Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor was an American dancer, singer and actor. His best-known work was his "Make 'Em Laugh" dance routine in Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which O'Connor was awarded a Golden Globe. He also won a Primetime Emmy Award from four nominations and received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Nanny (1993)
Guest starring as Fred
- Episode 4x05: Freida Needa Man (Oct 16, 1996) [Special Guest Star]
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
Guest starring as The Lory Bird
- Episode 1x01: Part 1 – Alice in Wonderland (Dec 9, 1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Barry Barnes
- Episode 6x16: The Big Show of 1965 (Feb 25, 1990)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Oscar Tilton
- Episode 4x13: Isaac's Secret / Seal of Approval / The Curse of the Dumbrowskis (Jan 10, 1981)
Guest starring as Howard Enicker
- Episode 8x13: Paying the Piper / Baby Sister / Help Wanted (Dec 1, 1984)
Guest starring as Leo Halbert
- Episode 9x19: Second Banana / The Prodigy / What Goes Around Comes Around (Mar 8, 1986)
Ellery Queen (1975)
Guest starring as Kenny Freeman
- Episode 1x04: The Adventure of the Comic Book Crusader (Oct 2, 1975)
Dinah! (1974)
Guest starring as Donald O'Connor
(4 episodes)
- Episode 4x49: Nov 18, 1977 (Nov 18, 1977)
- Episode 3x08: Sep 29, 1976 (Sep 29, 1976)
- Episode 2x132: Mar 26, 1976 (Mar 26, 1976)
- Episode 1x22: Nov 19, 1974 (Nov 19, 1974)
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
- Episode 7x82: April 23-27, 1973 (Apr 23, 1973)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Guest starring as Benjamin Boggs
- Episode 3x19: Brilliant Benjamin Boggs (Mar 30, 1966)
Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Guest starring as Donald O'Connor
- Episode 1973-01-22: Dancers (Jan 22, 1973)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Donald O'Connor
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1985-04-19: Apr 19, 1985 (Apr 19, 1985)
- Episode 1984-08-31: Aug 31, 1984 (Aug 31, 1984)
- Episode 1963-05-07: May 7, 1963 (May 7, 1963)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Co-Host
(10 episodes)
- Episode 13x85: Dec 28, 1973 (Dec 28, 1973)
- Episode 13x84: Dec 27, 1973 (Dec 27, 1973)
- Episode 13x83: Dec 26, 1973 (Dec 26, 1973)
- Episode 13x82: Dec 25, 1973 (Dec 25, 1973)
- Episode 13x81: Dec 24, 1973 (Dec 24, 1973)
- Episode 11x35: Oct 15, 1971 (Oct 15, 1971)
- Episode 11x34: Oct 14, 1971 (Oct 14, 1971)
- Episode 11x33: Oct 13, 1971 (Oct 13, 1971)
- Episode 11x32: Oct 12, 1971 (Oct 12, 1971)
- Episode 11x31: Oct 11, 1971 (Oct 11, 1971)
Guest starring as Donald O'Connor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 19x153: May 2, 1980 (May 2, 1980)
- Episode 13x37: Oct 16, 1973 (Oct 16, 1973)
The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
Guest starring as Host
(3 episodes)
- Episode 8x08: The Song and the Dance Man (Jan 16, 1966)
- Episode 7x15: The Many Facets of Cole Porter (May 25, 1965)
- Episode 6x15: Apr 21, 1964 (Apr 21, 1964)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
Guest starring as Guest Host
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1962-09-28: Sep 28, 1962 (Sep 28, 1962)
- Episode 1962-09-27: Sep 27, 1962 (Sep 27, 1962)
- Episode 1962-09-26: Sep 26, 1962 (Sep 26, 1962)
- Episode 1962-09-25: Sep 25, 1962 (Sep 25, 1962)
- Episode 1962-09-24: Sep 24, 1962 (Sep 24, 1962)
Oscars (1953)
Starring as Host
- Episode 1954-03-25: The 26th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 25, 1954)
Guest starring as Donald O'Connor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1986-03-24: The 58th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 24, 1986)
- Episode 1980-04-14: The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (Apr 14, 1980)
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
Guest starring as Donald O'Connor
- Episode 7x30: Friends of Red Skelton Variety Show (May 13, 1958)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
Guest starring as Donald O'Connor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 20x02: The Bob Hope Special (Oct 13, 1969)
- Episode 15x02: The Bob Hope Thanksgiving Special (Nov 20, 1964)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Guest starring as Host
(16 episodes)
- Episode 4x20: Feb 14, 1954 (Feb 14, 1954)
- Episode 4x08: Nov 22, 1953 (Nov 22, 1953)
- Episode 4x04: Oct 25, 1953 (Oct 25, 1953)
- Episode 3x34: May 17, 1953 (May 17, 1953)
- Episode 3x28: Apr 5, 1953 (Apr 5, 1953)
- Episode 3x26: Mar 22, 1953 (Mar 22, 1953)
- Episode 3x24: Mar 8, 1953 (Mar 8, 1953)
- Episode 3x08: Nov 16, 1952 (Nov 16, 1952)
- Episode 3x05: Oct. 26, 1952 (Oct 26, 1952)
- Episode 2x37: May 11, 1952 (May 11, 1952)
- Episode 2x34: Apr 20, 1952 (Apr 20, 1952)
- Episode 2x27: Mar 2, 1952 (Mar 2, 1952)
- Episode 2x23: Feb 3, 1952 (Feb 3, 1952)
- Episode 2x19: Jan 6, 1952 (Jan 6, 1952)
- Episode 2x11: Nov 11, 1951 (Nov 11, 1951)
- Episode 2x06: Donald O'Connor (Oct 7, 1951)
Guest starring as Donald O'Connor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x13: Dec 27, 1953 (Dec 27, 1953)
- Episode 3x14: Dec 28, 1952 (Dec 28, 1952)