Acting · b. 1912 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Gene Kelly

Biography

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...

Directed
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976 The Cheyenne Social Club 1970 Hello, Dolly! 1969 A Guide for the Married Man 1967 Jack and the Beanstalk 1967 American in Paris 1964 Gigot 1962 The Tunnel of Love 1958 Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly 1958 The Happy Road 1957 Invitation to the Dance 1956 It's Always Fair Weather 1955 Singin' in the Rain 1952 On the Town 1949 Combat Fatigue Irritability 1945
Acting
True Blue (Archive Footage) 2025 Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage) 2025 Sid & Judy Self (archive footage) 2019 La La La Various Roles (archive footage) 2018 Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered Self (archive footage) 2013 Frank Sinatra: Around the World Self - Guest 2011 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (archive footage) 2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical Self (archive) 2009 Happy Again Don Lockwood (archive footage) 2006 Summer Stock: Get Happy! Joe D. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited) 2006 Easter Parade: On the Avenue Self (Archive Footage) 2005 Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' Self (archive footage) 2005 Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again Self (archive footage) 2005 Judy Garland: By Myself Self - Actor (archive sound) 2004 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies Don Lockwood 2004 Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour Self (archive footage) 2003 Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer Self (archive footage) 2002 Hollywood Musicals of the 40's Self (archive footage) 2000 A Bing Crosby Christmas Self / Narrator (archive footage) 1998 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Self 1995 That's Entertainment! III Self - Co-Host / Narrator 1994 The Young Girls Turn 25 Self (archive footage) 1993 You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story Self 1990 Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash Self 1990 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues Self 1988 Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town Self (archive footage) 1988 The Movie Palaces Self 1987 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self 1987 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years Self (archive footage) 1986 That's Dancing! Self - Host 1985
Other Credits
Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet Choreographer 2021 Cats Don't Dance Thanks 1997 What a Way to Go! Choreographer 1964 Badman's Country Art Direction 1958 Brigadoon Choreographer 1954 An American in Paris Choreographer 1951 Take Me Out to the Ball Game Choreographer 1949 The Pirate Choreographer 1948 Living in a Big Way Choreographer 1947 Anchors Aweigh Choreographer 1945
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