Howard Keel

Howard Keel

1919-04-13 – 2004-11-07 (age 85) Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
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Biography

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.

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Known For

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

as Brother Adam Pontipee

Show Boat
Show Boat

1951

as Gaylord Ravenal

Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane

1953

as Wild Bill Hickok

Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun

1950

as Frank Butler

The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids

1963

as Bill Masen

Ride, Vaquero!
Ride, Vaquero!

1953

as King Cameron

Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate

1953

as Fred Graham, "Petruchio"

Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart

1954

as Performer (segment "My Maryland")

The War Wagon
The War Wagon

1967

as Levi Walking Bear

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri

1951

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III

1994

as Self - Host

Kismet
Kismet

1955

as The Poet

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!

1985

as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Lovely to Look At
Lovely to Look At

1952

as Tony Naylor

Rose Marie
Rose Marie

1954

as Capt. Mike Malone

The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman

1959

as Simon Peter

James Bond: The First 21 Years
Night of 100 Stars