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Birthdate: August 23, 1912

Death date: February 2, 1996

Gene Kelly

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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All-time

of 196,423

212
All-time Actor

of 38,412

123
Decades
- 1940s
  
  of 5,357
  
  46
- 1950s
  
  of 7,577
  
  19
- 1960s
  
  of 10,860
  
  1,500
- 1970s
  
  of 21,065
  
  2,342
- 1980s
  
  of 44,733
  
  9,320
- 1990s
  
  of 71,584
  
  31,710
Genres
- Action
  
  of 41,607
  
  6,009
- Adventure
  
  of 25,528
  
  57
- Animation
  
  of 1,984
  
  1,503
- Biography
  
  of 11,944
  
  3,942
- Christmas
  
  of 1,656
  
  132
- Comedy
  
  of 84,814
  
  225
- Crime
  
  of 34,304
  
  19,613
- Drama
  
  of 107,138
  
  497
- Fantasy
  
  of 17,834
  
  565
- Music
  
  of 9,326
  
  5,036
- Musical
  
  of 10,828
  
  5
- Romance
  
  of 37,234
  
  5
- Sports
  
  of 9,435
  
  393
- War
  
  of 9,723
  
  3,360

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

1930s

No Reviews

1940s

2.9352

1950s

3.0354

1960s

1.8582

1970s

1.8049

1980s

1.4233

1990s

1.0677

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.

Overall Actor Score: Gene Kelly is ranked overall as 2.8876 of of 4 stars

2.8876

Gene Kelly Movie Rankings

Gene Kelly starring in Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

3.9856

Don and Lina are a famous on-screen romantic pair at the height of their silent film careers. When talking pictures take Hollywood by storm Lina's high pitched, annoying voice threatens their careers, until Dan finds the perfect girl to dub Lina's voice. ...more about Singin' in the Rain

DVD from $9.99

(18 sellers)

Gene Kelly starring in American in Paris

American in Paris, An (1951)

3.1047

Jerry, a struggling American painter falls in love with a cabaret dancer while in Paris. Meanwhile, a rich heiress is determined to have Jerry all to herself. ...more about American in Paris

Actor Awards

Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Comedy/Musical

DVD from $7.99

(15 sellers)

On the Town (1949)

3.0684

Three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - let loose on a 24-hour pass in New York and the Big Apple will never be the same! Gabey falls head over heels for "Miss Turnstiles of the Month" (he thinks she's a high society deb when she's really a 'cooch dancer ...more about On the Town

DVD from $10.00

(14 sellers)

It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

2.9976

Ted (Gene Kelly), Doug (Dan Dailey), and Angie (Michael Kidd), are three ex-G.I.s who vow to meet again at a New York bar on October 11, 1955. They all show up on the appointed day, but quickly find that their friendship isn't what it used to be. ...more about It's Always Fair Weather

DVD from $12.71

(11 sellers)

Anchors Aweigh (1945)

2.9575

Two sailors, one naive, the other experienced in the ways of the world, on liberty in Los Angeles, is the setting for this movie musical. Particularly notable for its Gene Kelly-Jerry Mouse dance number. ...more about Anchors Aweigh

Actor Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role

DVD from $9.76

(11 sellers)

Xanadu (1980)

2.9552

The Greek muses incarnate themselves on Earth to inspire men to achieve. One of them, incarnated as a girl named Kira, encounters an artist named Sonny Malone. ...more about Xanadu

DVD from $5.95

(10 sellers)

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)

2.9379

The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected "fathead" who intends to take an active interest in running the team. But K.C. turns outs to be a beautiful woman who really knows her baseball. ...more about Take Me Out to the Ball Game

DVD from $9.76

(9 sellers)

Inherit the Wind (1960)

2.9126

Teacher B.T. Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's theories. Famous lawyer Henry Drummond defends him; fundamentalist politician Matthew Brady prosecutes. ...more about Inherit the Wind

DVD from $6.62

(11 sellers)

Les Girls (1957)

2.8401

After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren (Kay Kendall) is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Angele (Taina Elg). ...more about Les Girls

DVD from $13.79

(10 sellers)

Ziegfeld Follies (1946)

2.8169

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style. ...more about Ziegfeld Follies

DVD from $8.68

(13 sellers)

Summer Stock (1950)

2.7428

As a favor to her actress sister Abigail, New England farmer Jane Falbury allows a group of actors use her barn as a theater for their play. In return, the cast and crew have to help her with the farm chores. ...more about Summer Stock

DVD from $12.71

(12 sellers)

Pirate, The (1948)

2.7416

A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate. ...more about Pirate

DVD from $8.68

(9 sellers)

For Me and My Gal (1942)

2.6777

Set during WW I, Palmer and Hayden team up as vaudeville artists. Harry Palmer deliberately injures his hand to avoid being drafted to the army. Later, he makes up for this. ...more about For Me and My Gal

DVD from $6.25

(13 sellers)

Cover Girl (1944)

2.6559

Rusty Parker, a red-headed leggy dancer at Danny McGuire's Night Club in Brooklyn, wants to be a successful Broadway star. She enters a contest to be a 'Cover Girl' as a stepping-stone in her career. ...more about Cover Girl

DVD from $13.34

(9 sellers)

Brigadoon (1954)

2.6396

DVD from $12.71

(12 sellers)

That's Entertainment! (1974)

2.6172

MGM musical numbers from the introduction of sound in the late '20s through to the 1950s, possibly with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Judy Garland getting the most coverage. ...more about That's Entertainment!

