Gower Champion
Acting
1921-06-22 · Geneva, Illinois, USA
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).
movie42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage) · 2006 · 6.0
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) · 1976 · 7.0
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962 · 6.6
tvThe Bell Telephone Hour
as Self · 1959 · 8.0
movieThe All-Star Christmas Show
as Self · 1958 · 6.0
movieWhat Day Is It?
as Conroy Gregory · 1956 · 0.0
tvTony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956 · 0.0
tvTony Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1956 · 0.0
movieThree for the Show
as Vernon Lowndes · 1955 · 5.9
movieJupiter's Darling
as Varius · 1955 · 4.9
movieGive a Girl a Break
as Ted Sturgis · 1953 · 5.4
movieEverything I Have Is Yours
as Chuck Hubbard · 1952 · 5.8
movieLovely to Look At
as Jerry Ralby · 1952 · 5.5
movieShow Boat
as Frank Schultz · 1951 · 6.2
movieMr. Music
as Gower Champion · 1950 · 6.5
tvWhat's My Line?
as Self · 1950 · 7.0
tvThe Admiral Broadway Revue
as · 1949 · 0.0
movieWords and Music
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited) · 1948 · 5.8
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948 · 6.8
movieTill the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty · 1946 · 5.7
movieRhapsody in Blue
as Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited) · 1945 · 6.6