Gower Champion
Actor · Director · Choreographer · Musical
Born Jun 22, 1921 · Geneva, Illinois, USA
Active 1945–1980
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.
Filmography
Show Boat (1951) — Frank Schultz42nd Street (2019) — ChoreographerRhapsody in Blue (1945) — Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) — Dance SpecialtyThe Bank Shot (1974) — DirectorWords and Music (1948) — Specialty Dancer (uncredited)The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960) — DirectorGive a Girl a Break (1953) — Ted Sturgis · MusicalStartime (1959) — DirectorMy Six Loves (1963) — DirectorThree for the Show (1955) — Vernon LowndesLovely to Look At (1952) — Jerry RalbyEverything I Have Is Yours (1952) — Chuck Hubbard · ChoreographerMr. Music (1950) — Gower ChampionJupiter's Darling (1955) — VariusOnce Upon a Honeymoon (1956) — Director42nd Street (1986) — ChoreographerThe Girl Most Likely (1958) — ChoreographerWhat Day Is It? (1956) — Conroy Gregory · DirectorThe Admiral Broadway Revue (1949)Forty-five Minutes from Broadway (1959) — Director