Howard Keel

Howard Keel

Known for

Acting

Born

April 13, 1919

Birthplace

Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.

Died

November 7, 2004 (aged 85)

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.

Best known work

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Dallas

Dallas

1978

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

1967

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

1953

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

1963

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1953

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Filmography

2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
as Self (archive)
2006
LegendsTV
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode), as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode)
2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self
2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
as Self
1997
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
as Himself - Host
1995
Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as Self - Host
1994
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
as Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson
1993
Walker, Texas RangerTV
as D. L. Dade (1 episode)
1991
Good SportsTV
as Sonny Gordon (2 episodes)
1987
Creepy Classics
as Bill Masen - (archive footage)
1985
That's Dancing!
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
as Larry Thorson (1 episode)
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1978
DallasTV
as Clayton Farlow (222 episodes)
1977
The Love BoatTV
as Duncan Harlow (1 episode)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
The QuestTV
as Shanghai Pierce (1 episode)
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1971
Great PerformancesTV
as Self (1 episode)
1968
Here's LucyTV
as Stanley Livingston (1 episode)
1968
Arizona Bushwhackers
as Lee Travis