Donald O'Connor

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 28, 1925

died

September 27, 2003

place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

also known as

Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor · دونالد اوکانر

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Singin' in the Rain
8.1

Singin' in the Rain

1952as Cosmo Brown
Toys
5.3

Toys

1992as Kenneth Zevo
Out to Sea
5.8

Out to Sea

1997as Jonathan Devereaux
Ragtime
7.0

Ragtime

1981as Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Beau Geste
7.0

Beau Geste

1939as Beau Geste (as a Child)
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
6.0

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987as Self
There's No Business Like Show Business
6.1

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954as Tim Donahue
The Big Fix
5.8

The Big Fix

1978as Francis Joins The Navy
That's Entertainment!
7.4

That's Entertainment!

1974as Self - Host / Narrator
Alice in Wonderland
6.8

Alice in Wonderland

1983as Mock Turtle
Pandemonium
4.7

Pandemonium

1982as Glenn's Dad
That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
7.0

That's Entertainment! III

1994as (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6.0

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

1988as Self
Francis
5.8

Francis

1950as Peter Stirling
That's Dancing!
6.9

That's Dancing!

1985
Follow the Boys
5.7

Follow the Boys

1944as Donald O'Connor
I Love Melvin
6.2

I Love Melvin

1953as Melvin Hoover
Becoming Marilyn
7.6

Becoming Marilyn

2022
Anything Goes
6.0

Anything Goes

1956as Ted Adams
Marilyn
7.5

Marilyn

1963as archive footage
The Wonders of Aladdin
5.2

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961as Aladdin
Call Me Madam
6.2

Call Me Madam

1953as Kenneth Gibson
Double Crossbones
5.9

Double Crossbones

1951as Davey Crandall
Boy Trouble
6.0

Boy Trouble

1939as Butch
It's Showtime
7.5

It's Showtime

1976as Self (archive footage)
That Funny Feeling
6.3

That Funny Feeling

1965as Harvey Granson
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.8

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002as Self (archive footage)
Walking My Baby Back Home
9.0

Walking My Baby Back Home

1953as Clarence "Jigger" Millard
Cry for Happy
5.6

Cry for Happy

1961as Murray Prince
Top Man
9.0

Top Man

1943as Don Warren
Francis Goes to West Point
5.8

Francis Goes to West Point

1952as Peter Stirling
Men with Wings
5.4

Men with Wings

1938as Young Pat Falconer
Private Buckaroo
5.0

Private Buckaroo

1942as Donny
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
7.0

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

2014as Self (archive footage)
The Milkman
8.0

The Milkman

1950as Roger Bradley
Give Out, Sisters
6.0

Give Out, Sisters

1942as Don
Sing, You Sinners
7.1

Sing, You Sinners

1938as Mike Beebe
It Comes Up Love
4.3

It Comes Up Love

1943as Ricky Ives
Francis in the Navy
5.6

Francis in the Navy

1955as Peter Stirling
The Buster Keaton Story
5.2

The Buster Keaton Story

1957as Buster Keaton
What's Cookin'?
7.0

What's Cookin'?

1942as Tommy
Sons of the Legion
7.5

Sons of the Legion

1938as Butch Baker
The Merry Monahans
5.3

The Merry Monahans

1944as Jimmy Monahan
Francis Joins the WACS
6.1

Francis Joins the WACS

1954as Peter Stirling
Francis Goes to the Races
6.6

Francis Goes to the Races

1951as Peter Stirling
It Can't Last Forever
6.5

It Can't Last Forever

1937as Kid Dancer (uncredited)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
7.3

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

1948as Wilbur McMurty
Bowery to Broadway
10.0

Bowery to Broadway

1944as Specialty dancer