Howard Keel
Acting
Born: April 13, 1919 · Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
Died: November 7, 2004 (aged 85)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Dallas
1978
The War Wagon
1967
The Day of the Triffids
1963
Calamity Jane
1953
The Love Boat
1977
Kiss Me Kate
1953
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
The Oscars
1953
Show Boat
1951
Photos (1)
Movies (34)
The War Wagon
Levi Walking Bear
Calamity Jane
Wild Bill Hickok
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Brother Adam Pontipee
The Day of the Triffids
Bill Masen
Kiss Me Kate
Fred Graham, "Petruchio"
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Show Boat
Gaylord Ravenal
Deep in My Heart
Performer (segment "My Maryland")
That's Dancing!
From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Annie Get Your Gun
Frank Butler
Across the Wide Missouri
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ride, Vaquero!
King Cameron
Texas Carnival
Slim Shelby
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Armored Command
Col. Devlin
The Big Fisherman
Simon Peter
Kismet
The Poet
Rose Marie
Capt. Mike Malone
Jupiter's Darling
Hannibal
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson
Red Tomahawk
Capt. Tom York
Waco
'Waco'
Callaway Went Thataway
Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway
Creepy Classics
Bill Masen - (archive footage)
Three Guys Named Mike
Mike Jamison
Lovely to Look At
Tony Naylor
Pagan Love Song
Hazard Endicott
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Kiss Me, Kate
Fred Graham
Arizona Bushwhackers
Lee Travis
Floods of Fear
Donovan
The Small Voice
Boke
Fast Company
Rick Grayton
Desperate Search
Vince Heldon
TV Shows (10)
Dallas
Clayton Farlow · 222 eps
The Love Boat
Duncan Harlow · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Larry Thorson · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
D. L. Dade · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Hardie Rankin · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Will Gorman · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
Stanley Livingston · 1 eps
Legends
Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Quest
Shanghai Pierce · 1 eps
Good Sports
Sonny Gordon · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (19)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 1 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · 5 eps
MGM Parade
Self · 2 eps
Legends
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars
Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self (archive)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Inside the Dream Factory
Self
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
Himself - Host