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Gordon MacRae is a Actor American born on 12 march 1921 at East Orange (USA)
Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearances in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956), and playing Bill Sherman in On Moonlight Bay (1951) and By The Light of the Silvery Moon (1953).
Gordon MacRae was married, secondly, to Elizabeth Lambert Schrafft on September 25, 1967, and fathered one daughter, Amanda Mercedes MacRae in 1968. They remained married until his death. He was buried at the Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Birth name Albert Gordon MacRae
Nationality USA
Birth 12 march 1921 at East Orange (USA)
Death 24 january 1986 (at 64 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 12 march 1921 at East Orange (USA)
Death 24 january 1986 (at 64 years)
Biography
He was married to Sheila MacRae from 1941 until 1967; the couple were the parents of four children: actresses Heather and Meredith MacRae, and sons William Gordon MacRae and Robert Bruce MacRae. Two of the children, Meredith MacRae and Robert Bruce MacRae, predeceased their mother, Sheila.Gordon MacRae was married, secondly, to Elizabeth Lambert Schrafft on September 25, 1967, and fathered one daughter, Amanda Mercedes MacRae in 1968. They remained married until his death. He was buried at the Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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The Pilot (1980)
Directed by Cliff Robertson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Cliff Robertson, Diane Baker, Frank Converse, Judy Wilson, Dana Andrews, Milo O'Shea
Roles Joe Barnes
Rating63%
Mike Hagan is a pilot in passenger service and a candidate for the honor of Best Pilot of the Year. There's only one problem -- Mike is an alcoholic.
Zero to Sixty (1978)
, 1h41Directed by Don Weis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Darren McGavin, Bill Hudson, Lorraine Gary, Sylvia Miles, Joan Collins, David Huddleston
Roles Officer Joe
Rating50%
Michael Nolan (McGavin) finds himself down on his luck following his divorce settlement, which has left him with nothing. During the repossession of his car he makes chase all the way to the auto repossession company. His persistence impresses the owner who hires him on the spot. Nolan is then teamed up with Larry, a 16-year-old experience repo agent. As Nolan settles into his new career he continually finds himself troubled by women, angry car owners and more.
The Movie Orgy (1968)
Directed by Joe Dante
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Ann-Margret, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Walter Brennan
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating77%
, 1h44Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, Ernest Borgnine, Sheree North, Sheree North, Tommy Noonan
Roles B.G. 'Buddy' De Sylva
Rating60%
Le film raconte l'ascension d'un groupe de Jazz, les Sunny Boys, reprenant l'équipe d'auteurs-compositeurs-interprètes de la Tin Pan Alley composée de Buddy DeSylva, du parolier Lew Brown et du compositeur Ray Henderson de Broadway à Hollywood.
Carousel (1956)
, 2h8Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films
Actors Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Ruick, Gene Lockhart, Audrey Christie
Roles Billy Bigelow
Rating65%
The story revolves around Billy Bigelow, a rough-talking, macho, handsome carousel barker, and Julie Jordan, a young, innocent mill worker, both living their busy lives in the small town of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. They fall in love, but both are fired from their jobs for different reasons – Billy because he paid too much attention to Julie and incurred the wrath of the jealous carousel owner Mrs. Mullin, and Julie because she stayed out past the curfew imposed by the understanding but stern mill owner, Mr. Bascombe. Billy and Julie marry and go to live at the seaside spa of her cousin Nettie, but Billy becomes bitter because he is unable to find work, and in his frustration, strikes Julie (this moment is not shown at all in the film). Mrs. Mullin, the jealous carousel owner who is infatuated with him, hears of this and goes to Nettie's to offer Billy his old job back, but will not re-hire him unless he leaves his wife. Billy seems to be considering the idea when Julie asks to talk privately. Julie, fearing he will be enraged, timidly tells him she is pregnant. But Billy is overjoyed and now firmly refuses Mrs. Mullin's offer. However, newly worried about not having enough money to provide for his child, and unskilled at anything except being a carousel barker, Billy secretly agrees to join his pal Jigger Craigin in robbing the wealthy Bascombe.
Oklahoma! (1955)
, 2h25Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Musical, Romance, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films
Actors Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood, Shirley Jones, Rod Steiger
Roles Curly McLain
Rating69%
À la fin du XIX siècle, le territoire indien de l'Oklahoma est ouvert à la colonisation. C'est dans ce contexte que se déroule le récit qui concerne les problèmes de cœur que rencontrent les cow-boys Curly et Will avec deux demoiselles, Laurey et Annie.
, 1h41Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Mary Wickes, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp, Billy Gray
Roles Bill Sherman
Rating69%
By the Light of the Silvery Moon relates the further adventures of the Winfield family in small town Indiana as daughter Marjorie Winfield's (Doris Day) boyfriend, William Sherman (Gordon MacRae), returns from the Army after World War I. Bill and Marjorie's on-again, off-again romance provides the backdrop for other family crises, caused mainly by son Wesley's (Billy Gray) wild imagination.
