Howard Keel

Howard Keel

Actor

Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
April 13, 1919

Biography

Howard Keel (born Harold Clifford Keel; April 13, 1919 – November 7, 2004) 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.

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Representative Works

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The War Wagon
1967Nominee

Best Performance

The War Wagon

Waco
1966Nominee

Best Performance

Waco

Calamity Jane
1953Nominee

Best Performance

Calamity Jane

Career Highlights

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954Highlight

Best Performance

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

That's Entertainment!
1974Highlight

Best Performance

That's Entertainment!