Howard Keel
Acting
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Keel, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: April 13, 1919
Place of Birth: Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Murder, She Wrote
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That's Entertainment!
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
The Bell Telephone Hour
“The Bell Telephone Hour” was a musical variety show that aired on “NBC” TV from 12 January 1959 to 14 June 1968 that showcased the best in Broadway, Classical, Concert, Jazz and Popular music each week. The series had its’ own house band appropriately named the “Bell Telephone Orchestra”. The show also had its’ own theme song being the “Bell Waltz” composed by “Donald Voorhees” who was also the show's Orchestra conductor. Some of the greatest violinists of the 1960’s performed on this show that aired in the old “Black & White” format. Some of these great violinists included “Erica Mornin”, “Isaac Stern", "Michael Rabin", "Ruggiero Ricci", "Yehudi Menuhin" and "Zino Francesacatti". From time to time some of the great singers and bandleaders of the 1960’s would perform on the show as well. Some of these were “Bing Crosby”, “Gordon MacRae”, “John Gary”, “Leslie Uggams”, “Mary Martin”, “Nelson Eddy”, “Patti Page” and “Roy Rogers”. The TV show followed on the heels of its’ predecessor with the same name on “NBC” radio that aired from 29 April 1940 to 1958 on Monday nights at 8 PM. The name of the show was derived from its’ Major sponsor “Bell Telephone Laboratories”. The TV version began airing on Friday nights at 8:30 PM once a month. It later was given it’s same time slot now airing every other week alternating with another show on the other weeks such as News shows and specials. The show time slot changed quite often over the years. In September 1960 it aired at 9 PM and in September 1961 it moved to 9:30 PM. In October 1963 it moved to Tuesday nights at 10 PM, September 1965 it moved to Sunday night at 6:30 PM and in September 1967 it made its' final move back to Friday night at 10 PM.
Run for Your Life
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Golden Globe Awards
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
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The Oscars
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Calamity Jane
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That's Entertainment! III
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
as Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson
as D. L. Dade
as Bill Masen - (archive footage)
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
as Larry Thorson
as Self
as Clayton Farlow
as Duncan Harlow
as (archive footage)
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as Self (archive footage)
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as Stanley Livingston
as Lee Travis
as Levi Walking Bear
as Capt. Tom York
as 'Waco'
as Hardie Rankin
as Fred Graham
as Bill Masen
as Self
as Self - Co-Host
as Col. Devlin
as Simon Peter
as Self
as Donovan
as Self
as Will Gorman
as The Poet
as Self
as Hannibal
as Performer in My Maryland
as Brother Adam Pontipee
as Capt. Mike Malone
as Fred Graham, "Petruchio"
as Wild Bill Hickok
as King Cameron
as Rick Grayton
as Self
as Vince Heldon
as Tony Naylor
as Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Slim Shelby
as Gaylord Ravenal
as Mike Jamison
as Hazard Endicott
as Frank Butler
as Boke
as Self
as Self - Presenter