
Acting
Born August 23, 1912 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976

The Cheyenne Social Club
1970

Hello, Dolly!
1969

A Guide for the Married Man
1967

Jack and the Beanstalk
1967

American in Paris
1964

Gigot
1962

Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly
1958

The Tunnel of Love
1958

The Happy Road
1957

Invitation to the Dance
1956

It's Always Fair Weather
1955

Singin' in the Rain
1952

On the Town
1949

Combat Fatigue Irritability
1945

True Blue
2025

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025

Sid & Judy
2019

La La La
2018

Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
2013

Frank Sinatra: Around the World
2011

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009

Summer Stock: Get Happy!
2006

Happy Again
2006
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
2005
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
2005

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004

Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
2003

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000

A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995

That's Entertainment! III
1994

The Young Girls Turn 25
1993

Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
1990

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988