The Merv Griffin Show
1962Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962Series
Person
Gower Champion
Acting
- Born
- June 22, 1921 · Geneva, Illinois, USA
- Died
- August 25, 1980
Biography
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. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from Fairfax High School. He studied dance from an early age and, at the age of fifteen, toured nightclubs with friend Jeanne Tyler billed as "Gower and Jeanne, America's Youngest Dance Team". In 1939, "Gower and Jeanne" danced to the music of Larry Clinton and his Orchestra in a Warner Brothers & Vitaphone film short-subject, "The Dipsy Doodler" (released in 1940).
Known For
What's My Line?
1950Series
What's My Line?
1950Series
Tony Awards
1956Series
Tony Awards
1956Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948Series
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959Series
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959Series
Mr. Music
1950Movie
Mr. Music
1950Movie
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946Movie
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946Movie
Jupiter's Darling
1955Movie
Jupiter's Darling
1955Movie
Show Boat
1951Movie
Show Boat
1951Movie
Three for the Show
1955Movie
Three for the Show
1955Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976Movie
Give a Girl a Break
1953Movie
Give a Girl a Break
1953Movie