Gordon MacRae

1921-1986

Biography: life and films

Gordon MacRae was an American actor and singer whose birth name was Albert Gordon MacRae. He was born in East Orange, New Jersey, USA on 12th March 1921 and died in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA on 24th January 1986, aged 64.

His best films as an actor include David Butler's Look for the Silver Lining (1949), H. Bruce Humberstone's The Desert Song (1953), Fred Zinnemann's comedy Oklahoma! (1955) and Henry King's Carousel (1956).

Gordon MacRae appeared in 18 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Roy Del Ruth (5 films) and David Butler (4).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (9 films), comedy-romance (5), drama (4), romance (2) and Western (2).

Our average rating for Gordon MacRae over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

Key: a = actor

The Big Punch (1948) [a]

Look for the Silver Lining (1949) [a]

Backfire (1950) [a]

Return of the Frontiersman (1950) [a]

Tea for Two (1950) [a]

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950) [a]

The West Point Story (1950) [a]

On Moonlight Bay (1951) [a]

Starlift (1951) [a]

About Face (1952) [a]

By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) [a]

The Desert Song (1953) [a]

Three Sailors and a Girl (1953) [a]

Oklahoma! (1955) [a]

Carousel (1956) [a]

The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956) [a]

Zero to Sixty (1978) [a]

The Pilot (1980) [a]



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