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Donald Kerr was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Kerr began his acting career with roles in such films as "George White's 1935 Scandals" (1935), "The Dragnet" (1936) and "Forty Naughty Girls" (1937). He also appeared in "Circus Girl" (1937), "Four Daughters" (1938) and "Mad Youth" (1939). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties, appearing in the ...

Filmography

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Twelve Hours to Kill (1960)

The Wild and the Innocent (1959)

Some Came Running (1959)

Kelly and Me (1957)

Designing Woman (1957)

Chain of Evidence (1957)

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Nitwits, The (1935) -- (Movie Clip) You Opened My Eyes

April In Paris (1952) -- (Movie Clip) It Must Be Good

Biography

Donald Kerr was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Kerr began his acting career with roles in such films as "George White's 1935 Scandals" (1935), "The Dragnet" (1936) and "Forty Naughty Girls" (1937). He also appeared in "Circus Girl" (1937), "Four Daughters" (1938) and "Mad Youth" (1939). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties, appearing in the musical "And the Angels Sing" (1944) with Dorothy Lamour, "Practically Yours" (1944) and "The Man Who Walked Alone" (1945). He also appeared in the crime feature "Murder Is My Business" (1946) with Hugh Beaumont. Toward the end of his career, he continued to act in "Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1953) with Bud Abbott, the crime flick "The Glass Web" (1953) with Edward G Robinson and the Rory Calhoun western "Four Guns to the Border" (1954). He also appeared in the Dean Martin comedy "Three Ring Circus" (1954) and "There's No Business Like Show Business" (1954). Kerr last acted in the Nico Minardos crime picture "Twelve Hours to Kill" (1960). Kerr passed away in January 1977 at the age of 86.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Twelve Hours to Kill (1960)

The Wild and the Innocent (1959)

Some Came Running (1959)

Kelly and Me (1957)

Designing Woman (1957)

Chain of Evidence (1957)

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Yaqui Drums (1956)

Red Sundown (1956)

Friendly Persuasion (1956)

It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)

One Desire (1955)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

The Desperate Hours (1955)

3 Ring Circus (1955)

The McConnell Story (1955)

Wiretapper (1955)

Yankee Pasha (1954)

Playgirl (1954)

Four Guns to the Border (1954)

There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

Living It Up (1954)

It Happens Every Thursday (1953)

The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)

The Clown (1953)

April in Paris (1953)

Fast Company (1953)

The Band Wagon (1953)

The Glass Web (1953)

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)

All I Desire (1953)

The Sniper (1952)

The Winning Team (1952)

Angry spectator

Francis Goes to West Point (1952)

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)

Bronco Buster (1952)

Meet Me at the Fair (1952)

Somebody Loves Me (1952)

Flaming Feather (1952)

Lost in Alaska (1952)

Bonzo Goes to College (1952)

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (1952)

Boots Malone (1952)

Fearless Fagan (1952)

With a Song in My Heart (1952)

The Pace That Thrills (1952)

Bend of the River (1952)

Slawson's bartender

She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)

Holiday for Sinners (1952)

About Face (1952)

The Belle of New York (1952)

Pat and Mike (1952)

Flesh and Fury (1952)

Here Comes the Groom (1951)

Excuse My Dust (1951)

Iron Man (1951)

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)

Detective Story (1951)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

Ice cream vendor

Texas Carnival (1951)

Lullaby of Broadway (1951)

The Lady from Texas (1951)

Pride of Maryland (1951)

The Basketball Fix (1951)

The Strip (1951)

Clerk in bookie joint

Riding High (1950)

A Woman of Distinction (1950)

The Yellow Cab Man (1950)

The Milkman (1950)

The Next Voice You Hear (1950)

Square Dance Katy (1950)

Key to the City (1950)

Perfect Strangers (1950)

Three Little Words (1950)

Shakedown (1950)

Undercover Girl (1950)

Mr. Music (1950)

All the King's Men (1950)

Kill the Umpire (1950)

Bunco Squad (1950)

The Set-Up (1949)

Knock on Any Door (1949)

A Kiss in the Dark (1949)

The Devil's Henchman (1949)

The Heiress (1949)

Shadows of the West (1949)

Ladies of the Chorus (1949)

Any Number Can Play (1949)

Bride for Sale (1949)

The Judge Steps Out (1949)

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Sandwich stand operator

Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)

Jail quartette member

A Song Is Born (1948)

Waiter at Crow's Nest

Whiplash (1948)

April Showers (1948)

Vaudeville performer

He Walked by Night (1948)

Secret Beyond the Door (1948)

Here Comes Trouble (1948)

The Hunted (1948)

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)

Canon City (1948)

Are You with It? (1948)

Always Together (1948)

The Time of Your Life (1948)

Embraceable You (1948)

If You Knew Susie (1948)

The Miracle of the Bells (1948)

Arthur Takes Over (1948)

Buck Privates Come Home (1947)

Ride the Pink Horse (1947)

Trail Street (1947)

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now? (1947)

Member of quartette

That's My Gal (1947)

Merton of the Movies (1947)

Road to Rio (1947)

Love from a Stranger (1947)

Mr. District Attorney (1947)

The Pilgrim Lady (1947)

Song of the Thin Man (1947)

News photographer

My Wild Irish Rose (1947)

Desperate (1947)

Vendor on train

Nocturne (1946)

No Leave, No Love (1946)

Man in audience

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Steve, bartender

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

Mysterious Intruder (1946)

Elevator operator

Murder Is My Business (1946)

