About
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...
Known for
North and SouthSeries • 1985
Singin' in the RainMovie • 1952
MGM ParadeSeries • 1955
Going My WaySeries • 1962
An American in ParisMovie • 1951
The Three MusketeersMovie • 1948
Let's Make LoveMovie • 1960
What a Way to Go!Movie • 1964
On the TownMovie • 1949
BrigadoonMovie • 1954
Cats Don't DanceMovie • 1997
Hello, Dolly!Movie • 1969
The Young Girls of RochefortMovie • 1967
Cover GirlMovie • 1944
The PirateMovie • 1948
Anchors AweighMovie • 1945
XanaduMovie • 1980
Summer StockMovie • 1950
It's Always Fair WeatherMovie • 1955
Inherit the WindMovie • 1960
Deep in My HeartMovie • 1954
Ziegfeld FolliesMovie • 1945
A Guide for the Married ManMovie • 1967
Take Me Out to the Ball GameMovie • 1949