Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-04-13

Day of Death

2004-11-07 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.

Also Known As

هاوارد کیل

Howard Keel

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Keel, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

Acting

Kismet

1955

Kismet

as

The Poet

The Day of the Triffids

1963

The Day of the Triffids

as

Bill Masen

The Hoaxters

1952

The Hoaxters

as

Narrator (voice)

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

Annie Get Your Gun

as

Frank Butler

The War Wagon

1967

The War Wagon

as

Levi Walking Bear

Kiss Me Kate

1953

Kiss Me Kate

as

Fred Graham, "Petruchio"

Calamity Jane

1953

Calamity Jane

as

Wild Bill Hickok

Lovely to Look At

1952

Lovely to Look At

as

Tony Naylor

Texas Carnival

1951

Texas Carnival

as

Slim Shelby

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

as

Brother Adam Pontipee

Ride, Vaquero!

1953

Ride, Vaquero!

as

King Cameron

Show Boat

1951

Show Boat

as

Gaylord Ravenal

Pagan Love Song

1950

Pagan Love Song

as

Hazard Endicott

Callaway Went Thataway

1951

Callaway Went Thataway

as

Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway

Creepy Classics

1987

Creepy Classics

as

Bill Masen - (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

Self - Co-Host / Narrator

Floods of Fear

1958

Floods of Fear

as

Donovan

Waco

1966

Waco

as

'Waco'

Red Tomahawk

1967

Red Tomahawk

as

Capt. Tom York

Desperate Search

1952

Desperate Search

as

Vince Heldon

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

Jupiter's Darling

1955

Jupiter's Darling

as

Hannibal

Three Guys Named Mike

1951

Three Guys Named Mike

as

Mike Jamison

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968

Arizona Bushwhackers

as

Lee Travis

The Big Fisherman

1959

The Big Fisherman

as

Simon Peter

Rose Marie

1954

Rose Marie

as

Capt. Mike Malone

The Small Voice

1948

The Small Voice

as

Boke

Across the Wide Missouri

1951

Across the Wide Missouri

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Kiss Me, Kate

1964

Kiss Me, Kate

as

Fred Graham

That's Entertainment!

1974

That's Entertainment!

as

(archive footage)

Armored Command

1961

Armored Command

as

Col. Devlin

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

2003

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

as

Self

Fast Company

1953

Fast Company

as

Rick Grayton

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

as

Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson

Deep in My Heart

1954

Deep in My Heart

as

Performer in My Maryland

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

2006

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

as

Self

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

1997

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

as

Himself - Host

That's Dancing!

1985

That's Dancing!

as

From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Inside the Dream Factory

1995

Inside the Dream Factory

as

Self

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as

Self

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

2009

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

as

Self (archive)

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

James Bond: The First 21 Years

as

Self

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984

Royal Variety Performance 1984

as

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

as

Stanley Livingston

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

D. L. Dade

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

The Quest

The Quest

as

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Hardie Rankin

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as

Self

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Will Gorman

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Good Sports

Good Sports

as

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Dallas

Dallas

as

Clayton Farlow

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Duncan Harlow

Legends

Legends

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Legends

Legends

as

Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Larry Thorson

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Production

Crew

Directing