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Overview
Mini Biography:
Dancer, actor, choreographer and director. Joined in 1945 with Marjorie... moreTrivia:
Out of an unprecedented 15 nominations, he won eight Tony Awards, more... moreAwards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
Myers And Evans To Headline Hello, Dolly! In Concert 2/14(From BroadwayWorld.com. 26 January 2009, 5:27 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Marge and Gower ChampionFilmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Music Department, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress (1977) (TV) .... Exercise Instructor
- "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
- Marriage... Handle with Care (1959) TV episode - "General Electric Theater" .... Mr. Death / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- Mischief at Bandy Leg (1957) TV episode .... Thomas Birch
- The Rider on the Pale Horse (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Death - "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Conroy Gregory (1 episode, 1956)
- What Day Is It? (1956) TV episode .... Conroy Gregory - "Shower of Stars" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "Chrysler Shower of Stars"
- The Dancers (1956) TV episode - "Front Row Center" (1 episode, 1955)
- Three for Tonight (1955) TV episode - Three for the Show (1955) .... Vernon Lowndes
- Jupiter's Darling (1955) .... Varius
- "The Red Skelton Show" .... Cameo (1 episode, 1954)
... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
- Deadeye at the Golden Nugget (1954) TV episode .... Cameo - "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
- A Bouquet for Millie (1953) TV episode - Give a Girl a Break (1953) .... Ted Sturgis
- Everything I Have Is Yours (1952) .... Chuck Hubbard
- Lovely to Look at (1952) .... Jerry Ralby
- Show Boat (1951) .... Frank Schultz
- Mr. Music (1950) .... Gower Champion
- "The Admiral Broadway Revue" (1949) TV series .... Regular Performer
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) .... Dance Specialty (in "Roberta")
Director:
- Bank Shot (1974)
... aka The Bank Shot (USA: long title) - A World in Music (1969) (TV)
... aka An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte - The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) (TV)
- Mary Martin at Eastertime (1966) (TV)
- My Six Loves (1963)
- "Dow Hour of Great Mysteries" (1 episode, 1960)
- The Dachet Diamonds (1960) TV episode - "Startime" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Ford Startime"
... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
- Cindy's Fella (1959) TV episode - "The Bell Telephone Hour" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "The Telephone Hour" (USA: syndication title)
- The Music of George Gershwin (1959) TV episode - Accent on Love (1959) (TV)
- "General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- No Man Can Tame Me (1959) TV episode - "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1 episode, 1956)
- What Day Is It? (1956) TV episode - Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956)
Soundtrack:
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes")
- Three for the Show (1955) (performer: "Someone To Watch Over Me", "Just One Of Those Things", "Down Boy") ("I've Got A Crush On You", "Finale from 'William Tell Overture'")
- Jupiter's Darling (1955) (performer: "If This Be Slav'ry", "The Life Of An Elephant")
- Give a Girl a Break (1953) (performer: "Applause, Applause", "Nothing Is Impossible", "It Happens Every Time", "Challenge Dance")
- Lovely to Look at (1952) (performer: "I Won't Dance" (uncredited), "Lafayette" (uncredited)) ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (uncredited))
- Show Boat (1951) (performer: "I Might Fall Back On You", "Life Upon the Wicked Stage")
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (uncredited))
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Girl Most Likely (1958) (choreographer)
- Everything I Have Is Yours (1952) (choreographer)
- Mr. Music (1950) (choreographer)
Producer:
- A World in Music (1969) (TV) (producer)
... aka An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte - The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) (TV) (producer)
Music Department:
- Give a Girl a Break (1953) (musical numbers staging)
Thanks:
- I Do! I Do! (1982) (TV) (dedicatee)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963) (acknowledgment: New York play production directed & choreographed by)
Self:
- The 21st Annual Tony Awards (1967) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Gene Kelly in New York, New York (1966) (TV) .... Himself
- Mary Martin: Hello, Dolly! Round the World (1966) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself - Dancer (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
... aka "The Telephone Hour" (USA: syndication title)
- Encore! (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Dancer
- The Music of George Gershwin (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Dancer - "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
- Episode #7.4 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1953-1959)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #13.2 (1959) TV episode (as Marge and Gower Champion) .... Dancer
- Episode #8.22 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #6.39 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (6 episodes, 1956-1959)
... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #3.32 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.17 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.3 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.33 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.16 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - America Pauses for Springtime (1959) (TV) .... Himself
- Accent on Love (1959) (TV) .... Himself - Dancer
- "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1959)
- Episode dated 8 February 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 15 May 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "The Garry Moore Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode #1.12 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
- Visit from the IRS (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Marge and Gower Champion Show" (1957) TV series .... Himself
- The 29th Annual Academy Awards (1957) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
- The 26th Annual Academy Awards (1954) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
- "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself - Dancer (1 episode, 1948)
... aka "Texaco Star Theater" (USA)
... aka "The Buick-Berle Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #1.14 (1948) TV episode (as Marge and Gower Champion) .... Himself - Dancer
Archive Footage:
- That's Dancing! (1985) .... Himself, film clip
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Lovely to Look At'
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