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King Donovan

Actor

King Donovan

Born January 25, 1918 in New York City, New York, USADied June 30, 198751 films

King Donovan (25 January 1918 – 30 June 1987) was an American film, stage, and television actor, as well as a film and television director

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Singin' in the Rain posterFirst watchSingin' in the Rain19528.1as Rod (uncredited)In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Invasion of the Body Snatchers poster7.5Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World poster7.0It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World1963The Defiant Ones poster7.1The Defiant Ones1958All the King's Men poster7.0All the King's Men1949The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms poster6.6The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms1953The Enforcer poster7.1The Enforcer1951The Hanging Tree poster6.7The Hanging Tree1959The Thrill of It All poster7.1The Thrill of It All1963

Filmography

51 films as actor
  1. 1984Nothing Lasts ForeverLunartini Husband
  2. 1982Morning's at SevenCarl Bolton
  3. 1981The Return of the Beverly HillbilliesAndy Miller
  4. 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldAirport Official (uncredited)
  5. 1963The Thrill of It AllTV Executive (uncredited)
  6. 1959The Hanging TreeWonder
  7. 1958The Perfect FurloughMajor Collins
  8. 1958The Defiant OnesSolly
  9. 1958CowboyJoe Capper, Trailhand
  10. 1957The Iron SheriffLeveret
  11. 1957The ComedianThe Director
  12. 1956Invasion of the Body SnatchersJack Belicec
  13. 1955The Seven Little FoysOfficer Harrison
  14. 1955Not as a StrangerMr. Slocum (uncredited)
  15. 1954Broken LanceClerk (uncredited)
  16. 1954Private Hell 36Evney Serovitch (uncredited)
  17. 1954The Bamboo PrisonPop
  18. 1954Riders to the StarsJames O'Herli
  19. 1953TumbleweedWrangler
  20. 1953Forever FemalePlaywright at Sardi's
  21. 1953Easy to LoveBen
  22. 1953City of Bad MenHotel Clerk (uncredited)
  23. 1953Hannah Lee: An American PrimitiveSheriff's Deputy
  24. 1953The Beast from 20,000 FathomsDr. Ingersoll
  25. 1953The Magnetic MonsterDr. Dan Forbes
  26. 1952The Merry WidowNitki
  27. 1952Sally and Saint AnneHymie Callahan, Trainer
  28. 1952Glory AlleyTelephone Technician (uncredited)
  29. 1952Singin' in the RainRod (uncredited)
  30. 1952Something to Live ForStage Manager (uncredited)
  31. 1951The Unknown ManNews Photographer on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
  32. 1951Come Fill the CupKip Zunches (uncredited)
  33. 1951Angels in the OutfieldMcGee
  34. 1951Behave Yourself!Lingerie Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
  35. 1951His Kind of WomanReporter (uncredited)
  36. 1951Little Big HornPvt. James Corbo
  37. 1951The Prince Who Was a Thief(uncredited)
  38. 1951The ScarfPiano Player
  39. 1951The Redhead and the CowboyClerk at trading post
  40. 1951The EnforcerSergeant Whitlow
  41. 1951Storm WarningAmbulance Driver (uncredited)
  42. 1950The Sun Sets at DawnReporter, National News Service
  43. 1950A Lady Without PassportSurgeon (uncredited)
  44. 1950Mystery StreetReporter at Beach House (uncredited)
  45. 1950One Way StreetGrieder
  46. 1950Side StreetDetective Gottschalk
  47. 1949The Pilgrimage PlaySalathiel
  48. 1949All the King's MenReporter (uncredited)
  49. 1949Alias Nick BealPeter Wolfe
  50. 1949ShockproofJoe Wilson (Uncredited)
  51. 1948Open SecretFawnes, Bigot Gang Member