Gene Kelly
Biography
Gene Kelly was an American actor. He was born on August 23, 1912, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Kelly is known for his performances in films such as Cover Girl, Anchors Aweigh, On the Town, An American in Paris, and Singin' in the Rain. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Anchors Aweigh. Kelly's directorial debut was On the Town, which was released in 1949. He is also known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, as well as the likable characters that he played on screen. Kelly passed away on February 2, 1996, at the age of 83.
Career overview
Gene Kelly was an American actor known for his performances in various films. He began his acting career in the 1940s, starring in notable films such as Cover Girl in 1944. Kelly's acting career continued through the 1940s and 1950s, during which he appeared in several well-regarded musical films.
Kelly's performances in films such as Anchors Aweigh in 1945 and On the Town in 1949 showcased his acting abilities. He received an Academy Award nomination for his role in Anchors Aweigh. Kelly's directorial debut was in On the Town, which was a musical film. He continued to act in notable films, including An American in Paris in 1951 and Singin' in the Rain in 1952.
Throughout his acting career, Kelly appeared in a total of 143 films. His performances in these films helped establish him as a prominent actor of his time. Kelly's acting career spanned several decades, during which he appeared in a wide range of films, including musicals and dramas.
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- Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood (2025) as Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage)
- True Blue (2025) as (Archive Footage)
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet (2021) Choreographer
- Sid & Judy (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- La La La (2018) as Various Roles (archive footage)
- JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala (2017) as Self
- Talking Pictures (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra: Around the World (2011) as Self - Guest
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009) as Self (archive)
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009) as (archive footage)
- Summer Stock: Get Happy! (2006) as Joe D. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Happy Again (2006) as Don Lockwood (archive footage)
- Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Easter Parade: On the Avenue (2005) as Self (Archive Footage)
- Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) as Self - Actor (archive sound)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) as Don Lockwood
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998) as Self / Narrator (archive footage)
- Cats Don't Dance (1997) Thanks
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
- The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993) as Self (archive footage)
- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) as Self
- Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash (1990) as Self
- Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988) as Self
- Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self
- The Movie Palaces (1987) as Self
- Sins (1986) as Eric Hovland
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) as Self (archive footage)
- North and South (1985) as Sen. Charles Edwards
- That's Dancing! (1985) as Self - Host
- James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983) as Self
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
- Showbiz Goes to War (1982) as (archive footage)
- The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Sylvie Vartan: Live in Las Vegas (1982) as Self
- Reporters (1981) as Self
- Xanadu (1980) as Danny McGuire
- Lucy Moves to NBC (1980) as Self
- Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights (1980) as Self
- Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1979) as Self
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- Mickey's 50 (1978) as Self
- Ersatz (1978) as Don Lockwood (voice) (archive sound)
- Cinderella at the Palace (1978) as Host
- The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait (1978) as Self
- Viva Knievel! (1977) as Will Atkins
- Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera (1977) as Self - Host
- An Evening with Gene Kelly (1977) as Self
- The Muppet Show (1976) as Self - Special Guest Star
- Cérémonie des César (1976) as Self - President
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) Director
- It's Showtime (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- NBC: The First Fifty Years (1976) as Self
- Numéro un (1975) as Self
- Doug Henning's World of Magic (1975) as Self
- The Lion Roars Again (1975) as Self
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as Self - Host / Narrator
- The Sandy Duncan Special (1974) as Self
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973) as Self
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- 40 Carats (1973) as Billy Boylan
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973) as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back (1973) as Self - Guest Performer
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- The Funny Side (1971) as Self - Host
- The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) Director
- The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) Producer
- Hello, Dolly! (1969) Director
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) as Andy Miller
- A Guide for the Married Man (1967) Director
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1967) as Jeremy Keen, the Peddler
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1967) Director
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1967) Choreographer
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1967) Producer
- Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort (1966) as Self
- The Julie Andrews Show (1965) as Self
- What a Way to Go! (1964) as Pinky Benson
- What a Way to Go! (1964) Choreographer
- American in Paris (1964) Director
- The Danny Kaye Show (1963) as Self
- Vacation Playhouse (1963) Director
- Hollywood and the Stars (1963) as Self (archive footage)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self (archive footage)
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Going My Way (1962) as Father Chuck O'Malley
- Gigot (1962) Director
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
- Musikalische Unterhaltung (1961) as Self
- Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961) as Self - Host
- Let's Make Love (1960) as Gene Kelly (uncredited)
- Inherit the Wind (1960) as E.K. Hornbeck
- Marjorie Morningstar (1958) as Noel Airman
- Badman's Country (1958) Art Direction
- Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly (1958) as Self
- Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly (1958) Director
- The Tunnel of Love (1958) Director
- Les Girls (1957) as Barry Nichols
- The Happy Road (1957) as Michael J. Andrews
- The Happy Road (1957) Producer
- The Happy Road (1957) Director
- The Life You Save May Be Your Own (1957) as Tom T. Triplett
- Invitation to the Dance (1956) as Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad
- Invitation to the Dance (1956) Director
- Invitation to the Dance (1956) Writer
- Invitation to the Dance (1956) Choreographer
- MGM Parade (1955) as Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies' (archive footage)
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self - Actor
- MGM Parade (1955)
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self
- MGM Parade (1955) as self
- It's Always Fair Weather (1955) as Ted Riley
- It's Always Fair Weather (1955) Choreographer
- It's Always Fair Weather (1955) Director
- Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
- Deep in My Heart (1954) as Performer (segment "Dancing Around")
- Brigadoon (1954) as Tommy Albright
- Brigadoon (1954) Choreographer
- Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954) as Lieutenant Bradville
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Omnibus (1952) as Self (segment)
- Omnibus (1952) Choreographer
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) as Don Lockwood
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) Director
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) Choreographer
- The Devil Makes Three (1952) as Jeff Eliot
- Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) as Gene Kelly (uncredited)
- An American in Paris (1951) as Jerry Mulligan
- An American in Paris (1951) Choreographer
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Tom T. Triplett
- It's a Big Country (1951) as Icarus Xenophon
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- The Costume Designer (1950) as Self (archive footage)
- Summer Stock (1950) as Joe D. Ross
- Black Hand (1950) as Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo
- On the Town (1949) as Gabey
- On the Town (1949) Director
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) as Eddie O'Brien
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) Choreographer
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) Story
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Three Musketeers (1948) as D'Artagnan
- The Pirate (1948) as Serafin
- The Pirate (1948) Choreographer
- Words and Music (1948) as Gene Kelly
- Living in a Big Way (1947) as Leo Gogarty
- Living in a Big Way (1947) Choreographer
- Anchors Aweigh (1945) as Joseph Brady
- Anchors Aweigh (1945) Choreographer
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) as Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide")
- Combat Fatigue Irritability (1945) as Seaman Bob Lucas
- Combat Fatigue Irritability (1945) Director
- The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific (1945) as Narrator (voice)
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- Cover Girl (1944) as Danny McGuire
- Christmas Holiday (1944) as Robert Manette
- Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) as Alec Howe / Black Arrow
- The Cross of Lorraine (1943) as Victor
- Thousands Cheer (1943) as Eddie Marsh
- Pilot #5 (1943) as Vito S. Alessandro
- For Me and My Gal (1942) as Harry Palmer