Gene Kelly, born Eugene Curran Kelly ( August 23, Pittsburgh, Beverly Hills, 1912 - February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, film director and producer.
Gene was born as the third son of James Kelly and Harriet Curran. He went to the University of Pittsburgh and then went to Broadway. His first piece was in 1938 and was called Leave It to Me. From 1942 he started in movies to play. His most famous film is Singin' in the Rain (1952). Gene died on 2 February 1996 in Beverly Hills after a stroke.
In 1952, he received an honoraryOscar for his entire work.
Filmography[Edit][]
| Filmography as an actor | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tv | |||
| 1962-1963 | Going My Way | Father Chuck O'Malley | |
| Movies | |||
| 1942 | For Me and My Gal | Harry Palmer | |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady | Alec Howe/Black Arrow | |
| Pilot # 5 | Vito S. Alessandro | ||
| Thousands Cheer | Eddie Marsh | ||
| The Cross of Lorraine | Victor | ||
| 1944 | Cover Girl | Danny McGuire | |
| Christmas Holiday | Robert Manette | ||
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Joseph Brady | |
| 1946 | Ziegfeld Follies | Lord in ' The Babbit and the Bromide " | |
| 1947 | Living in a Big Way | Leo Gogarty | |
| 1948 | The Pirate | Serafin | |
| The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan | ||
| 1949 | Take Me Out to the Ball Game | Eddie O'Brien | |
| On the Town | Pavan | ||
| 1950 | Black Hand | Giovanni E. ' Johnny ' Columbo | |
| Summer Stock | Joe D. Ross | ||
| 1951 | An American in Paris | Jerry Mulligan | |
| It's a Big Country | Icarus Xenophon | ||
| 1952 | Singin' in the Rain | Don Lockwood | |
| The Devil Makes Three | Captain Jeff Eliot | ||
| 1954 | Seagulls Over Sorrento | Lieutenant ' Brad ' Bradville | |
| Brigadoon | Tommy Albright | ||
| Deep in My Heart | Specialty in ' Dancing Around ' | ||
| 1955 | It's Always Fair Weather | Ted Riley | |
| 1956 | The Magic Lamp | Sinbad | Voice Role |
| Invitation to the Dance | Host/Pierrot/The Marine/Sinbad | ||
| 1957 | The Happy Road | Michael J. Andrews | |
| Les Girls | Barry Nichols | ||
| 1958 | Marjorie Morningstar | Noel Airman | |
| 1960 | Inherit the Wind | E. K. Hornbeck | |
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Pinky Benson | |
| 1967 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Jeremy Keen | Voice Coil/Tv film |
| Les Demoiselles de Rochefort | Andy Miller | ||
| 1973 | 40 Carats | Billy Boylan | |
| 1977 | Viva Knievel! | Will Atkins | |
| 1980 | Xanadu | Danny McGuire | |
| 1986 | Sins | Eric Hovland | Mini Series |