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person_profile-Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly Died at age: 83

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Gene Kelly

Date of Birth:

Aug 23, 1912

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Feb 02, 1996

Biography of

Gene Kelly

    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 (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955). Kelly made his film debut with Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942), and followed by Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Pirate (1948), Summer Stock (1950), and Les Girls (1957) among others. After musicals he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964). In 1967, he appeared in French director Jacques Demy's musical comedy The Young Girls of Rochefort opposite Catherine Deneuve. Kelly solo directed the comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967) starring Walter Matthau, and later the extravagant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand, recognized with an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Kelly co-hosted and appeared in Ziegfeld Follies (1946), That's Entertainment! (1974), That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), That's Dancing! (1985), and That's Entertainment, Part III (1994).

    His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences. Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements; the same year, An American in Paris won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors (1982) and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute. In 1999, the American Film Institute also ranked him as the 15th greatest male screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema.

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Photos of

Gene Kelly

Photos ( 5 Photos

Filmography of

Gene Kelly

Found 77 Movies in total

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2025

Sid & Judy

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2019

... 2016

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

Frank Sinatra: Around the World

Self - Guest ( Actor )

... 2011

... 2009

... 2009

... 2004

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2002

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2000

A Bing Crosby Christmas

Self / Narrator (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1998

... 1995

That's Entertainment! III

Self - Co-Host / Narrator ( Actor )

... 1994

The Young Girls Turn 25

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1990

... 1990

... 1988

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1988

... 1988

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1986

That's Dancing!

Self - Host ( Actor )

... 1985

... 1983

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

Night of 100 Stars

Self ( Actor )

... 1982

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

Self - Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 1982

Reporters

Self ( Actor )

... 1981

Xanadu

Danny McGuire ( Actor )

... 1980

... 1980

Lucy Moves to NBC

Self ( Actor )

... 1980

... 1979

... 1978

Viva Knievel!

Will Atkins ( Actor )

... 1977

That's Entertainment, Part II

Self - Co-Host / Narrator ( Actor )

Director

... 1976

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

... 1974

That's Entertainment!

Self - Host / Narrator ( Actor )

... 1974

Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back

Self - Guest Performer ( Actor )

... 1973

40 Carats

Billy Boylan ( Actor )

... 1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1973

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1972

The Young Girls of Rochefort

Andy Miller ( Actor )

... 1967

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jeremy Keen, the Peddler ( Actor )

Choreographer

... 1967

... 1965

What a Way to Go!

Pinky Benson ( Actor )

Choreographer

... 1964

Let's Make Love

Gene Kelly (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1960

Inherit the Wind

E.K. Hornbeck ( Actor )

... 1960

Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly

Self ( Actor )

Director

... 1958

Marjorie Morningstar

Noel Airman ( Actor )

... 1958

Les Girls

Barry Nichols ( Actor )

... 1957

The Happy Road

Michael J. Andrews ( Actor )

Director

... 1957

Invitation to the Dance

Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad ( Actor )

Choreographer

... 1956

It's Always Fair Weather

Ted Riley ( Actor )

Choreographer

... 1955

Deep in My Heart

Performer in Dancing Around ( Actor )

... 1954

Brigadoon

Tommy Albright ( Actor )

Choreographer

... 1954

Seagulls Over Sorrento

Lieutenant Bradville ( Actor )

... 1954

The Devil Makes Three

Jeff Eliot ( Actor )

... 1952

Singin' in the Rain

Don Lockwood ( Actor )

Choreographer

... 1952

Love Is Better Than Ever

Gene Kelly (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

It's a Big Country

Icarus Xenophon ( Actor )

... 1951

An American in Paris

Jerry Mulligan ( Actor )

Choreographer

... 1951

Summer Stock

Joe D. Ross ( Actor )

... 1950

Black Hand

Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo ( Actor )

... 1950

On the Town

Gabey ( Actor )

Director

... 1949

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Eddie O'Brien ( Actor )

Choreographer

... 1949

Words and Music

Gene Kelly ( Actor )

... 1948

The Three Musketeers

D'Artagnan ( Actor )

... 1948

The Pirate

Serafin ( Actor )

Choreographer

... 1948

Living in a Big Way

Leo Gogarty ( Actor )

Choreographer

... 1947

Ziegfeld Follies

Gentleman (segment The Babbit and the Bromide) ( Actor )

... 1945

Anchors Aweigh

Joseph Brady ( Actor )

Choreographer

... 1945

Christmas Holiday

Robert Manette ( Actor )

... 1944

Cover Girl

Danny McGuire ( Actor )

... 1944

The Cross of Lorraine

Victor ( Actor )

... 1943

Thousands Cheer

Private Eddie Marsh ( Actor )

... 1943

Du Barry was a Lady

Alec Howe / Black Arrow ( Actor )

... 1943

Pilot #5

Vito S. Alessandro ( Actor )

... 1943

For Me and My Gal

Harry Palmer ( Actor )

... 1942