Howard Keel
Howard Keel from the trailer for Annie Get Your Gun (1950) Born Harry Clifford Keel (1919-04-13)April 13, 1919 Gillespie, Illinois, U.S. Died November 7, 2004(2004-11-07) (aged 85) Palm Desert, California, U.S. Occupation Actor/Singer Years active 1943–2002 Notable work(s) Show Boat, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Dallas Spouse(s) Rosemary Cooper (1943–1948) Helen Anderson (1949–1970) Judy Keel (1970–2004; his death) Children 4 Harry Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919 – November 7, 2004), known professionally as Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer. He starred in many film musicals of the 1950s. He is best known to modern audiences for his starring role in the CBS television series Dallas from 1981 to 1991, as Clayton Farlow, opposite Barbara Bel Geddes's character. But to an earlier generation, he was known as the star of some of the most famous MGM film musicals ever made with a rich bass-baritone singing voice.