Howard Keel

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
April 13, 1919 (85 years old)
Died
November 7, 2004
Place of Birth
Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
Popular Genres
Music Romance Comedy
Career Span
1948 – 2009

Howard Keel

4 wins
30 nominations
2 Oscars
42 credits

Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919 – November 7, 2004), known professionally as Howard Keel, 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.

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Personal Info

Born
Apr 13, 1919
From
Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Career
1948 – 2009

Award Recognition

4
Wins
30
Nominations
2
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical as Self (archive)

2006

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer as Self Award

2003

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot as Self

1997

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' as Himself - Host

1995

Inside the Dream Factory as Self

1994

That's Entertainment! III as Self - Co-Host / Narrator Award
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is as Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson

1987

Creepy Classics as Bill Masen - (archive footage) Award

1985

That's Dancing! as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage) Award

1982

Night of 100 Stars as Self Award

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage) Award

1974

That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) Award

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage) Award

1968

Arizona Bushwhackers as Lee Travis

1967

The War Wagon as Levi Walking Bear Award
Red Tomahawk as Capt. Tom York

1966

Waco as 'Waco'

1964

Kiss Me, Kate as Fred Graham

1963

The Day of the Triffids as Bill Masen Award

1961

Armored Command as Col. Devlin

1959

The Big Fisherman as Simon Peter Award

1958

Floods of Fear as Donovan

1955

Kismet as The Poet Award
Jupiter's Darling as Hannibal

1954

Deep in My Heart as Performer in My Maryland Award
Rose Marie as Capt. Mike Malone Award
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Brother Adam Pontipee Award

1953

Kiss Me Kate as Fred Graham, "Petruchio" Award
Ride, Vaquero! as King Cameron Award
Calamity Jane as Wild Bill Hickok
Fast Company as Rick Grayton

1952

Lovely to Look At as Tony Naylor
The Hoaxters as Narrator (voice)
Desperate Search as Vince Heldon

1951

Show Boat as Gaylord Ravenal Award
Callaway Went Thataway as Stretch Barnes / Smokey Callaway Award
Three Guys Named Mike as Mike Jamison
Across the Wide Missouri as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Texas Carnival as Slim Shelby

1950

Annie Get Your Gun as Frank Butler Award
Pagan Love Song as Hazard Endicott

1948

The Small Voice as Boke

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The Day of the Triffids
The War Wagon
Kiss Me Kate
Show Boat
That's Entertainment!
That's Dancing!
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment, Part II

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