Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 28, 1925
Place of Birth:
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.
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' | Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Pioneers of Primetime | |
| 2002 | Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer | Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | Self |
| 2000 | Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints | Self |
| 1997 | Out to Sea | Jonathan Devereaux |
| 1996 | Father Frost | Baba Yaga |
| 1994 | Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel | Uncle Cyrus |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Toys | Kenneth Zevo |
| 1988 | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self |
| 1987 | A Mouse, a Mystery and Me | Alex the Mouse |
| 1987 | A Time to Remember | Father Walsh |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | |
| 1983 | Alice in Wonderland | Mock Turtle |
| 1982 | Pandemonium | Glenn's Dad |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Evelyn's Dance Instructor |
| 1980 | Lucy Moves to NBC | Self |
| 1978 | The Big Fix | Francis Joins The Navy |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) |
| 1976 | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) |
| 1975 | The Lion Roars Again | Self (uncredited) |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | Self - Host / Narrator |
| 1965 | That Funny Feeling | Harvey Granson |
| 1963 | Marilyn | Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Cry for Happy | Murray Prince |
| 1961 | The Wonders of Aladdin | Aladdin |
| 1957 | The Buster Keaton Story | Buster Keaton |
| 1956 | Anything Goes | Ted Adams |
| 1955 | Francis in the Navy | Peter Stirling |
| 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business | Tim Donahue |
| 1954 | Francis Joins the WACS | Peter Stirling |
| 1953 | Call Me Madam | Kenneth Gibson |
| 1953 | I Love Melvin | Melvin Hoover |
| 1953 | Francis Covers the Big Town | Peter Stirling |
| 1953 | Walking My Baby Back Home | Clarence "Jigger" Millard |
| 1952 | Singin' in the Rain | Cosmo Brown |
| 1952 | Francis Goes to West Point | Peter Stirling |
| 1951 | Francis Goes to the Races | Peter Stirling |
| 1951 | Double Crossbones | Davey Crandall |
| 1950 | Francis | Peter Stirling |
| 1950 | The Milkman | Roger Bradley |
| 1950 | Curtain Call at Cactus Creek | Edward Timmons |
| 1949 | Yes Sir, That's My Baby | William Waldo Winfield |
| 1948 | Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' | Wilbur McMurty |
| 1948 | Are You With It? | Milton Haskins |
| 1947 | Something in the Wind | Charlie Read |
| 1945 | Patrick the Great | Pat Donahue Jr. |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys | Donald O'Connor |
| 1944 | The Merry Monahans | Jimmy Monahan |
| 1944 | Chip Off the Old Block | Donald Corrigan |
| 1944 | This Is the Life | Jimmy Plum |
| 1944 | Bowery to Broadway | Specialty dancer |
| 1943 | Mister Big | Donald J. O'Connor |
| 1943 | Top Man | Don Warren |
| 1943 | It Comes Up Love | Ricky Ives |
| 1942 | Get Hep to Love | Jimmy Arnold |
| 1942 | What's Cookin'? | Tommy |
| 1942 | Give Out, Sisters | Don |
| 1942 | When Johnny Comes Marching Home | Frankie Flanagan |
| 1942 | Private Buckaroo | Donny |
| 1939 | Beau Geste | Beau Geste (as a Child) |
| 1939 | On Your Toes | Phil Jr. as a Boy |
| 1939 | Boy Trouble | Butch |
| 1939 | Unmarried | Ted Streaver (age 12) |
| 1939 | Million Dollar Legs | Sticky Boone |
| 1939 | Night Work | Butch Smiley |
| 1939 | Death of a Champion | Small Fry |
| 1938 | Sing, You Sinners | Mike Beebe |
| 1938 | Men with Wings | Young Pat Falconer |
| 1938 | Sons of the Legion | Butch Baker |
| 1938 | Tom Sawyer, Detective | Huckleberry Finn |
| 1937 | It Can't Last Forever | Kid Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Melody for Two | Specialty Act |