Howard Keel

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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1919-04-13 · Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
- Died
- 2004-11-07
Known for
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) — D. L. Dade
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) — Brother Adam Pontipee
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Larry Thorson
- Dallas (1978) — Clayton Farlow
- The War Wagon (1967) — Levi Walking Bear
- The Love Boat (1977) — Duncan Harlow
- Calamity Jane (1953) — Wild Bill Hickok
- The Day of the Triffids (1963) — Bill Masen
- Kiss Me Kate (1953) — Fred Graham, "Petruchio"
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
- Annie Get Your Gun (1950) — Frank Butler
- The Oscars (1953) — Self
- Show Boat (1951) — Gaylord Ravenal
- That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) — Self - Host