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