Donald O'Connor

Known for: Acting

Born: 1925-08-28 – 2003-09-27 (aged 78)

From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography (123)

MOVIE★ 7.6
Becoming Marilyn
2022
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
MOVIE
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Out to Sea
1997
as Jonathan Devereaux
MOVIE★ 10.0
Father Frost
1996
as Baba Yaga
MOVIE★ 7.0
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 4.8
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
1994
as Uncle Cyrus
TV★ 8.1
The Nanny
1993
as Fred
TV★ 7.7
Frasier
1993
as Harlow Safford
MOVIE★ 5.3
Toys
1992
as Kenneth Zevo
TV★ 6.5
Vicki!
1992
as Self
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Joseph Renfield
MOVIE★ 6.0
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
1987
as Alex the Mouse (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Time to Remember
1987
as Father Walsh
MOVIE★ 6.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
TV★ 6.7
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Lory Bird
MOVIE★ 6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
That's Dancing!
1985
TV★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Barry Barnes
TV★ 7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Jackie Clark
MOVIE★ 6.8
Alice in Wonderland
1983
as Mock Turtle
TV★ 6.8
Hotel
1982
as David Connelly
MOVIE★ 4.7
Pandemonium
1982
as Glenn's Dad
TV★ 6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
as George Decova / Barnaby the Great
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ragtime
1981
as Evelyn's Dance Instructor
TV★ 9.0
The Big Show
1980
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.3
Lucy Moves to NBC
1980
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Big Fix
1978
as Francis Joins The Navy
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
as Oscar Tilton
TV★ 8.2
Hunter
1977
MOVIE
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.5
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.0
The Bionic Woman
1976
TV★ 7.5
Ellery Queen
1975
as Kenny Freeman
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self (uncredited)
TV★ 3.5
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Dinah!
1974
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.4
That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
TV★ 7.0
Police Story
1973
as Holly Connor
TV★ 10.0
The Bobby Darin Show
1973
TV★ 8.0
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
TV★ 4.7
Film '72
1971
as Self
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Mock Turtle
TV★ 6.7
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
TV★ 9.0
The Don Knotts Show
1970
as Self
TV★ 8.0
The Donald O'Connor Show
1968
as Host
TV★ 7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self / Various Characters
TV★ 6.8
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Hermes
MOVIE★ 6.3
That Funny Feeling
1965
as Harvey Granson
TV★ 8.2
The Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
TV★ 5.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Benjamin Boggs
TV★ 8.0
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Donald Dugan
MOVIE★ 7.5
Marilyn
1963
as archive footage
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Wonders of Aladdin
1961
as Aladdin
MOVIE★ 5.4
Cry for Happy
1961
as Murray Prince
MOVIE
The Clouded Image
1957
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.4
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Johnny Shaw
TV★ 7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self - Guest Host
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
as Buster Keaton
TV★ 6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Anything Goes
1956
as Ted Adams
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE★ 5.6
Francis in the Navy
1955
as Peter Stirling
MOVIE★ 6.1
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Tim Donahue
TV★ 8.0
The Donald O'Connor Show
1954
as Donald O'Connor
TV★ 10.0
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Francis Joins the WACS
1954
as Peter Stirling
MOVIE★ 9.0
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953
as Jigger Millard
MOVIE★ 5.2
Francis Covers the Big Town
1953
as Peter Stirling
MOVIE★ 6.2
Call Me Madam
1953
as Kenneth Gibson
MOVIE★ 6.2
I Love Melvin
1953
as Melvin Hoover
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Francis Goes to West Point
1952
as Peter Stirling
MOVIE★ 8.1
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Cosmo Brown
TV★ 7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Francis Goes to the Races
1951
as Peter Stirling
MOVIE★ 6.0
Double Crossbones
1951
as Davey Crandall
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Milkman
1950
as Roger Bradley
TV★ 6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
as Edward Timmons
TV★ 7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Francis
1950
as Peter Stirling
MOVIE★ 6.0
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1949
as William Waldo Winfield
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
as Wilbur McMurty
MOVIE★ 4.5
Are You With It?
1948
as Milton Haskins
MOVIE★ 7.0
Something in the Wind
1947
as Charlie Read
MOVIE★ 6.5
Patrick the Great
1945
as Pat Donahue Jr.
MOVIE★ 10.0
Bowery to Broadway
1944
as Specialty dancer
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Merry Monahans
1944
as Jimmy Monahan
MOVIE★ 6.0
This Is the Life
1944
as Jimmy
MOVIE★ 5.7
Follow the Boys
1944
as Donald O'Connor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
as Donald Corrigan
MOVIE★ 9.0
Top Man
1943
as Don Warren
MOVIE★ 3.8
Mister Big
1943
as Donald J. O'Connor
MOVIE★ 4.3
It Comes Up Love
1943
as Ricky Ives
MOVIE★ 7.0
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
1942
as Frankie
MOVIE★ 7.0
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Jimmy Arnold
MOVIE★ 6.0
Give Out, Sisters
1942
as Don
MOVIE★ 5.0
Private Buckaroo
1942
as Donny
MOVIE★ 7.0
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Tommy
MOVIE★ 4.5
On Your Toes
1939
as Phil Jr. as a Boy
MOVIE★ 7.0
Death of a Champion
1939
as Small Fry
MOVIE★ 8.5
Night Work
1939
as Butch Smiley
MOVIE★ 7.0
Beau Geste
1939
as Beau Geste (as a Child)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Million Dollar Legs
1939
as Sticky Boone
MOVIE★ 4.8
Unmarried
1939
as Ted Streaver (age 12)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Boy Trouble
1939
as Butch
MOVIE★ 5.6
Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938
as Huckleberry Finn
MOVIE★ 7.5
Sons of the Legion
1938
as Butch Baker
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sing, You Sinners
1938
as Mike Beebe
MOVIE★ 5.4
Men with Wings
1938
as Young Pat Falconer
MOVIE★ 6.5
It Can't Last Forever
1937
as Kid Dancer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Melody for Two
1937
as Specialty Act