Gene Kelly
Known for Acting · 132 credits
- Born
- 1912-08-23
- Died
- 1996-02-02
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- 진 켈리 · جین کلی · Eugene Curran Kelly
Biography
Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s, until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s.
Kelly is best known today for his performances in films such as Cover Girl (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, On the Town (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955). Kelly made his film debut with Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942), and followed by Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Pirate (1948), Summer Stock (1950), and Les Girls (1957) among others. After musicals he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964). In 1967, he appeared in French director Jacques Demy's musical comedy The Young Girls of Rochefort opposite Catherine Deneuve. Kelly solo directed the comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967) starring Walter Matthau, and later the extravagant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand, recognized with an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Kelly co-hosted and appeared in Ziegfeld Follies (1946), That's Entertainment! (1974), That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), That's Dancing! (1985), and That's Entertainment, Part III (1994).
His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences. Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements; the same year, An American in Paris won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors (1982) and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute. In 1999, the American Film Institute also ranked him as the 15th greatest male screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema.
Known For
TV Shows (30)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Great Performances
1971
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Omnibus
1967
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Omnibus
1952
as Self (segment)
North and South
1985
as Sen. Charles Edwards
Numéro un
1975
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
MGM Parade
1955
as Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies' (archive footage) / Self - Actor / self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Going My Way
1962
as Father Chuck O'Malley
Talking Pictures
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Tom T. Triplett
Sins
1986
as Eric Hovland
Hollywood and the Stars
1963
as Self (archive footage)
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975
as Self
The Funny Side
1971
as Self - Host
Musikalische Unterhaltung
1961
as Self
Movies (102)
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Don Lockwood
Xanadu
1980
as Danny McGuire
The Pirate
1948
as Serafin
40 Carats
1973
as Billy Boylan
An American in Paris
1951
as Jerry Mulligan
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967
as Andy Miller
The Three Musketeers
1948
as D'Artagnan
Let's Make Love
1960
as Gene Kelly (uncredited)
Les Girls
1957
as Barry Nichols
Brigadoon
1954
as Tommy Albright
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Inherit the Wind
1960
as E.K. Hornbeck
What a Way to Go!
1964
as Pinky Benson
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
On the Town
1949
as Gabey
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Joseph Brady
Cover Girl
1944
as Danny McGuire
That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Don Lockwood
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Holiday
1944
as Robert Manette
Summer Stock
1950
as Joe D. Ross
Viva Knievel!
1977
as Will Atkins
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988
as Self
Sid & Judy
2019
as Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
as Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide")
That's Dancing!
1985
as Self - Host
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Ted Riley
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
Words and Music
1948
as Gene Kelly
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Alec Howe / Black Arrow
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
Black Hand
1950
as Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
It's a Big Country
1951
as Icarus Xenophon
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949
as Eddie O'Brien
Pilot #5
1943
as Vito S. Alessandro
For Me and My Gal
1942
as Harry Palmer
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Private Eddie Marsh
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
as Noel Airman
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Happy Road
1957
as Michael J. Andrews
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Performer in Dancing Around
Reporters
1981
as Self
Jack and the Beanstalk
1967
as Jeremy Keen, the Peddler
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
1982
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Living in a Big Way
1947
as Leo Gogarty
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025
as Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage)
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976
as Self
Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Gene Kelly (uncredited)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
as Self (archive)
The Cross of Lorraine
1943
as Victor
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
1980
as Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009
as (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self - Actor (archive sound)
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
1979
as Self
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
1977
as Self - Host
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
2005
as Self (archive footage)
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
as Self / Narrator (archive footage)
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954
as Lieutenant Bradville
The Sandy Duncan Special
1974
as Self
The Devil Makes Three
1952
as Jeff Eliot
Cinderella at the Palace
1978
as Host
Lucy Moves to NBC
1980
as Self
The Young Girls Turn 25
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Invitation to the Dance
1956
as Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
1990
as Self
La La La
2018
as Various Roles (archive footage)
The Costume Designer
1950
as Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Julie Andrews Show
1965
as Self
The Life You Save May Be Your Own
1957
as Tom T. Triplett
The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
1978
as Self
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
as Self
Combat Fatigue Irritability
1945
as Seaman Bob Lucas
True Blue
2025
as (Archive Footage)
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
2005
as Self (Archive Footage)
Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort
1966
as Self
Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
1973
as Self - Guest Performer
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
2006
as Joe D. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly
1958
as Self
Sylvie Vartan: Live in Las Vegas
1982
as Self
Ersatz
1978
as Don Lockwood (voice) (archive sound)
Hollywood: The Golden Years
1961
as Self - Host
Frank Sinatra: Around the World
2011
as Self - Guest
Happy Again
2006
as Don Lockwood (archive footage)
An Evening with Gene Kelly
1977
as Self
The Movie Palaces
1987
as Self
The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
1945
as Narrator (voice)
Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
2013
as Self (archive footage)
About Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s, until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. Kelly is best known today for his performances in films such as Cover Girl (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), for which he was nominate… With 132 credits spanning from 1942 to 2025, Gene Kelly has appeared in 102 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gene Kelly Movies
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) — as Don Lockwood
- Xanadu (1980) — as Danny McGuire
- The Pirate (1948) — as Serafin
- 40 Carats (1973) — as Billy Boylan
- An American in Paris (1951) — as Jerry Mulligan
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