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
42nd Street (2019) — Choreographer42nd Street (1986) — ChoreographerThe Bank Shot (1974) — DirectorMy Six Loves (1963) — DirectorThe Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960) — DirectorStartime (1959) — DirectorForty-five Minutes from Broadway (1959) — DirectorThe Girl Most Likely (1958) — ChoreographerOnce Upon a Honeymoon (1956) — DirectorWhat Day Is It? (1956) — Conroy Gregory · DirectorThree for the Show (1955) — Vernon LowndesJupiter's Darling (1955) — VariusGive a Girl a Break (1953) — Ted Sturgis · MusicalLovely to Look At (1952) — Jerry RalbyEverything I Have Is Yours (1952) — Chuck Hubbard · ChoreographerShow Boat (1951) — Frank SchultzMr. Music (1950) — Gower ChampionThe Admiral Broadway Revue (1949)Words and Music (1948) — Specialty Dancer (uncredited)Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) — Dance SpecialtyRhapsody in Blue (1945) — Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)