Acting
Donald O'Connor
- Titles
- 79movies44TV shows
- Career
Active from 1938 to 1994, with a break from 1966 to 1980, busiest in 1939 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 37top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Singin' in the Rain92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia7.2average 3.7
- Wholesome6.7average 3.3
- Situational Comedy6.1average 2.7
- Physical Comedy5.0average 2.4
- Showbiz3.5average 1.2
- Historical4.8average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.5average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.4
- Psychological2.9, average 5.6
- Tension3.5, average 6.0
- Violence2.0, average 4.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Wholesome Entertainment 5
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Family-Friendly 4
- Lighthearted 3
- Talking Animal 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Heartwarming 2
- Feel-Good 2
- Nostalgic Americana 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- Family Entertainment 2
- Lighthearted Fun 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Peggy RyanActorChip Off the Old Block, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Get Hep to Love, This Is the Life, The Merry Monahans, +3 more- OOscar BrodneyWriterDouble Crossbones, Walking My Baby Back Home, Are You With It?, Francis Goes to the Races, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, +3 more
Charles LamontDirectorIt Comes Up Love, Chip Off the Old Block, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Get Hep to Love, Curtain Call at Cactus Creek, +3 more
Irving GlassbergCinematographerWalking My Baby Back Home, Francis Goes to the Races, Francis Joins the WACS, Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin', Francis, +1 more
Arthur LubinDirectorFrancis Goes to the Races, Francis Joins the WACS, Francis in the Navy, Francis, Francis Goes to West Point, +1 more- MMilton CarruthEditorFrancis Goes to the Races, Francis in the Navy, Francis, Francis Goes to West Point, Francis Covers the Big Town
Gloria JeanActorIt Comes Up Love, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Get Hep to Love, Mister Big
John HartleyActorBoy Trouble, Unmarried, Million Dollar Legs, Night Work
Lewis R. FosterWriterMillion Dollar Legs, Sons of the Legion, Tom Sawyer, Detective, Night Work- TTed J. KentEditorWalking My Baby Back Home, Francis Joins the WACS, Yes Sir, That's My Baby, Patrick the Great
- DDorothy BennettWriterIt Comes Up Love, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Mister Big, Patrick the Great
Robert PaigeActorDeath of a Champion, Get Hep to Love, Mister Big
Movies and TV shows
852020s
1 title · average score 71
as (archive footage)
1990s
7 titles · average score 65
as Jonathan
as Baba Yaga
as Uncle Cyrus
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV show · as Harlow Safford
TV show · as Fred
as Kenneth Zevo
1980s
11 titles · average score 65
TV show · as Joseph Renfield
as Father Walsh
as Alex the Mouse (voice)
TV show · as Lory Bird
TV show · as Barry Barnes
TV show · as Jackie Clark
as Mock Turtle
TV show · as David Connelly
as Glenn's Dad
as Evelyn's Dance Instructor
TV show · as George Decova / Barnaby the Great
1970s
9 titles · average score 67
as Francis Joins The Navy
TV show · as Oscar Tilton / Howard Enicker
TV show
TV show
as (archive footage)
TV show · as Kenny Freeman
TV show · as Holly Connor
TV show
TV show · as Mock Turtle / Self
1960s
7 titles · average score 60
TV show · as Hermes
as Harvey Granson
TV show · as Benjamin Boggs
TV show · as Donald Dugan
as archive footage
as Aladdin
as Murray Prince
1950s
19 titles · average score 60
as Buster Keaton
as Ted Adams
as Peter Stirling / Slicker Donevan
as Tim Donahue
as Peter Stirling
as Kenneth Gibson
as Melvin Hoover
as Jigger Millard
as Cosmo Brown
as Davey Crandall
as Peter Stirling
as Peter Stirling
1940s
18 titles · average score 56
as William Waldo Winfield
as Milton Haskins
as Wilbur McMurty
as Charlie Read
as Pat Donahue Jr.
as Donald Corrigan
as Jimmy Monahan
as Jimmy
as Ricky Ives
as Donald J. O'Connor
as Don Warren
as Jimmy Arnold
1930s
13 titles · average score 60
as Butch
as Sticky Boone
as Ted Streaver (age 12)
as Small Fry
as Beau Geste (as a Child)
as Butch Smiley
as Phil Jr. as a Boy
as Mike Beebe
as Huckleberry Finn
as Butch Baker
as Young Pat Falconer
as Specialty Act