Gower Champion
Acting
Born: 1921-06-22 in Geneva, Illinois, USA
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
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
Till the Clouds Roll By
Dance Specialty
Show Boat
Frank Schultz
Words and Music
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Jupiter's Darling
Varius
Mr. Music
Gower Champion
Give a Girl a Break
Ted Sturgis
Rhapsody in Blue
Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Three for the Show
Vernon Lowndes
Lovely to Look At
Jerry Ralby
Everything I Have Is Yours
Chuck Hubbard
The Admiral Broadway Revue
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)