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Howard Keel
Born 1919-04-13Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the MusicalSelf (archive)Frankie Laine: An American DreamerSelfCole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn HotSelfSobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'Himself - HostInside the Dream FactorySelfThat's Entertainment! IIISelf - HostHart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart IsCapt. Quentin "Jack" JacksonCreepy ClassicsBill Masen - (archive footage)That's Dancing!From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)Royal Variety Performance 1984RoleJames Bond: The First 21 YearsSelfNight of 100 StarsSelfThat's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)Arizona BushwhackersLee TravisThe War WagonLevi Walking BearRed TomahawkCapt. Tom YorkWaco'Waco'Kiss Me, KateFred GrahamThe Day of the TriffidsBill MasenArmored CommandCol. DevlinThe Big FishermanSimon PeterFloods of FearDonovan