Howard Keel

Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919 – November 7, 2004), known professionally as Howard Keel, 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.

Casted

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Played Brother Adam Pontipee

Average Rating

7.1

557 votes

Release Date

Jul 22, 1954

72 years ago
The War Wagon

Played Levi Walking Bear

Average Rating

6.8

205 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1967

59 years ago
The Day of the Triffids

Played Bill Masen

Average Rating

6.1

186 votes

Release Date

Apr 24, 1963

63 years ago
Calamity Jane

Played Wild Bill Hickok

Average Rating

7.0

182 votes

Release Date

Nov 04, 1953

73 years ago
Kiss Me Kate

Played Fred Graham, "Petruchio"

Average Rating

6.4

90 votes

Release Date

Nov 26, 1953

73 years ago
Annie Get Your Gun

Played Frank Butler

Average Rating

6.7

82 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1950

76 years ago
Show Boat

Played Gaylord Ravenal

Average Rating

6.1

76 votes

Release Date

Jul 19, 1951

75 years ago
That's Entertainment!

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.4

65 votes

Release Date

Jun 21, 1974

52 years ago
That's Entertainment, Part II

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.9

39 votes

Release Date

May 16, 1976

50 years ago
That's Entertainment! III

Played Self - Co-Host / Narrator

Average Rating

7.0

37 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1994

32 years ago
Across the Wide Missouri

Played Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.9

32 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1951

75 years ago
That's Dancing!

Played From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

19 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 1985

41 years ago
Ride, Vaquero!

Played King Cameron

Average Rating

5.9

18 votes

Release Date

Jul 17, 1953

73 years ago
Three Guys Named Mike

Played Mike Jamison

Average Rating

5.6

18 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1951

76 years ago
Deep in My Heart

Played Performer in My Maryland

Average Rating

6.8

17 votes

Release Date

Dec 09, 1954

72 years ago
Kismet

Played The Poet

Average Rating

5.3

15 votes

Release Date

Oct 08, 1955

71 years ago
Callaway Went Thataway

Played Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway

Average Rating

5.1

13 votes

Release Date

Nov 15, 1951

75 years ago
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Played Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson

Average Rating

6.5

11 votes

Release Date

Feb 18, 1994

32 years ago
The Big Fisherman

Played Simon Peter

Average Rating

4.6

9 votes

Release Date

Aug 04, 1959

67 years ago
Lovely to Look At

Played Tony Naylor

Average Rating

4.8

8 votes

Release Date

May 29, 1952

74 years ago
Red Tomahawk

Played Capt. Tom York

Average Rating

6.4

7 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1967

60 years ago
Desperate Search

Played Vince Heldon

Average Rating

5.7

7 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 1952

74 years ago
Rose Marie

Played Capt. Mike Malone

Average Rating

4.0

7 votes

Release Date

Mar 03, 1954

73 years ago
Texas Carnival

Played Slim Shelby

Average Rating

4.7

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 05, 1951

75 years ago
Creepy Classics

Played Bill Masen - (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.3

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1987

39 years ago
Floods of Fear

Played Donovan

Average Rating

6.7

6 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1958

68 years ago
Waco

Played 'Waco'

Average Rating

6.4

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1966

60 years ago
Jupiter's Darling

Played Hannibal

Average Rating

4.3

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 18, 1955

72 years ago
The Small Voice

Played Boke

Average Rating

6.2

6 votes

Release Date

Nov 27, 1948

78 years ago
Pagan Love Song

Played Hazard Endicott

Average Rating

4.8

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 26, 1950

76 years ago
Arizona Bushwhackers

Played Lee Travis

Average Rating

3.6

5 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1968

58 years ago
The Hoaxters

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

4.2

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 1952

74 years ago
Armored Command

Played Col. Devlin

Average Rating

4.8

4 votes

Release Date

Jul 09, 1961

65 years ago
Night of 100 Stars

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 08, 1982

44 years ago
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 1972

55 years ago
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

Played Himself - Host

Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
James Bond: The First 21 Years

Played Self

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

May 27, 1983

43 years ago
Fast Company

Played Rick Grayton

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1953

73 years ago
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

Played Self

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 2006

20 years ago
Inside the Dream Factory

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 1995

30 years ago
Kiss Me, Kate

Played Fred Graham

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 1964

62 years ago
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 22, 2003

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

Played Self (archive)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 2009

17 years ago
Royal Variety Performance 1984

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 25, 1984

41 years ago

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