Crime of the Century (1946)

Out California Way (1946)

Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)

Elevator operator

Night Editor (1946)

The Last Crooked Mile (1946)

A Guy Could Change (1946)

She Wrote the Book (1946)

Wife Wanted (1946)

Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946)

Notorious (1946)

Criminal Court (1946)

That Night with You (1945)

It's a Pleasure! (1945)

Bring on the Girls (1945)

Hollywood and Vine (1945)

Assistant director

The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)

On Stage Everybody (1945)

Mama Loves Papa (1945)

The Naughty Nineties (1945)

Song of the Prairie (1945)

Her Lucky Night (1945)

Under Western Skies (1945)

Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)

Assistant dance director

Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)

George White's Scandals (1945)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

There Goes Kelly (1945)

Step Lively (1944)

Bowery to Broadway (1944)

Atlantic City (1944)

Leave It to the Irish (1944)

Practically Yours (1944)

Meglin's chauffeur

Casanova Brown (1944)

Father at baby window

And the Angels Sing (1944)

Casanova in Burlesque (1944)

Kansas City Kitty (1944)

My Best Gal (1944)

Moon Over Las Vegas (1944)

South of Dixie (1944)

Hat Check Honey (1944)

Silent Partner (1944)

Week-End Pass (1944)

The Woman in the Window (1944)

Elevator operator

The Singing Sheriff (1944)

Assistant stage manager

Murder, My Sweet (1944)

Government Girl (1944)

Youth Runs Wild (1944)

Member of horse act

They Got Me Covered (1943)

Specialty member of minstrel show

My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)

Redhead from Manhattan (1943)

All by Myself (1943)

Dangerous Blondes (1943)

Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)

Nearly Eighteen (1943)

Get Going (1943)

Silver Skates (1943)

Is Everybody Happy? (1943)

Happy Go Lucky (1943)

So's Your Uncle (1943)

There's Something About a Soldier (1943)

The Pride of the Yankees (1943)

True to Life (1943)

Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)

A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

Ladies' Day (1943)

Pepita's assistant

Let's Face It (1943)

Specialty dancer

The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)

Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)

The Fleet's In (1942)

It Happened in Flatbush (1942)

The Great Gildersleeve (1942)

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942)

The Big Street (1942)

Louisiana Purchase (1941)

Look Who's Laughing (1941)

The Monster and the Girl (1941)

Riot Squad (1941)

Birth of the Blues (1941)

Roar of the Press (1941)

Footlight Fever (1941)

Million Dollar Baby (1941)

The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941)

Assistant cameraman

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941)

Let's Make Music (1941)

Chasing Trouble (1940)

Souls in Pawn (1940)

Secrets of a Model (1940)

Devil Bat (1940)

One Shot Maguire

Men Without Souls (1940)

1st photographer

Rollin' Home to Texas (1940)

West of Carson City (1940)

Wildcat Bus (1940)

Pop Always Pays (1940)

Auto park attendant

One Crowded Night (1940)

The House Across the Bay (1940)

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

They Made Me a Criminal (1939)

Irish Luck (1939)

Mad Youth (1939)

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Sudden Money (1939)

Lucky Night (1939)

Seller in arcade

King of the Turf (1939)

The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)

Ambulance driver

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Four Daughters (1938)

Gang Bullets (1938)

Mars Attacks the World (1938)

"Happy" Hapgood

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

The Lady in the Morgue (1938)

Room Service (1938)

Sky Giant (1938)

Test Pilot (1938)

Sinners in Paradise (1938)

Carefree (1938)

Secrets of a Nurse (1938)

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

Kid Galahad (1937)

Michael O'Halloran (1937)

Circus Girl (1937)

Forty Naughty Girls (1937)

The Wildcatter (1937)

Don't Tell the Wife (1937)

Armored Car (1937)

Rose Bowl (1936)

Exclusive Story (1936)

Born to Fight (1936)

The Drag-Net (1936)

Taming the Wild (1936)

Reporter Jimmy Taylor

Swing Time (1936)

Three Cheers for Love (1936)

Love on the Run (1936)

Movie cameraman

Magnificent Obsession (1936)

Flying Hostess (1936)

Ambulance driver

She Couldn't Take It (1935)

His Night Out (1935)

Hiccough salesman

George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)

Grady, dance instructor

Millions in the Air (1935)

The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)

Confidential (1935)

Baby Face Harrington (1935)

The Road to Ruin (1934)

Murder in the Museum (1934)

A Wicked Woman (1934)

The Gay Bride (1934)

From Hell to Heaven (1933)

Carnival Lady (1933)

Cast (Short)

So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)

So You Want to Build a House (1948)

Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942)

One Live Ghost (1936)

Life Events

Videos

Nitwits, The (1935) -- (Movie Clip) You Opened My Eyes George Stevens with a clever opening, directing his third feature and his second Wheeler & Woolsey vehicle, with a song introduced by Joey Ray, Joan Andrews also singing, the tune by Felix Bernard and L. Wolfe Gilbert, Donald Kerr the lackey, Hale Hamilton the music company boss, and the stars, Bert and Robert, running the cigar shop (Betty Grable in the photo!), in The Nitwits, 1935.

April In Paris (1952) -- (Movie Clip) It Must Be Good Nervous diplomat Sam (Ray Bolger) on Broadway on state department business, discovers showgirl Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson (Doris Day), whom he's accidentally arranged to send to Paris, in a number with a song by Vernon Duke and Sammy Cahn, early in April In Paris, 1952.

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