Gower Champion

Acting

Born June 22, 1921 · Geneva, Illinois, USA

7 films as director · Active 1956–1974

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 Joh…

Known for

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

1956

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

What's My Line?

1950

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

Jupiter's Darling

1955

Directed(7)

1974The Bank Shot★ 5.4

1963My Six Loves★ 5.7

1959Forty-five Minutes from Broadway

1956Once Upon a Honeymoon★ 4.6

1956What Day Is It?

Acting(20)

200642nd Street: From Book to Screen to StageSelf (archive footage)

Film

1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)

Film

1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf