1951, Three Guys Named Mike Boke 1962, Armored Command 1994, Murder, She Wrote Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. As a result of this renewed fame on TV, Keel landed his first solo recording contract with "And I Love You So" in 1983. Survived by ten grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. I had a terrible, rotten childhood. Some of his summer stock and touring productions, which included "Camelot," "South Pacific", "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", "Man of La Mancha", and "Show Boat", often reunited him with his former MGM leading ladies, including Kathryn Grayson and Jane Powell. Died one month before his 1954 film "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" was being inducted into National Film Registry. I haven't got any great talent but everyone has a certain amount and it's what you do with it that counts. 1953, Lovely To Look At |  Clayton Farlow © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The Poet Go out and beat yourself to death. And I think if you're given something special, you ought to try and give that something back. Portrayed Curly in the original London cast of "Oklahoma", Fred Graham in "Kiss Me Kate" (1953), and Hajj in "Kismet" (1955). Best known for his role as Clayton Farlow on. 1 Episode (1976), Here's Lucy Midnight Monster Hop God has been kind. 59 Episodes (1981-1991), The Love Boat [about his heart surgery] One person who has really been an inspiration for me in this is my good friend, [about his choice to go ahead with open heart surgery in January, 1986, despite the risk of losing his job on. He later earned his living as a car mechanic, then found work during WWII at Douglas Aircraft in Los Angeles. After his father's death, he and his mother, Grace, moved to San Diego, California, in 1930. Besides, I think heaven's right here, in your mind. Performing a medley of songs from Oklahoma! Col. Devlin Success can be very dangerous, very heady. Levi Walking Bear As a matter of fact, I think religion is one of the biggest evils in this world. Looking for some great streaming picks? No question. 1952, Desperate Search All this nonsense about heaven: "Be good so you can go up there." Tony Naylor The only way to enjoy golf is to be a masochist. Began his career as a contract player at MGM in 1950. Was cremated and his ashes scattered at various favorite places including Mere Golf Club, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, and in Tuscany, Italy. 1955, Kismet 1951, Texas Carnival Well, people are people wherever you go, and a performance is a performance. 1953, Ride, Vaquero! 1968, Red Tomahawk 1953, Calamity Jane 1951, Callaway Went Thataway He was a staunch conservative Republican. You should never envy anyone. 1961, The Big Fisherman Capt. [about retirement] I'm just having too much fun. Howard Keel, born Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919 November 7, 2004) was an American actor who starred in many of the classic film musicals of the 1950s. Tom York Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Hazard Endicott People talk about actors being temperamental, but that sort of thing is everywhere. 2 Episodes (1977), The Quest Well, if heaven's like they claim it is, I don't want to go. A lot of his distant family reside in Ireland. It brings with it a responsibility. 1 Episode (1984), Dallas It was a fine cast and lots of fun to make, but they did the damn thing on the cheap. He also worked up a Las Vegas nightclub act with Grayson in the 1970s.Keel became an unexpected TV household name when he replaced Jim Davis as the upstanding family patriarch of the nighttime soap drama Dallas (1978) after Davis' untimely death. Part III |  Wild Bill Hickok Kismet (1955) opposite Ann Blyth would be his last, as the passion for movie musicals ran its course.Keel managed to move into rugged (if routine) action fare, appearing in such 1960s films as Armored Command (1961), Waco (1966), Red Tomahawk (1967) and The War Wagon (1967), the last one starring John Wayne and featuring Keel as a wisecracking Indian, of all things. 1 Episode (1993), That's Entertainment! Mike Jamison Success can be harder to take than failure in a lot of ways. Lee Travis "Stretch" Barnes/"Smoky" Callaway I was mean and rebellious and had a terrible temper. Publicity Listings 1955, Deep In My Heart 1954, I Love Melvin Was sought for the role of Emile in South Pacific but couldn't get out of his contract to do the picture. I was blessed with a voice and I used it. I have my own attitude to this life. Double-tap the 31 guys competing for Clare Crawley's heart. You know, people say, "Wait and go to heaven". Howard Keel was the Errol Flynn and Clark Gable of "golden age" movie musicals back in the 1950s.