Howard Keel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1919
- Died
- November 7, 2004
- Birthplace
- Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
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.
Filmography
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical 2009
as Self (archive)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer 2006
as Self
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot 2003
as Self
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' 1997
as Himself - Host
Inside the Dream Factory 1995
as Self
That's Entertainment! III 1994
as Self - Host
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is 1994
as Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson
Creepy Classics 1987
as Bill Masen - (archive footage)
That's Dancing! 1985
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Royal Variety Performance 1984 1984
Actor
James Bond: The First 21 Years 1983
as Self
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! 1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
Arizona Bushwhackers 1968
as Lee Travis
The War Wagon 1967
as Levi Walking Bear
Red Tomahawk 1967
as Capt. Tom York
Waco 1966
as 'Waco'
Kiss Me, Kate 1964
as Fred Graham
The Day of the Triffids 1963
as Bill Masen
Armored Command 1961
as Col. Devlin
The Big Fisherman 1959
as Simon Peter
Floods of Fear 1958
as Donovan
Kismet 1955
as The Poet
Jupiter's Darling 1955
as Hannibal
Deep in My Heart 1954
as Performer (segment "My Maryland")
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954
as Brother Adam Pontipee
Rose Marie 1954
as Capt. Mike Malone
Kiss Me Kate 1953
as Fred Graham, "Petruchio"
Calamity Jane 1953
as Wild Bill Hickok
Ride, Vaquero! 1953
as King Cameron
Fast Company 1953
as Rick Grayton
- The Hoaxters
The Hoaxters 1952
as Narrator (voice)
Desperate Search 1952
as Vince Heldon
Lovely to Look At 1952
as Tony Naylor
Callaway Went Thataway 1951
as Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway
Across the Wide Missouri 1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Texas Carnival 1951
as Slim Shelby
Show Boat 1951
as Gaylord Ravenal
Three Guys Named Mike 1951
as Mike Jamison
Pagan Love Song 1950
as Hazard Endicott
Annie Get Your Gun 1950
as Frank Butler
The Small Voice 1948
as Boke
Credits from TMDB.