Overview
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Dancer, actor, choreographer and director. Joined in 1945 with Marjorie... more
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Out of an unprecedented 15 nominations, he won eight Tony Awards, more... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
Another
2 wins
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1 nomination
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Alternate Names:
Marge and Gower Champion
Filmography
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes")
- Three for the Show (1955) (performer: "Someone To Watch Over Me", "Just One Of Those Things", "Down Boy") ("I've Got A Crush On You", "Finale from 'William Tell Overture'")
- Jupiter's Darling (1955) (performer: "If This Be Slav'ry", "The Life Of An Elephant")
- Give a Girl a Break (1953) (performer: "Applause, Applause", "Nothing Is Impossible", "It Happens Every Time", "Challenge Dance" (uncredited))
- Lovely to Look at (1952) (performer: "I Won't Dance" (uncredited), "Lafayette" (uncredited)) ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (uncredited))
- Show Boat (1951) (performer: "I Might Fall Back On You", "Life Upon the Wicked Stage")
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (uncredited))
- I Do! I Do! (1982) (TV) (dedicatee)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963) (acknowledgment: New York play production directed & choreographed by)
- The 21st Annual Tony Awards (1967) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Gene Kelly in New York, New York (1966) (TV) .... Himself
- Mary Martin: Hello, Dolly! Round the World (1966) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself - Dancer (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
- Encore! (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Dancer
- The Music of George Gershwin (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Dancer
- "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
- Episode #7.4 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1953-1959)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #13.2 (1959) TV episode (as Marge and Gower Champion) .... Dancer
- Episode #8.22 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #6.39 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (6 episodes, 1956-1959)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #3.32 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.17 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.3 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.33 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.16 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - America Pauses for Springtime (1959) (TV) .... Himself
- Accent on Love (1959) (TV) .... Himself - Dancer
- "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1959)
- Episode dated 8 February 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 15 May 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "The Garry Moore Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode #1.12 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
- Visit from the IRS (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Marge and Gower Champion Show" (1957) TV series .... Himself
- The 29th Annual Academy Awards (1957) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
- The 26th Annual Academy Awards (1954) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
- "The Admiral Broadway Revue" .... Himself - Dancer (1 episode, 1949)
- County Fair (1949) TV episode (as Marge and Gower Champion) .... Himself - Dancer - "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself - Dancer (1 episode, 1948)
... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #1.14 (1948) TV episode (as Marge and Gower Champion) .... Himself - Dancer
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage: Directed and choreographed "Bye Bye Birdie" on Broadway, 1960.
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