Gower Champion
Known for Acting · 20 credits
- Born
- 1921-06-22
- Died
- 1980-08-25
- Place of birth
- Geneva, Illinois, USA
Biography
Gower Carlyle Champion (June 22, 1919 – August 25, 1980) was an American actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer.
Champion was born on June 22, 1919, in Geneva, Illinois, as the son of John W. Champion and Beatrice Carlisle. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from Fairfax High School. He studied dance from an early age and, at the age of fifteen, toured nightclubs with friend Jeanne Tyler billed as "Gower and Jeanne, America's Youngest Dance Team". In 1939, "Gower and Jeanne" danced to the music of Larry Clinton and his Orchestra in a Warner Brothers & Vitaphone film short-subject, "The Dipsy Doodler" (released in 1940).
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (14)
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Dance Specialty
Show Boat
1951
as Frank Schultz
Mr. Music
1950
as Gower Champion
Jupiter's Darling
1955
as Varius
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Words and Music
1948
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Give a Girl a Break
1953
as Ted Sturgis
Rhapsody in Blue
1945
as Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)
Three for the Show
1955
as Vernon Lowndes
Lovely to Look At
1952
as Jerry Ralby
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
Everything I Have Is Yours
1952
as Chuck Hubbard
What Day Is It?
1956
as Conroy Gregory
About Gower Champion
Gower Carlyle Champion (June 22, 1919 – August 25, 1980) was an American actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer. Champion was born on June 22, 1919, in Geneva, Illinois, as the son of John W. Champion and Beatrice Carlisle. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from Fairfax High School. He studied dance from an early age and, at the age of fifteen, toured nightclubs with friend Jeanne Tyler billed as "Gower and Jeanne, America's Youngest Dance Team". In 1939, "Gower and Jeanne" danced to the music of Larry Cl… With 20 credits spanning from 1945 to 2006, Gower Champion has appeared in 14 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gower Champion Movies
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) — as Dance Specialty
- Show Boat (1951) — as Frank Schultz
- Mr. Music (1950) — as Gower Champion
- Jupiter's Darling (1955) — as Varius
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — as (archive footage)
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