Howard Keel
Howard Keel | |
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Keel in trailer for Annie Get Your Gun (1950) | |
| Born | Harold Clifford Keel April 13, 1919 Gillespie, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 2004 (aged 85) Palm Desert, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1943–2002 |
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| Children | 4 |
| President of the Screen Actors Guild | |
| In office 1958–1959 | |
| Preceded by | Leon Ames |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Reagan |
Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919 – November 7, 2004), professionally Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer known for his rich bass-baritone singing voice. He starred in a number of MGM musicals in the 1950s, including Show Boat (1951). He played the role of oil baron Clayton Farlow in the television series Dallas from 1981 to 1991.