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.
Movies
Singin' in the Rain
Cosmo Brown
There's No Business Like Show Business
Tim Donahue
Toys
Kenneth Zevo
Ragtime
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Follow the Boys
Donald O'Connor
Beau Geste
Beau Geste (as a Child)
Francis
Peter Stirling
That Funny Feeling
Harvey Granson
Something in the Wind
Charlie Read
Francis in the Navy
Peter Stirling
Anything Goes
Ted Adams
Call Me Madam
Kenneth Gibson
Out to Sea
Jonathan Devereaux
I Love Melvin
Melvin Hoover
Bandit's Silver Angel
Uncle Cyrus
Francis Goes to the Races
Peter Stirling
Double Crossbones
Davey Crandall
Francis Goes to West Point
Peter Stirling
Francis Joins the WACS
Peter Stirling
Francis Covers the Big Town
Peter Stirling
Get Hep to Love
Jimmy Arnold
On Your Toes
Phil Jr. as a Boy
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Wilbur McMurty
Sing, You Sinners
Mike Beebe
Cry for Happy
Murray Prince
The Buster Keaton Story
Buster Keaton
The Milkman
Roger Bradley
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
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Huckleberry Finn
Sons of the Legion
Butch Baker
It Comes Up Love
Ricky Ives
Top Man
Don Warren
Chip Off the Old Block
Donald Corrigan
The Wonders of Aladdin
Aladdin
Melody for Two
Specialty Act
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
Give Out, Sisters
Don
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
William Waldo Winfield
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
Alex the Mouse
This Is the Life
Jimmy Plum
Unmarried
Ted Streaver (age 12)
Million Dollar Legs
Sticky Boone
What's Cookin'?
Tommy
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)
Marilyn
Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night Work
Butch Smiley
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
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
It Can't Last Forever
Kid Dancer (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
Alice in Wonderland
Mock Turtle
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Father Frost
Baba Yaga
Shows
The Bionic Woman
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Police Story
The Don Knotts Show
Self
The Donald O'Connor Show
Host
The Oscars
Self
Murder, She Wrote
Barry Barnes
The Donald O'Connor Show
Donald O'Connor
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Simon & Simon
Tales from the Crypt
Joseph Renfield
Highway to Heaven
Hotel
Frasier
Harlow Safford
The Big Show
Self
ABC Stage 67
Hermes
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Ellery Queen
The Jimmy Durante Show
Self
Vacation Playhouse
Donald Dugan
Hunter
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
Alice in Wonderland
Lory Bird
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Love Boat
Oscar Tilton
Great Performances
Mock Turtle
Great Performances
Self
The Judy Garland Show
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self (archive footage)
The Pet Set
Self
Startime
The Nanny
Fred
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self - Guest Host
Columbo
Clarence Millard (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Benjamin Boggs