DVD from $4.05

(15 sellers)

Three Musketeers, The (1948)

2.6081

The hectic adventures of D'Artagnan, a young provincial noble who just comes to Paris to enter the musketeers. He will meet action, love, hate, the king and the queen as his impetuousness gets him involved in political plots... ...more about Three Musketeers

DVD from $12.71

(14 sellers)

Christmas Holiday (1944)

2.5996

A young femme fatale-type woman realizes that the wealthy man she married is an incorrigible wastrel. ...more about Christmas Holiday

Not Available on DVD

Cross of Lorraine, The (1943)

2.4862

Not Available on DVD

Words and Music (1948)

2.4154

DVD from $12.71

(8 sellers)

Marjorie Morningstar (1958)

2.2725

While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at a nearby summer theater. ...more about Marjorie Morningstar

DVD from $9.99

(7 sellers)

Thousands Cheer (1943)

2.1552

Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. ...more about Thousands Cheer

Not Available on DVD

Invitation to the Dance (1956)

2.1035

This is a movie where three entirely different stories are told though dancing. Words are not used and the style of dancing is different for each part. ...more about Invitation to the Dance

Not Available on DVD

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

2.0628

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers. ...more about That's Entertainment

DVD from $12.71

(13 sellers)

Deep in My Heart (1954)

2.0625

Not Available on DVD

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

2.0615

Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From _Hollywood Revue of 1929, The (1929)_ (qv) to _Brigadoon (1954)_ (qv) , from the first musical talkies to 'Gene Kelly (I)' (qv) in _Singin' in the Rain (1952)_ (qv) , are examined. ...more about That's Entertainment! III

DVD from $12.71

(13 sellers)

Viva Knievel! (1977)

1.9779

As the legendary stuntman travels to Mexico to prepare for one of his greatest stunts yet, he takes time out of his schedule to meet his fans, help out lonely orphans, and try to get his alcoholic mechanic to reconcile with his son. ...more about Viva Knievel!

DVD from $8.35

(9 sellers)

Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)

1.9725

Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is love with a poor dancer, but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts even though she doesn't love him. ...more about Du Barry Was a Lady

Not Available on DVD

That's Dancing! (1985)

1.3103

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s. ...more about That's Dancing!

DVD from $12.41

(11 sellers)

40 Carats (1973)

1.0921

A forty year old woman who was vacationing in Greece meets a twenty-two year old, who was also on vacation. They spend the night together and she leaves him while he was sleeping. ...more about 40 Carats

Not Available on DVD

Black Hand (1950)

No Reviews Available

Now grown-up, Johnny Columbo returns to New York from Italy having sworn a vendetta against the Black Hand who killed his father years earlier. ...more about Black Hand

Not Available on DVD

Cap and Gown Revue, The (1932)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Council of Europe (1952)

No Reviews Available

The Council of Europe in Strasburg, France, is seen through the sometimes mischievious eyes of its fleet of simultaneous interpreters. ...more about Council of Europe

Not Available on DVD

Devil Makes Three, The (1952)

No Reviews Available

1947: Captain Jeff Eliott returns to Germany to thank the Lert family, who hid him during ww-ii when his plane was shot down over Munich. ...more about Devil Makes Three

Not Available on DVD

Happy Road, The (1957)

No Reviews Available

An American boy and a French girl run away from a Swiss school making for Paris to reunite with their parents. The boy's father (Gene Kelly) and the girl's father (Barbara Laage) join forces, despite cultural differences, to search for their kids. ...more about Happy Road

Not Available on DVD

It's a Big Country (1951)

No Reviews Available

The story, told in eight episodes, covers different facets of the American Spirit, from racial and religious tolerance to the dangers of self-centeredness and myopic reasoning. ...more about It's a Big Country

Not Available on DVD

Kelly Brothers, The (1932)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Living in a Big Way (1947)

No Reviews Available

Leo Gogarty marries Margaud Morgan after a whirlwind romance just before shipping out to war. When he returns he is surprised to discover not only that his bride is not what she led him to believe, but also that she expects a quick divorce. Both Mr. ...more about Living in a Big Way

Not Available on DVD

Pilot #5 (1943)

No Reviews Available

A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. ...more about Pilot #5

Not Available on DVD

Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Something for the Girls (1958)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

What a Way to Go! (1964)

No Reviews Available

This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist. ...more about What a Way to Go!

Actor Awards

Locarno International Film Festival - Best Actor

DVD from $6.07

(9 sellers)

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