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Gower Champion(1921-1980)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Gower Champion
Fabius loves his beautiful but vulnerable city, Rome, and he also loves his beautiful but invulnerable fiancée, Amytis. Fascinated by the tales she has heard about Hannibal, who is about to attack Rome, Amytis is driven by curiosity to the edge of his camp.
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Gower Champion was born on 22 June 1921 in Geneva, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Andrews-Belafonte-Show (1969), Männer machen Mode (1952) and Hello, Dolly! (1969). He was married to Karla Most and Marge Champion. He died on 25 August 1980 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJune 22, 1921
DiedAugust 25, 1980(59)
BornJune 22, 1921
DiedAugust 25, 1980(59)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Andrews-Belafonte-Show
8.2
TV Special
  • Director
  • 1969
Männer machen Mode (1952)
Männer machen Mode
6.2
  • Jerry Ralby
  • 1952
Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Hello, Dolly!
7.0
  • Additional Crew
  • 1969
Ava Gardner, Kathryn Grayson, and Howard Keel in Mississippi-Melodie (1951)
Mississippi-Melodie
6.8
  • Frank Schultz
  • 1951

Credits

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Actor

  • Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress (1977)
    Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Exercise Instructor (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 1959
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Thomas Birch
    • Mr. Death
    • 1956–1957
  • Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
    Screen Directors Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Conroy Gregory
    • 1956
  • Shower of Stars (1954)
    Shower of Stars
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Front Row Center (1955)
    Front Row Center
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • Liebe im Quartett (1955)
    Liebe im Quartett
    6.0
    • Vernon Lowndes
    • 1955
  • Jupiters Liebling (1955)
    Jupiters Liebling
    5.7
    • Varius
    • 1955
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Tim
    • 1953
  • Eine Chance für Suzy (1953)
    Eine Chance für Suzy
    6.3
    • Ted Sturgis
    • 1953
  • Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
    Everything I Have Is Yours
    5.7
    • Chuck Hubbard
    • 1952
  • Männer machen Mode (1952)
    Männer machen Mode
    6.2
    • Jerry Ralby
    • 1952
  • Ava Gardner, Kathryn Grayson, and Howard Keel in Mississippi-Melodie (1951)
    Mississippi-Melodie
    6.8
    • Frank Schultz
    • 1951
  • Groucho Marx, Bing Crosby, Charles Coburn, Gower Champion, Marge Champion, Dorothy Kirsten, Nancy Olson, and The Merry Macs in Mr. Music (1950)
    Mr. Music
    6.0
    • Gower Champion
    • 1950
  • Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, and Ann Sothern in Words and Music (1948)
    Words and Music
    6.4
    • Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1948

Director

  • Klauen wir gleich die ganze Bank (1974)
    Klauen wir gleich die ganze Bank
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Andrews-Belafonte-Show
    8.2
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1969
  • The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969)
    The 41st Annual Academy Awards
    8.0
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1969
  • I Do! I Do! (1968)
    I Do! I Do!
    TV Movie
    • theatre director
    • 1968
  • Mary Martin at Eastertime
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Debbie Reynolds in My Six Loves (1963)
    My Six Loves
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960)
    Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Omnibus (1952)
    Omnibus
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Gower Champion, Marge Champion, and Louis Jourdan in Accent on Love (1959)
    Accent on Love
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957–1959
  • Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956)
    Once Upon a Honeymoon
    3.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
    Screen Directors Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956

Additional Crew

  • 42nd Street: The Musical (2019)
    42nd Street: The Musical
    7.8
    • choreographer: original production
    • 2019
  • Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    Hello, Dolly!
    7.0
    • stage play directed and choreographed by
    • 1969
  • Andrews-Belafonte-Show
    8.2
    TV Special
    • choreographer
    • 1969
  • Ann-Margret, Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Jesse Pearson, and Bobby Rydell in Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
    Bye Bye Birdie
    6.6
    • directed & choreographed by: New York play production
    • 1963
  • Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    7.8
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1959
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1959
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
    8.0
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1958
  • Kess und kokett (1957)
    Kess und kokett
    5.9
    • stager: dances and musical sequences
    • 1957
  • Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
    Everything I Have Is Yours
    5.7
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1952
  • Groucho Marx, Bing Crosby, Charles Coburn, Gower Champion, Marge Champion, Dorothy Kirsten, Nancy Olson, and The Merry Macs in Mr. Music (1950)
    Mr. Music
    6.0
    • dances staged by
    • 1950

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Gower
  • Height
    • 1.79 m
  • Born
    • June 22, 1921
    • Geneva, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • August 25, 1980
    • New York City, New York, USA(Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia)
  • Spouses
      Karla MostJuly 23, 1976 - August 25, 1980 (his death)
  • Children
      Gregg Champion
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared on Broadway in "The Lady Comes Across".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 5 Articles

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    Father, with Marge Champion, of sons Gregg Champion and Blake Champion.

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