Other works
"The RCA VideoDisc Preview Album", promotional CED videodisc distributed to RCA dealers in the 1980s.
"America's Sweetheart: The Mary Pickford Story" (1977), as [unknown]
"Changing Scene, The" 11 September 1970 as host
"Changing Scene, The" 10 December 1970 as host
"Christmas Around The World" as [unknown] 19 December 1976
"Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: George Burns" as [unknown] 10 May 1978
"Debby Boone...The Same Old Brand New Me" as [unknown] 23 June 1980
"Dom DeLuise and Friends" as [unknown] 16 February 1983
"First 50 Years, The" 21 November 1976 as co-host
"Fred Astaire: Puttin' On The Top Hat" (1980), as [unknown]
"Gene Kelly Pontiac Special, The" 24 April 1959 as host
"Gene Kelly, New York, New York" 14 February 1966 as host
"Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls" 14 January 1970 as host
"Julie Andrews Show, The" as [unknown] 28 November 1965
"Movie Palaces, The" 9 July 1987 as host-narrator
"1968 Hollywood Stars of Tomorrow" 27 January 1968 as host
"Oscar's Best Actors" 23 May 1978 as co-host
"Peggy Fleming Show, The" as [unknown] 24 November 1968
"Stars Salute Israel at 30, The" as [unknown] 8 May 1978
"Tappin'" as [unknown] 8 January 1989
"World of Magic, The" as [unknown] 26 December 1975
"Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera" 24 November 1977 as co-host
"Salute to Baseball" (4/13/57), as Host
He played the role of Harry in the original 1939
Broadway production of
William Saroyan's Pulitzer-Prize winning hit "The Time of Your Life", which was filmed in 1948 (
The Time of Your Life (1948)) with
Paul Draper as Harry.
Thanks to computer wizardry, in 2005 he posthumously appeared in a
TV commercial for the new Volkswagen Golf car. His face was mapped onto three breakdancers/body-poppers to recreate his famous title scene from
Singin' in the Rain (1952), with a new twist.
Debuted on
Broadway in 1938's "Leave it to Me!", appearing in the chorus during
Mary Martin's song "My Heart Belongs to Daddy".
Directed
Richard Rodgers and
Oscar Hammerstein's stage musical "The Flower Drum Song", which opened on
Broadway in 1958.
Starred in the 1940
Broadway hit "Pal Joey" on stage, though the 1957 film version (
Pal Joey (1957)) would star
Frank Sinatra.
Choreographed the original
Broadway production of the musical "Best Foot Forward".
Pal Joey (1940). Musical comedy. Music by 'Richard Rodgers' (qv. Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart. Material by John O'Hara. Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek. Costume Design by John Koenig. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Directed by
George Abbott. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 1 Sep 1941 to 21 Oct 1941 then moved to The St. James Theatre from 21 Oct 1941 to close): 25 Dec 1940- 29 Nov 1941 (374 performances). Cast:
Gene Kelly (as "Joey Evans") [final
Broadway role; replaced by George Tapps on 1 Sep 1941 and moved to Hollywood], Vivienne Segal, Claire Anderson, Adrian Anthony, Sondra Barrett, John Benton, Jean Casto, Milton Chisholm, John Clarke, Alice Craig, Louise de Forrest,
Stanley Donen (as "Albert Doane/Dancer"), Clifford Dunstan, Jack Durant, Wnez Early, Leila Ernst, Jane Fraser, Tilda Getz, Charlene Harkins, Averell Harris,
June Havoc (as "Gladys Bumps"), Henning Irgens,
Van Johnson (as "Victor/Dancer"), Frances Krell, James Lane, Janet Lavis, Howard Ledig, June Leroy, Michael Moore, Amarilla Morris, Robert J. Mulligan, Olive Nicolson, Shirley Paige, Mildred Patterson, Dorothy Poplar, Nelson Rae, Edison Rice, Albert Ruiz, Diane Sinclair, Mildred Solly, Dummy Spelvin, Jeanne Trybom, Marie Vanneman, Jerry Whyte, Vincent York. Produced by George Abbott.
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