Gower Champion
Gower Champion
Person

Gower Champion

Actor 1921-06-22 Geneva, Illinois, USA

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" d...

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Show Boat

Show Boat

1951 · Frank Schultz

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage)

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946 · Dance Specialty

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

Words and Music

Words and Music

1948 · Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Give a Girl a Break

Give a Girl a Break

1953 · Ted Sturgis

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

1945 · Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

Lovely to Look At

Lovely to Look At

1952 · Jerry Ralby

Three for the Show

Three for the Show

1955 · Vernon Lowndes

Jupiter's Darling

Jupiter's Darling

1955 · Varius

Everything I Have Is Yours

Everything I Have Is Yours

1952 · Chuck Hubbard

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959 · Self

Mr. Music

Mr. Music

1950 · Gower Champion

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006 · Self (archive footage)

The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958 · Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Presenter

The Admiral Broadway Revue

1949 · TV