Acting · Geneva, Illinois, USA · Born June 22, 1921
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).
Movie42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
MovieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
What Day Is It?
1956
as Conroy Gregory
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
MovieThree for the Show
1955
as Vernon Lowndes
MovieJupiter's Darling
1955
as Varius
MovieGive a Girl a Break
1953
as Ted Sturgis
MovieEverything I Have Is Yours
1952
as Chuck Hubbard
MovieLovely to Look At
1952
as Jerry Ralby
MovieShow Boat
1951
as Frank Schultz
MovieMr. Music
1950
as Gower Champion
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Admiral Broadway Revue
1949
MovieWords and Music
1948
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieTill the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Dance Specialty
MovieRhapsody in Blue
1945
as Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)
