Cast & creator
Gene Kelly
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Merv Griffin Show
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 Pirate (1948), Summer Stock (1950), and Les Girls (1957) among others. After musicals he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964). In 1967, he appeared in French director Jacques Demy's musical comedy The Young Girls of Rochefort opposite Catherine Deneuve. Kelly solo directed the comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967) starring Walter Matthau, and later the extravagant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand, recognized with an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Kelly co-hosted and appeared in Ziegfeld Follies (1946), That's Entertainment! (1974), That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), That's Dancing! (1985), and That's Entertainment, Part III (1994). His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences. Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements; the same year, An American in Paris won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors (1982) and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute. In 1999, the American Film Institute also ranked him as the 15th greatest male screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema.
Also known as: 진 켈리, جین کلی, Eugene Curran Kelly
138
film credits
36
television credits
137
1942–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (174)
Showing 174 of 174 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Great Performances
Self
1971
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Omnibus
Self
1967
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Numéro un
Self
1975Film '72
Self
1971
Omnibus
Self (segment)
1952Omnibus
Choreographer
1952
The Oscars
Self
1953
North and South
Sen. Charles Edwards
1985
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
MGM Parade
Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies' (archive footage)
1955MGM Parade
Self - Actor
1955MGM Parade
1955MGM Parade
Self
1955MGM Parade
self
1955
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Singin' in the Rain
Don Lockwood
1952Singin' in the Rain
Choreographer
1952Singin' in the Rain
Director
1952Vacation Playhouse
Director
1963
Cérémonie des César
Self - President
1976
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
2013
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Going My Way
Father Chuck O'Malley
1962
Reflets de Cannes
Self
1954
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
2022
Hello, Dolly!
Director
1969
An American in Paris
Jerry Mulligan
1951An American in Paris
Choreographer
1951
Let's Make Love
Gene Kelly (uncredited)
1960
Cats Don't Dance
Thanks
1997
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
1948
Hollywood and the Stars
Self (archive footage)
1963
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Andy Miller
1967
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Tom T. Triplett
1951
Inherit the Wind
E.K. Hornbeck
1960
Sins
Eric Hovland
1986Olympic Gala
1984
What a Way to Go!
Pinky Benson
1964What a Way to Go!
Choreographer
1964
On the Town
Gabey
1949On the Town
Director
1949The Funny Side
Self - Host
1971
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Self
1975
The Pirate
Serafin
1948The Pirate
Choreographer
1948
40 Carats
Billy Boylan
1973
The Cheyenne Social Club
Director
1970The Cheyenne Social Club
Producer
1970
A Guide for the Married Man
Director
1967
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
It's Always Fair Weather
Ted Riley
1955It's Always Fair Weather
Choreographer
1955It's Always Fair Weather
Director
1955
Cover Girl
Danny McGuire
1944
Summer Stock
Joe D. Ross
1950
Brigadoon
Tommy Albright
1954Brigadoon
Choreographer
1954
That's Entertainment, Part II
Self - Host
1976That's Entertainment, Part II
Director
1976
Xanadu
Danny McGuire
1980
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
1950
Deep in My Heart
Performer (segment "Dancing Around")
1954
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Host
1994
Anchors Aweigh
Joseph Brady
1945Anchors Aweigh
Choreographer
1945
Du Barry Was a Lady
Alec Howe / Black Arrow
1943
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
1973
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
1990
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Self
1976
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
1974
Ziegfeld Follies
Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide")
1945
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
Self
1990
It's a Big Country
Icarus Xenophon
1951
The Tunnel of Love
Director
1958
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Don Lockwood
2004
The Cross of Lorraine
Victor
1943
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
Words and Music
Gene Kelly
1948The Lion Roars Again
Self
1975
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Eddie O'Brien
1949Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Choreographer
1949Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Story
1949
Marjorie Morningstar
Noel Airman
1958
The Devil Makes Three
Jeff Eliot
1952
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983
That's Dancing!
Self - Host
1985
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
1982
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
1987
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jeremy Keen, the Peddler
1967Jack and the Beanstalk
Director
1967Jack and the Beanstalk
Choreographer
1967Jack and the Beanstalk
Producer
1967
Reporters
Self
1981
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944
Invitation to the Dance
Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad
1956Invitation to the Dance
Writer
1956Invitation to the Dance
Director
1956Invitation to the Dance
Choreographer
1956
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
1986
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
(archive footage)
2009
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Actor (archive sound)
2004
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
1976
Christmas Holiday
Robert Manette
1944
Black Hand
Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo
1950
Lucy Moves to NBC
Self
1980
Thousands Cheer
Eddie Marsh
1943
For Me and My Gal
Harry Palmer
1942
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self (archive)
2009
Gigot
Director
1962
Les Girls
Barry Nichols
1957
Living in a Big Way
Leo Gogarty
1947Living in a Big Way
Choreographer
1947
The Julie Andrews Show
Self
1965
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Life You Save May Be Your Own
Tom T. Triplett
1957
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
Self
1980
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage)
2025Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
Self - Host
1977
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
2000
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
2019
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Self
1988
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self / Narrator (archive footage)
1998
The Young Girls Turn 25
Self (archive footage)
1993
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Self – Interviewee
1988
Love Is Better Than Ever
Gene Kelly (uncredited)
1952JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
Self
2017
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Self
1979
The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
Self
1978
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
Joe D. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
American in Paris
Director
1964
The Sandy Duncan Special
Self
1974
La La La
Various Roles (archive footage)
2018
Mickey's 50
Self
1978Musikalische Unterhaltung
Self
1961
Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly
Self
1958Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly
Director
1958Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Self (archive footage)
2005
Cinderella at the Palace
Host
1978Easter Parade: On the Avenue
Self (Archive Footage)
2005
Ersatz
Don Lockwood (voice) (archive sound)
1978
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
Self - Narrator (voice)
1982
Combat Fatigue Irritability
Seaman Bob Lucas
1945Combat Fatigue Irritability
Director
1945
Viva Knievel!
Will Atkins
1977
The Happy Road
Michael J. Andrews
1957The Happy Road
Producer
1957The Happy Road
Director
1957
Badman's Country
Art Direction
1958Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
Self (archive footage)
2003
Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
Self (archive footage)
2013
Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort
Self
1966
Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet
Choreographer
2021
Pilot #5
Vito S. Alessandro
1943
Frank Sinatra: Around the World
Self - Guest
2011Hollywood: The Golden Years
Self - Host
1961
Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
Self - Guest Performer
1973
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Lieutenant Bradville
1954Sylvie Vartan: Live in Las Vegas
Self
1982
The Movie Palaces
Self
1987
True Blue
(Archive Footage)
2024
The Royal Rascal Talkie
Writer
2024An Evening with Gene Kelly
Self
1977
The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
Narrator (voice)
1945
Happy Again
Don Lockwood (archive footage)
2006