Gower Champion

Gower Champion

Gower Carlyle Champion (June 22, 1919 – August 25, 1980) was an American actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer. Champion was born on June 22, 1919, in Geneva, Illinois, as the son of John W. Champion and Beatrice Carlisle. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from Fairfax High School. He studied dance from an early age and, at the age of fifteen, toured nightclubs with friend Jeanne Tyler billed as "Gower and Jeanne, America's Youngest Dance Team". In 1939, "Gower and Jeanne" danced to the music of Larry Clinton and his Orchestra in a Warner Brothers & Vitaphone film short-subject, "The Dipsy Doodler" (released in 1940).

Tentang

Stage Name: Gower Champion

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.1126

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1921-06-22

Lokasi Lahir: Geneva, Illinois, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1956

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

1956

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee

1955

Three for the Show

Vernon Lowndes

1953

Give a Girl a Break

Ted Sturgis

1952

Everything I Have Is Yours

Chuck Hubbard

1952

Lovely to Look At

Jerry Ralby

1951

Show Boat

Frank Schultz

1950

Mr. Music

Gower Champion

1950

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

1948

Words and Music

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

1946

Till the Clouds Roll By

Dance Specialty

1945

Rhapsody in Blue

Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)