Donald O'Connor

Acting

August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003 (died at 78)

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Male

80 Movies

49 TV Shows

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.

Singin' in the Rain

1952 8.1

as Cosmo Brown

Age 26 (now 78)

Toys

1992 5.3

as Kenneth Zevo

Age 67 (now 78)

Ragtime

1981 7.0

as Evelyn's Dance Instructor

Age 56 (now 78)

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954 6.1

as Tim Donahue

Age 29 (now 78)

I Love Melvin

1953 6.2

as Melvin Hoover

Age 27 (now 78)

Francis

1950 5.8

as Peter Stirling

Age 24 (now 78)

Francis in the Navy

1955 5.6

as Peter Stirling

Age 29 (now 78)

Call Me Madam

1953 6.2

as Kenneth Gibson

Age 27 (now 78)

Out to Sea

1997 5.8

as Jonathan Devereaux

Age 71 (now 78)

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961 5.2

as Aladdin

Age 36 (now 78)

Francis Goes to the Races

1951 6.6

as Peter Stirling

Age 25 (now 78)

Anything Goes

1956 6.0

as Ted Adams

Age 30 (now 78)

Francis Joins the WACS

1954 6.1

as Peter Stirling

Age 28 (now 78)

That Funny Feeling

1965 6.3

as Harvey Granson

Age 39 (now 78)

Francis Goes to West Point

1952 5.8

as Peter Stirling

Age 26 (now 78)

Something in the Wind

1947 7.0

as Charlie Read

Age 21 (now 78)

Becoming Marilyn

2022 7.6

Age 96 (now 78)

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

2014 7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Age 89 (now 78)

Pioneers of Primetime

2005

Age 80 (now 78)

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Age 79 (now 78)

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002 7.8

as Self (archive footage)

Age 77 (now 78)

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

2002 7.0

as Self

Age 77 (now 78)

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

2000 9.0

as Self

Age 74 (now 78)

Out to Sea

1997 5.8

as Jonathan Devereaux

Age 71 (now 78)

Father Frost

1996 10.0

as Baba Yaga

Age 70 (now 78)

That's Entertainment! III

1994 7.0

as (archive footage)

Age 68 (now 78)

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

1994 4.8

as Uncle Cyrus

Age 68 (now 78)

Toys

1992 5.3

as Kenneth Zevo

Age 67 (now 78)

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988 6.0

as Self

Age 62 (now 78)

A Mouse, a Mystery and Me

1987 6.0

as Alex the Mouse (voice)

Age 62 (now 78)

A Time to Remember

1987 7.0

as Father Walsh

Age 62 (now 78)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 6.0

as Self

Age 61 (now 78)

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 8.0

as Self

Age 59 (now 78)

That's Dancing!

1985 7.1

Age 59 (now 78)

Alice in Wonderland

1983 6.8

as Mock Turtle

Age 58 (now 78)

Pandemonium

1982 4.7

as Glenn's Dad

Age 56 (now 78)

Ragtime

1981 7.0

as Evelyn's Dance Instructor

Age 56 (now 78)

Lucy Moves to NBC

1980 3.3

as Self

Age 54 (now 78)

The Big Fix

1978 5.8

as Francis Joins The Navy

Age 53 (now 78)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

as Self (archive footage)

Age 51 (now 78)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 7.0

as (archive footage)

Age 50 (now 78)

It's Showtime

1976 7.5

as Self (archive footage)

Age 50 (now 78)

The Lion Roars Again

1975 8.0

as Self (uncredited)

Age 49 (now 78)

That's Entertainment!

