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