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Fred Kelly(1916-2000)

  • Director
  • Choreography
  • Actor
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Fred Kelly was born on 29 June 1916 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Deep in My Heart (1954), The Steve Allen Show (1950) and The Steve Allen Show (1952). He was married to Dorothy "Dottie" Greenwalt. He died on 15 March 2000 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
BornJune 29, 1916
DiedMarch 15, 2000(83)
BornJune 29, 1916
DiedMarch 15, 2000(83)
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Known for

Deep in My Heart (1954)
Deep in My Heart
6.4
  • O'Brien Brother - Performer in 'Dancing Around'
  • 1954
The Steve Allen Show (1950)
The Steve Allen Show
TV Series
  • Director
The Steve Allen Show (1952)
The Steve Allen Show
7.4
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1952
The Swift Show
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1948

Credits

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Director



  • The Steve Allen Show (1952)
    The Steve Allen Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1952
  • The Steve Allen Show (1950)
    The Steve Allen Show
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1950–1951
  • The Swift Show
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1948

Choreography



  • Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1950–1955
  • Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge
    4.8
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1949–1950
  • Cover Girl (1944)
    Cover Girl
    6.7
    • additional choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, and Kathryn Grayson in Thousands Cheer (1943)
    Thousands Cheer
    6.2
    • additional choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1943

Actor



  • Helter Skelter (2004)
    Helter Skelter
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Roman Polanski's Friend (uncredited)
    • 2004
  • Flipper in Flipper (1964)
    Flipper
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Petty Officer
    • 1965
  • Deep in My Heart (1954)
    Deep in My Heart
    6.4
    • O'Brien Brother - Performer in 'Dancing Around'
    • 1954
  • This Is the Army (1943)
    This Is the Army
    5.8
    • Mandy's Beau (uncredited)
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 29, 1916
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • March 15, 2000
    • Tucson, Arizona, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Dorothy "Dottie" GreenwaltAugust 21, 1942 - 1995 (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Barry Kelly
  • Relatives
    • Gene Kelly(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Appeared on Broadway in Irving Berlin's "This Is the Army", which was later adapted to film: This Is the Army (1943).

Did you know

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    Was a ballroom dance instructor to the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. He had been recommended to Buckingham Palace by General Eisenhower while serving as a sergeant in the US Army. It was a standing joke between Gene and Fred that, at the 1951 royal screening of "An American in Paris", Princess Elizabeth rushed up to Gene and said: "Oh, Mr. Kelly, is it true that you are the brother of Fred Kelly?".

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