1974 7.4

as Self - Host / Narrator

Age 48 (now 78)

That Funny Feeling

1965 6.3

as Harvey Granson

Age 39 (now 78)

Marilyn

1963 7.5

as archive footage

Age 37 (now 78)

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961 5.2

as Aladdin

Age 36 (now 78)

Cry for Happy

1961 5.6

as Murray Prince

Age 35 (now 78)

The Clouded Image

1957

as Self - Host

Age 32 (now 78)

The Buster Keaton Story

1957 5.2

as Buster Keaton

Age 31 (now 78)

Anything Goes

1956 6.0

as Ted Adams

Age 30 (now 78)

Francis in the Navy

1955 5.6

as Peter Stirling

Age 29 (now 78)

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954 6.1

as Tim Donahue

Age 29 (now 78)

Francis Joins the WACS

1954 6.1

as Peter Stirling

Age 28 (now 78)

Walking My Baby Back Home

1953 9.0

as Clarence "Jigger" Millard

Age 28 (now 78)

Francis Covers the Big Town

1953 5.2

as Peter Stirling

Age 27 (now 78)

Call Me Madam

1953 6.2

as Kenneth Gibson

Age 27 (now 78)

I Love Melvin

1953 6.2

as Melvin Hoover

Age 27 (now 78)

Francis Goes to West Point

1952 5.8

as Peter Stirling

Age 26 (now 78)

Singin' in the Rain

1952 8.1

as Cosmo Brown

Age 26 (now 78)

Francis Goes to the Races

1951 6.6

as Peter Stirling

Age 25 (now 78)

Double Crossbones

1951 5.9

as Davey Crandall

Age 25 (now 78)

The Milkman

1950 8.0

as Roger Bradley

Age 25 (now 78)

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

1950 6.4

as Edward Timmons

Age 24 (now 78)

Francis

1950 5.8

as Peter Stirling

Age 24 (now 78)

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

1949 6.0

as William Waldo Winfield

Age 24 (now 78)

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

1948 7.3

as Wilbur McMurty

Age 22 (now 78)

Are You With It?

1948 4.5

as Milton Haskins

Age 22 (now 78)

Something in the Wind

1947 7.0

as Charlie Read

Age 21 (now 78)

Patrick the Great

1945 6.5

as Pat Donahue Jr.

Age 19 (now 78)

Bowery to Broadway

1944 10.0

as Specialty dancer

Age 19 (now 78)

The Merry Monahans

1944 5.3

as Jimmy Monahan

Age 19 (now 78)

This Is the Life

1944 6.0

as Jimmy Plum

Age 18 (now 78)

Follow the Boys

1944 5.7

as Donald O'Connor

Age 18 (now 78)

Chip Off the Old Block

1944 7.0

as Donald Corrigan

Age 18 (now 78)

Top Man

1943 9.0

as Don Warren

Age 18 (now 78)

Mister Big

1943 3.8

as Donald J. O'Connor

Age 17 (now 78)

It Comes Up Love

1943 4.3

as Ricky Ives

Age 17 (now 78)

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

1942 7.0

as Frankie Flanagan

Age 17 (now 78)

Get Hep to Love

1942 7.0

as Jimmy Arnold

Age 17 (now 78)

Give Out, Sisters

1942 6.0

as Don

Age 17 (now 78)

Private Buckaroo

1942 5.0

as Donny

Age 16 (now 78)

What's Cookin'?

1942 7.0

as Tommy

Age 16 (now 78)

On Your Toes

1939 4.5

as Phil Jr. as a Boy

Age 14 (now 78)

Death of a Champion

1939 7.0

as Small Fry

Age 13 (now 78)

Night Work

1939 8.5

as Butch Smiley

Age 13 (now 78)

Beau Geste

1939 7.0

as Beau Geste (as a Child)

Age 13 (now 78)

Million Dollar Legs

1939 6.0

as Sticky Boone

Age 13 (now 78)

Unmarried

1939 4.8

as Ted Streaver (age 12)

Age 13 (now 78)

Boy Trouble

1939 6.0

as Butch

Age 13 (now 78)

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938 5.6

as Huckleberry Finn

Age 13 (now 78)

Sons of the Legion

1938 7.5

as Butch Baker

Age 13 (now 78)

Sing, You Sinners

1938 7.1

as Mike Beebe

Age 13 (now 78)

Men with Wings

1938 5.4

as Young Pat Falconer

Age 12 (now 78)

It Can't Last Forever

1937 6.5

as Kid Dancer (uncredited)

Age 11 (now 78)

Melody for Two

1937 7.0

as Specialty Act

Age 11 (now 78)