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Howard Keel

Howard Keel

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 13, 1919
Died Nov 07, 2004 (85)
Birthplace Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

Filmography

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994

as Capt. Quentin "Jack" Jackson

Creepy Classics

Creepy Classics

1987

as Bill Masen - (archive footage)

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985

as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage)

Arizona Bushwhackers

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968

as Lee Travis

Red Tomahawk

Red Tomahawk

1967

as Capt. Tom York

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

1967

as Levi Walking Bear

Waco

Waco

1966

as 'Waco'

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1964

as Fred Graham

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

1963

as Bill Masen

Armored Command

Armored Command

1961

as Col. Devlin

The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

1959

as Simon Peter

Floods of Fear

Floods of Fear

1958

as Donovan

Kismet

Kismet

1955

as The Poet

Jupiter's Darling

Jupiter's Darling

1955

as Hannibal

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

1954

as Capt. Mike Malone

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

as Brother Adam Pontipee

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954

as Performer in My Maryland

Fast Company

Fast Company

1953

as Rick Grayton

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1953

as Fred Graham, "Petruchio"

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

1953

as Wild Bill Hickok

Ride, Vaquero!

Ride, Vaquero!

1953

as King Cameron

Desperate Search

Desperate Search

1952

as Vince Heldon

The Hoaxters

The Hoaxters

1952

as Narrator (voice)

Lovely to Look At

Lovely to Look At

1952

as Tony Naylor

Show Boat

Show Boat

1951

as Gaylord Ravenal

Three Guys Named Mike

Three Guys Named Mike

1951

as Mike Jamison

Texas Carnival

Texas Carnival

1951

as Slim Shelby

Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway

1951

as Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway

Across the Wide Missouri

Across the Wide Missouri

1951

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

as Frank Butler

Pagan Love Song

Pagan Love Song

1950

as Hazard Endicott

The Small Voice

The Small Voice

1948

as Boke

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Dallas

as Clayton Farlow

Episodes: 222

First Aired: Apr 02, 1978

Here's Lucy

as Stanley Livingston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Walker, Texas Ranger

as D. L. Dade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1993

Run for Your Life

as Hardie Rankin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Will Gorman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Love Boat

as Duncan Harlow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Legends

as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 17, 2006

Murder, She Wrote

as Larry Thorson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 12, 1959

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Good Sports

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 10, 1991

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

The Quest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 1976

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Legends

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 17, 2006

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

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