Gower Champion
Known For
Acting
Born
1921-06-22 in Geneva, Illinois, USA
Died
1980-08-25
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).
Most Known For
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty
Mr. Music
as Gower Champion
The Admiral Broadway Revue
Show Boat
as Frank Schultz
Words and Music
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Jupiter's Darling
as Varius
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Rhapsody in Blue
as Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)
Give a Girl a Break
as Ted Sturgis
Lovely to Look At
as Jerry Ralby
Three for the Show
as Vernon Lowndes
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self
Everything I Have Is Yours
as Chuck Hubbard
What Day Is It?
as Conroy Gregory