Howard Keel (Performer) | Playbill

Howard Keel

Performer

To a generation of moviegoers who may not have had access to Broadway musicals in New York or on tour, the barrel-chested Mr. Keel was what a musical comedy leading man looked and sounded like: Tall, handsome, with a voice that could be muscular (as in M-G-M's "Kiss Me, Kate," in which he played the swaggering stage actor Fred Graham) or tender and longing (in M-G-M's "Show Boat," singing "Make Believe" as a river boat gambler wooing a virginal girl whose parents run the title Mississippi venue).

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  • Also Known As: Harold Keel
  • Born: Apr 13, 1919 in Gillespie, IL
  • Death: Nov 07, 2004 in Palm Desert, CA

Roles (5)

Ambassador Playbill - Nov 1972 Ambassador
Opened November 19, 1972
  • as Lewis Lambert Strether (Original)
No Strings Playbill - April 1962 No Strings
Opened March 15, 1962
  • as David Jordan (Replacement)
Saratoga Playbill - Dec 1959 Saratoga
Opened December 07, 1959
  • as Clint Maroon (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Carousel
Opened September 11, 1957
  • as Billy Bigelow (Original)
Oklahoma! Playbill - Opening Night - Mar 1943 Oklahoma!
Opened March 31, 1943
  • as Curly (Replacement)
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