Donald O'Connor

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.

Known For

Cosmo Brown

Singin' in the Rain

Tim Donahue

There's No Business Like Show Business

Kenneth Zevo

Toys

Evelyn's Dance Instructor

Ragtime

Kid Dancer (uncredited)

It Can't Last Forever

Donald O'Connor

Follow the Boys

Beau Geste (as a Child)

Beau Geste

Peter Stirling

Francis

Peter Stirling

Francis in the Navy

Harvey Granson

That Funny Feeling

Charlie Read

Something in the Wind

Ted Adams

Anything Goes

Kenneth Gibson

Call Me Madam

Jonathan Devereaux

Out to Sea

Melvin Hoover

I Love Melvin

Peter Stirling

Francis Goes to the Races

Uncle Cyrus

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

Davey Crandall

Double Crossbones

Peter Stirling

Francis Covers the Big Town

Peter Stirling

Francis Goes to West Point

Peter Stirling

Francis Joins the WACS

Phil Jr. as a Boy

On Your Toes

Jimmy Arnold

Get Hep to Love

Wilbur McMurty

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

Self

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

Mike Beebe

Sing, You Sinners

Murray Prince

Cry for Happy

Roger Bradley

The Milkman

Buster Keaton

The Buster Keaton Story

Pat Donahue Jr.

Patrick the Great

Edward Timmons

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Donald J. O'Connor

Mister Big

Jimmy Monahan

The Merry Monahans

Clarence "Jigger" Millard

Walking My Baby Back Home

Butch

Boy Trouble

Young Pat Falconer

Men with Wings

Don Warren

Top Man

Butch Baker

Sons of the Legion

Huckleberry Finn

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Ricky Ives

It Comes Up Love

Mock Turtle

Alice in Wonderland

Donald Corrigan

Chip Off the Old Block

Self (archive footage)

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Aladdin

Le Meraviglie di Aladino

Specialty Act

Melody for Two

Self - Host / Narrator

That's Entertainment!

William Waldo Winfield

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Alex the Mouse

A Mouse, a Mystery and Me

Jimmy Plum

This Is the Life

Self

Night of 100 Stars II

Ted Streaver (age 12)

Unmarried

Baba Yaga

Father Frost

Sticky Boone

Million Dollar Legs

Tommy

What's Cookin'?

Don

Give Out, Sisters

Frankie Flanagan

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Donny

Private Buckaroo

Specialty dancer

Bowery to Broadway

Glenn's Dad

Pandemonium

Self (archive footage)

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

Father Walsh

A Time to Remember

Self

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

Milton Haskins

Are You With It?

Self

Lucy Moves to NBC

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marilyn

Butch Smiley

Night Work

Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage)

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime

Small Fry

Death of a Champion

That's Dancing!

Francis Joins The Navy

The Big Fix

Self (uncredited)

The Lion Roars Again

Self

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

Self

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-08-28

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor