granson
1964
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1963
Marilyn
as archive footage
1963
The Judy Garland Show
as Self
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Guest Host
1961
Cry for Happy
as Murray Prince
1961
The Wonders of Aladdin
as Aladdin
1958
DuPont Show of the Month
as Johnny Shaw
1958
The Red Skelton Show
as Self
1957
The Buster Keaton Story
as Buster Keaton
1957
The Clouded Image
as Self - Host
1957
The Jet-Propelled Couch
as Dr. Robert Harrison
1956
Anything Goes
as Ted Adams
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1955
Francis in the Navy
as Peter Stirling / Slicker Donevan
1954
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Tim Donahue
1954
Francis Joins the WACS
as Peter Stirling
1954
The Oscars
as Self
1954
The Jimmy Durante Show
as Self
1954
The Donald O'Connor Show
as Donald O'Connor
1953
Call Me Madam
as Kenneth Gibson
1953
I Love Melvin
as Melvin Hoover
1953
Francis Covers the Big Town
as Peter Stirling
1953
Walking My Baby Back Home
as Jigger Millard
1953
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1952
Singin' in the Rain
as Cosmo Brown
1952
Francis Goes to West Point
as Peter Stirling
1952
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1951
Francis Goes to the Races
as Peter Stirling
1951
Double Crossbones
as Davey Crandall
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self - Guest Host
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self - Host
1950
Francis
as Peter Stirling
1950
The Milkman
as Roger Bradley
1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
as Edward Timmons
1949
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
as William Waldo Winfield
1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Wilbur McMurty
1948
Are You With It?
as Milton Haskins
1947
Something in the Wind
as Charlie Read
1945
Patrick the Great
as Pat Donahue Jr.
1944
Follow the Boys
as Donald O'Connor
1944
The Merry Monahans
as Jimmy Monahan
1944
Chip Off the Old Block
as Donald Corrigan
1944
This Is the Life
as Jimmy
1944
Bowery to Broadway
as Specialty dancer
1943
Mister Big
as Donald J. O'Connor
1943
Top Man
as Don Warren
1943
It Comes Up Love
as Ricky Ives
1942
Get Hep to Love
as Jimmy Arnold
1942
What's Cookin'?
as Tommy
1942
Give Out, Sisters
as Don
1942
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
as Frankie
1942
Private Buckaroo
as Donny
1939
Beau Geste
as Beau Geste (as a Child)
1939
On Your Toes
as Phil Jr. as a Boy
1939
Boy Trouble
as Butch
1939
Unmarried
as Ted Streaver (age 12)
1939
Million Dollar Legs
as Sticky Boone
1939
Night Work
as Butch Smiley
1939
Death of a Champion
as Small Fry
1938
Sing, You Sinners
as Mike Beebe
1938
Men with Wings
as Young Pat Falconer
1938
Sons of the Legion
as Butch Baker
1938
Tom Sawyer, Detective
as Huckleberry Finn
1937
It Can't Last Forever
as Kid Dancer (uncredited)
1937
Melody for Two
as Specialty Act