Acting
Howard Keel
Born 1919-04-13
Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Howard Keel
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Murder, She Wrote
1984
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The Love Boat
1977
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Dallas
1978
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
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Golden Globe Awards
1944
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The Merv Griffin Show
1962
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
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Great Performances
1971
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (65 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical | Self (archive) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Legends | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV Series | 2006 |
| Legends | Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer | Self | Movie | 2006 |
| Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot | Self | Movie | 2003 | |
 | Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' | Himself - Host | Movie | 1997 |
 | Inside the Dream Factory | Self | Movie | 1995 |
 | That's Entertainment! III | Self - Host | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is | Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson | Movie | 1994 |
 | Walker, Texas Ranger | D. L. Dade | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Good Sports | Sonny Gordon | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Creepy Classics | Bill Masen - (archive footage) | Movie | 1987 |
 | That's Dancing! | From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage) | Movie | 1985 |
 | Royal Variety Performance 1984 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Larry Thorson | TV Series | 1984 |
 | James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | Movie | 1983 |
 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Movie | 1982 |
 | Dallas | Clayton Farlow | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Love Boat | Duncan Harlow | TV Series | 1977 |
 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Quest | Shanghai Pierce | TV Series | 1976 |
 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1974 |
 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1972 |
 | Great Performances | Self | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Here's Lucy | Stanley Livingston | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Arizona Bushwhackers | Lee Travis | Movie | 1968 |
 | The War Wagon | Levi Walking Bear | Movie | 1967 |
 | Red Tomahawk | Capt. Tom York | Movie | 1967 |
 | Waco | 'Waco' | Movie | 1966 |
 | Run for Your Life | Hardie Rankin | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Kiss Me, Kate | Fred Graham | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Day of the Triffids | Bill Masen | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Armored Command | Col. Devlin | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Big Fisherman | Simon Peter | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Bell Telephone Hour | Self | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Floods of Fear | Donovan | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Will Gorman | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Kismet | The Poet | Movie | 1955 |
 | MGM Parade | Self | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Jupiter's Darling | Hannibal | Movie | 1955 |
 | Deep in My Heart | Performer (segment "My Maryland") | Movie | 1954 |
 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Brother Adam Pontipee | Movie | 1954 |
 | Rose Marie | Capt. Mike Malone | Movie | 1954 |
 | Kiss Me Kate | Fred Graham, "Petruchio" | Movie | 1953 |
 | Calamity Jane | Wild Bill Hickok | Movie | 1953 |
 | Ride, Vaquero! | King Cameron | Movie | 1953 |
 | Fast Company | Rick Grayton | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
| The Hoaxters | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1952 | |
 | Desperate Search | Vince Heldon | Movie | 1952 |
 | Lovely to Look At | Tony Naylor | Movie | 1952 |
 | Callaway Went Thataway | Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway | Movie | 1951 |
 | Across the Wide Missouri | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | Texas Carnival | Slim Shelby | Movie | 1951 |
 | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal | Movie | 1951 |
 | Three Guys Named Mike | Mike Jamison | Movie | 1951 |
 | Pagan Love Song | Hazard Endicott | Movie | 1950 |
 | Annie Get Your Gun | Frank Butler | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Small Voice | Boke | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |