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.

Filmography

• 2022Becoming Marilyn — (archive footage)
• 2005Pioneers of Primetime
• 1997Out to Sea — Jonathan
• 1996Father Frost — Baba Yaga
• 1994Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel — Uncle Cyrus
• 1994That's Entertainment! III — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Frasier — Harlow Safford
• The Nanny — Fred
• 1992Toys — Kenneth Zevo
• Tales from the Crypt — Joseph Renfield
• 1987A Mouse, a Mystery and Me — Alex the Mouse (voice)
• 1987A Time to Remember — Father Walsh
• Alice in Wonderland — Lory Bird
• 1985That's Dancing!
• Highway to Heaven — Jackie Clark
• Murder, She Wrote — Barry Barnes
• 1983Alice in Wonderland — Mock Turtle
• Hotel — David Connelly
• 1982Pandemonium — Glenn's Dad
• 1981Ragtime — Evelyn's Dance Instructor
• Simon & Simon — George Decova / Barnaby the Great
• 1978The Big Fix — Francis Joins The Navy
• Hunter
• The Love Boat — Oscar Tilton, Howard Enicker, Leo Halbert
• 1976Bob Hope's World of Comedy — (archive footage)
• 1976That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)
• The Bionic Woman
• Ellery Queen — Kenny Freeman
• Police Story — Holly Connor
• The Bobby Darin Show
• Great Performances — Mock Turtle, Self
• The Donald O'Connor Show — Host
• ABC Stage 67 — Hermes
• 1965That Funny Feeling — Harvey Granson
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre — Benjamin Boggs
• 1963Marilyn — archive footage
• Petticoat Junction — Director
• Vacation Playhouse — Donald Dugan
• 1961Cry for Happy — Murray Prince
• 1961The Wonders of Aladdin — Aladdin
• DuPont Show of the Month — Johnny Shaw
• 1957The Buster Keaton Story — Buster Keaton
• 1957The Jet-Propelled Couch — Dr. Robert Harrison
• 1956Anything Goes — Ted Adams
• 1955Francis in the Navy — Peter Stirling / Slicker Donevan
• 1954Francis Joins the WACS — Peter Stirling
• The Donald O'Connor Show — Donald O'Connor
• 1954There's No Business Like Show Business — Tim Donahue
• 1953Call Me Madam — Kenneth Gibson
• 1953Francis Covers the Big Town — Peter Stirling
• 1953I Love Melvin — Melvin Hoover
• 1953Walking My Baby Back Home — Jigger Millard
• 1952Francis Goes to West Point — Peter Stirling
• 1952Singin' in the Rain — Cosmo Brown
• 1951Double Crossbones — Davey Crandall
• 1951Francis Goes to the Races — Peter Stirling
• 1950Curtain Call at Cactus Creek — Edward Timmons
• 1950Francis — Peter Stirling
• 1950The Milkman — Roger Bradley
• 1949Yes Sir, That's My Baby — William Waldo Winfield
• 1948Are You With It? — Milton Haskins
• 1948Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' — Wilbur McMurty
• 1947Something in the Wind — Charlie Read
• 1945Patrick the Great — Pat Donahue Jr.
• 1944Bowery to Broadway — Specialty dancer
• 1944Chip Off the Old Block — Donald Corrigan
• 1944Follow the Boys — Donald O'Connor
• 1944The Merry Monahans — Jimmy Monahan
• 1944This Is the Life — Jimmy
• 1943It Comes Up Love — Ricky Ives
• 1943Mister Big — Donald J. O'Connor
• 1943Top Man — Don Warren
• 1942Get Hep to Love — Jimmy Arnold
• 1942Give Out, Sisters — Don
• 1942Private Buckaroo — Donny
• 1942What's Cookin'? — Tommy
• 1942When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Frankie
• 1939Beau Geste — Beau Geste (as a Child)
• 1939Boy Trouble — Butch
• 1939Death of a Champion — Small Fry
• 1939Million Dollar Legs — Sticky Boone
• 1939Night Work — Butch Smiley
• 1939On Your Toes — Phil Jr. as a Boy
• 1939Unmarried — Ted Streaver (age 12)
• 1938Men with Wings — Young Pat Falconer
• 1938Sing, You Sinners — Mike Beebe
• 1938Sons of the Legion — Butch Baker
• 1938Tom Sawyer, Detective — Huckleberry Finn
• 1937It Can't Last Forever — Kid Dancer (uncredited)
• 1937Melody for Two — Specialty Act

Appearances as themselves (35)

• 2014Bing Crosby: Rediscovered — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' — Self (archive footage)
• 2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer — Self (archive footage)
• 2002What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' — Self
• 2000Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints — Self
• Vicki! — Self
• 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC — Self
• 1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood — Self
• 1985Night of 100 Stars II — Self
• 1980Lucy Moves to NBC — Self
• The Big Show — Self
• 1976It's Showtime — Self (archive footage)
• 1975The Lion Roars Again — Self (uncredited)
• Dinah! — Self
• 1974That's Entertainment! — Self - Host / Narrator
• Tony Orlando and Dawn — Self
• The Julie Andrews Hour — Self
• Film '72 — Self
• The Pet Set — Self
• The Don Knotts Show — Self
• The Carol Burnett Show — Self / Various Characters
• The Judy Garland Show — Self
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self - Co-Host
• 1957The Clouded Image — Self - Host
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self - Guest Host
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Presenter
• The Jimmy Durante Show — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• The Red Skelton Show — Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self
• The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self, Self - Guest Host, Self - Host
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self