Gower Champion
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).
Filmography
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self
The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self
What Day Is It?
as Conroy Gregory
What Day Is It?
as Conroy Gregory
Three for the Show
as Vernon Lowndes
Three for the Show
as Vernon Lowndes
Jupiter's Darling
as Varius
Jupiter's Darling
as Varius
Give a Girl a Break
as Ted Sturgis
Give a Girl a Break
as Ted Sturgis
Everything I Have Is Yours
as Chuck Hubbard
Everything I Have Is Yours
as Chuck Hubbard
Lovely to Look At
as Jerry Ralby
Lovely to Look At
as Jerry Ralby
Show Boat
as Frank Schultz
Show Boat
as Frank Schultz
Mr. Music
as Gower Champion
Mr. Music
as Gower Champion
Words and Music
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Words and Music
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty
Rhapsody in Blue
as Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)
Rhapsody in Blue
as Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)