Howard Keel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1919
- Died
- November 7, 2004 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
Biography
Howard Keel (born Harold Clifford Keel; April 13, 1919 – November 7, 2004) was an American actor and singer. He starred in many film musicals of the 1950s. He is best known to modern audiences for his starring role in the CBS television series Dallas from 1981 to 1991, as Clayton Farlow, opposite Barbara Bel Geddes's character, but to an earlier generation, he was known as the star of some of the most famous MGM film musicals ever made, with a rich baritone singing voice.
Known For
Filmography
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Movie · as Self (archive)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Movie · as Self
Legends
TV · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited), Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Movie · as Self
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
Movie · as Himself - Host
Inside the Dream Factory
Movie · as Self
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as Self - Host
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Movie · as Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as D. L. Dade · 1 ep
Good Sports
TV · as Sonny Gordon · 2 eps
Creepy Classics
Movie · as Bill Masen - (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
Movie · as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Movie
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Larry Thorson · 1 ep
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Movie · as Self
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Dallas
TV · as Clayton Farlow · 222 eps
The Love Boat
TV · as Duncan Harlow · 1 ep
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Quest
TV · as Shanghai Pierce · 1 ep
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Arizona Bushwhackers
Movie · as Lee Travis
Here's Lucy
TV · as Stanley Livingston · 1 ep
The War Wagon
Movie · as Levi Walking Bear
Red Tomahawk
Movie · as Capt. Tom York
Waco
Movie · as 'Waco'
Run for Your Life
TV · as Hardie Rankin · 1 ep
Kiss Me, Kate
Movie · as Fred Graham
The Day of the Triffids
Movie · as Bill Masen
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Armored Command
Movie · as Col. Devlin
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep
The Big Fisherman
Movie · as Simon Peter
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Floods of Fear
Movie · as Donovan
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Will Gorman · 1 ep
Kismet
Movie · as The Poet
Jupiter's Darling
Movie · as Hannibal
MGM Parade
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Movie · as Brother Adam Pontipee
Rose Marie
Movie · as Capt. Mike Malone
Deep in My Heart
Movie · as Performer (segment "My Maryland")
Kiss Me Kate
Movie · as Fred Graham, "Petruchio"
Calamity Jane
Movie · as Wild Bill Hickok
Ride, Vaquero!
Movie · as King Cameron
Fast Company
Movie · as Rick Grayton
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Hoaxters
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Lovely to Look At
Movie · as Tony Naylor
Desperate Search
Movie · as Vince Heldon
Texas Carnival
Movie · as Slim Shelby
Show Boat
Movie · as Gaylord Ravenal
Callaway Went Thataway
Movie · as Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway
Three Guys Named Mike
Movie · as Mike Jamison
Across the Wide Missouri
Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun
Movie · as Frank Butler
Pagan Love Song
Movie · as Hazard Endicott
The Small Voice
Movie · as Boke
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps