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.
Known For
Singin' in the Rain
(1952)
Cosmo Brown
Beau Geste
(1939)
Beau Geste (as a Child)
Toys
(1992)
Kenneth Zevo
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Out to Sea
(1997)
Jonathan Devereaux
That's Dancing!
(1985)
Private Buckaroo
(1942)
Donny
Ragtime
(1981)
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
That's Entertainment!
(1974)
Self - Host / Narrator
Father Frost
(1996)
Baba Yaga
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Tim Donahue
Top Man
(1943)
Don Warren
Marilyn
(1963)
Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Love Melvin
(1953)
Melvin Hoover
That's Entertainment! III
(1994)
(archive footage)
Full Filmography
Acting
Melody for Two
(1937)
Specialty Act
It Can't Last Forever
(1937)
Kid Dancer (uncredited)
Sing, You Sinners
(1938)
Mike Beebe
Men with Wings
(1938)
Young Pat Falconer
Sons of the Legion
(1938)
Butch Baker
Tom Sawyer, Detective
(1938)
Huckleberry Finn
Beau Geste
(1939)
Beau Geste (as a Child)
On Your Toes
(1939)
Phil Jr. as a Boy
Boy Trouble
(1939)
Butch
Unmarried
(1939)
Ted Streaver (age 12)
Million Dollar Legs
(1939)
Sticky Boone
Night Work
(1939)
Butch Smiley
Death of a Champion
(1939)
Small Fry
Get Hep to Love
(1942)
Jimmy Arnold
Give Out, Sisters
(1942)
Don
What's Cookin'?
(1942)
Tommy
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
(1942)
Frankie Flanagan
Private Buckaroo
(1942)
Donny
Mister Big
(1943)
Donald J. O'Connor
It Comes Up Love
(1943)
Ricky Ives
Top Man
(1943)
Don Warren
Follow the Boys
(1944)
Donald O'Connor
The Merry Monahans
(1944)
Jimmy Monahan
Chip Off the Old Block
(1944)
Donald Corrigan
This Is the Life
(1944)
Jimmy Plum
Bowery to Broadway
(1944)
Specialty dancer
Patrick the Great
(1945)
Pat Donahue Jr.
Something in the Wind
(1947)
Charlie Read
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
(1948)
Wilbur McMurty
Are You With It?
(1948)
Milton Haskins
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
(1949)
William Waldo Winfield
Francis
(1950)
Peter Stirling
The Milkman
(1950)
Roger Bradley
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
(1950)
Edward Timmons
Francis Goes to the Races
(1951)
Peter Stirling
Double Crossbones
(1951)
Davey Crandall
Singin' in the Rain
(1952)
Cosmo Brown
Francis Goes to West Point
(1952)
Peter Stirling
Call Me Madam
(1953)
Kenneth Gibson
I Love Melvin
(1953)
Melvin Hoover
Francis Covers the Big Town
(1953)
Peter Stirling
Walking My Baby Back Home
(1953)
Clarence "Jigger" Millard
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Tim Donahue
Francis Joins the WACS
(1954)
Peter Stirling
Francis in the Navy
(1955)
Peter Stirling
Anything Goes
(1956)
Ted Adams
The Buster Keaton Story
(1957)
Buster Keaton
Cry for Happy
(1961)
Murray Prince
The Wonders of Aladdin
(1961)
Aladdin
Marilyn
(1963)
Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
That Funny Feeling
(1965)
Harvey Granson
That's Entertainment!
(1974)
Self - Host / Narrator
The Lion Roars Again
(1975)
Self (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976)
(archive footage)
It's Showtime
(1976)
Self (archive footage)
The Big Fix
(1978)
Francis Joins The Navy
Lucy Moves to NBC
(1980)
Self
Ragtime
(1981)
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Pandemonium
(1982)
Glenn's Dad
Alice in Wonderland
(1983)
Mock Turtle
That's Dancing!
(1985)
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
(1987)
Alex the Mouse
A Time to Remember
(1987)
Father Walsh
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
(1988)
Self
Toys
(1992)
Kenneth Zevo
Bandit's Silver Angel
(1994)
Uncle Cyrus
That's Entertainment! III
(1994)
(archive footage)
Father Frost
(1996)
Baba Yaga
Out to Sea
(1997)
Jonathan Devereaux
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
(2000)
Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
(2002)
Self
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
(2014)
Self (archive footage)