The Desert Song (1953)
, 1h50Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on operas, Operetta films
Actors Kathryn Grayson, Gordon MacRae, Raymond Massey, Steve Cochran, Dick Wesson, William Conrad
Roles El Khobar / Paul Bonnard
Rating61%
The original plot is more-or-less adhered to, with some significant alterations. Benny is depicted as a comic Bob Hope-like coward, but not as a sissy. El Khobar's alter ego is that of a mild-mannered (but not squeamish) Latin tutor and anthropologist, whom Birabeau (Ray Collins) hires to keep Margot (Kathryn Grayson) from flirting with his regiment.
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
, 1h35Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Jane Powell, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Burt Lancaster, Sam Levene, George Givot
Roles Choirboy B. Jones
Rating60%
While their submarine is docked in New York City, three sailors on liberty invest the money they've earned at sea into a broadway musical and its up and coming star.
About Face (1952)
, 1h34Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Gordon MacRae, Eddie Bracken, Dick Wesson, Dick Wesson, Virginia Gibson, Phyllis Kirk
Roles Tony Williams
Rating54%
Starlift (1951)
, 1h43Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Political films
Actors Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Ruth Roman, Gene Nelson, Janice Rule
Roles Gordon MacRae
Rating58%
Air Force flyers Rick Williams (Ron Hagerthy) and Mike Nolan (Dick Wesson) attempt to meet Nell Wayne (Janice Rule), a (fictitious) film star performing in a star-studded musical in San Francisco. Rick and Nell were both from the same small town, but had never met. Mike attempts to convince both the staff and cast members at the theater that Rick and Nell are best friends and are extremely close. Ruth Roman takes pity on them and takes them to meet Nell. However, the men first meet with Doris Day and Gordon MacRae, who are rehearsing the song "You're Gonna Lose Your Gal."
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
, 1h35Directed by Roy Del Ruth, Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Christmas films, Musical films
Actors Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Jack Smith, Billy Gray, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp
Roles William 'Bill' Sherman
Rating68%
On Moonlight Bay centers on the character Marjorie Winfield, a tomboy played by Doris Day. When the Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana, the daughter, Marjorie, begins a romance with the boy next door, William Sherman, played by Gordon MacRae. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and behave like a proper young lady. Unfortunately Mr. Winfield doesn't approve of William and some of his unconventional ideas about marriage and money, which causes the course of true love to run less smoothly than could be desired. Everything is resolved in time for a happy ending.
Backfire (1950)
, 1h31Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Ed Begley, Virginia Mayo, Gordon MacRae, Sheila MacRae, Richard Steven Rauber
Roles Bob Corey
Rating65%
Bob Corey (Gordon MacRae) is an American soldier badly wounded at the end of World War II, and undergoing a number of surgical operations on his spine at a military hospital in California. He is tended by a nurse, Julie Benson (Virginia Mayo), and they have fallen in love. Corey's military pal, Steve Connolly (Edmond O'Brien), arrives in early November to discuss plans for the ranch they plan to purchase and operate together once Corey is out of the hospital. The two men pool their G.I. benefits (totaling $40,000) to do so. Corey's final surgery is in mid-December, but Connolly does not appear at the hospital afterward to see his friend. By Christmas, Corey is still in recovery but Connolly still remains absent. One night, as Corey lies semi-conscious in bed after being administered a sleeping drug, a woman with an foreign accent (Viveca Lindfors) appears at his bedside. She says Connolly has been in a horrible accident; his spine is shattered and he wants to die, but she has refused to help him commit suicide. The woman asks Corey what to do, and he advises her to do nothing to harm Steve, and just to wait. Corey slips into unconsciousness, and the woman disappears.
Tea for Two (1950)
, 1h38Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Eve Arden, S.Z. Sakall, Billy De Wolfe
Roles Jimmy Smith
Rating64%
Set in the Roaring Twenties, the story centers on Nanette Carter (Doris Day), a Westchester socialite with show business aspirations. She offers to invest $25,000 in a Broadway show if her boyfriend, producer Larry Blair (Billy De Wolfe), casts her in the starring role. What she doesn't realize is Larry is two-timing her with ingenue Beatrice Darcy (Patrice Wymore), whom he envisions as the lead. When he accepts Nanette's offer, she imposes upon her wealthy, penny-pinching uncle, J. Maxwell Bloomhaus (S.Z. Sakall), to lend her the money.
, 1h44Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors June Haver, Gordon MacRae, James Barton, James Barton, Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall
Roles Tony Pastor
Rating64%
At the end of the Spanish–American War in 1898, grumpy and overprotective Irish widower Dennis O'Grady (James Barton) has three daughters. The oldest, Katie (Marcia Mae Jones), welcomes her husband James Moore (Sean McClory), whom she has married in secret, home from the army, The youngest two Patricia (June Haver) and Maureen (Debbie Reynolds) pass a vaudeville theater owned by Tony Pastor (Gordon MacRae). Patricia recognizes the man from earlier that afternoon when he mocked her father, and she scolds him for his actions.