Gower Champion

Actor

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).

Born: June 22, 1921 in Geneva, Illinois, USA

Died: August 25, 1980 (Age 59)

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Gower Champion Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Give a Girl a Break Movie	6.1	Actor	Ted Sturgis	1953
Everything I Have Is Yours Movie	5.5	Actor	Chuck Hubbard	1952
Jupiter's Darling Movie	5.5	Actor	Varius	1955
Show Boat Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Frank Schultz	1951
That's Entertainment, Part II Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	(archive footage)	1976
Till the Clouds Roll By Movie Available on 18 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Dance Specialty	1946
Rhapsody in Blue Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)	1945
Words and Music Movie	6.2	Actor	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)	1948
Lovely to Look At Movie	6	Actor	Jerry Ralby	1952
Three for the Show Movie	5.8	Actor	Vernon Lowndes	1955
Mr. Music Movie	5.8	Actor	Gower Champion	1950
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage Movie	5.9	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2006
The Ed Sullivan Show TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Self 2 Episodes	1948-1971
What's My Line? TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	8.3	Actor	Self - Mystery Guest 2 Episodes	1950-1967
The Merv Griffin Show TV Show	6.4	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1962-1967
Tony Awards TV Show		Actor	Self - Nominee 1 Episode	1956
Tony Awards TV Show		Actor	Self - Presenter 1 Episode	1956
The Bell Telephone Hour TV Show		Actor	Self 2 Episodes	1959-1968
The Admiral Broadway Revue TV Show	6.6	Actor	2 Episodes	1949
The Bank Shot Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	1974
Everything I Have Is Yours Movie	5.5	Crew	Choreographer	1952
Give a Girl a Break Movie	6.1	Writing	Musical	1953
My Six Loves Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1963
The Girl Most Likely Movie	5.7	Crew	Choreographer	1958
42nd Street Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	7.6	Crew	Choreographer	2019
42nd Street Movie	9	Crew	Choreographer	1986
What Day Is It? Movie		Directing	Director	1956
Once Upon a Honeymoon Short Film	2.8	Directing	Director	1956
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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