Gower Carlyle Champion (June 22, 1919 – August 25, 1980) was an American actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer. Champion was born on June 22, 1919, in Geneva, Illinois, as the son of John W. Champion and Beatrice Carlisle. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from Fairfax High School. He studied dance from an early age and, at the age of fifteen, toured nightclubs with friend Jeanne Tyler billed as "Gower and Jeanne, America's Youngest Dance Team". In 1939, "Gower and Jeanne" danced to the music of Larry Clinton and his Orchestra in a Warner Brothers & Vitaphone film short-subject, "The Dipsy Doodler" (released in 1940).
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 22, 1921
- August 25, 1980 (aged 59)
- Geneva, Illinois, USA
- Actor and director
- 13 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Gower Champion's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1
Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Shapeshifteras Chuck Hubbard in Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
- Allyas Jerry Ralby in Lovely to Look At (1952)
- Heraldas Ted Sturgis in Give a Girl a Break (1953)
- Tricksteras Varius in Jupiter's Darling (1955)
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Gower Champion's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Gower Champion's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
42nd Street: The Musical(2019)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
42nd Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Bank Shot(1974)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
My Six Loves(1963)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all filmsThe Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Startime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Girl Most Likely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
What Day Is It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Three for the Show(1955)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Jupiter's Darling(1955)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Give a Girl a Break(1953)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Lovely to Look At(1952)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Show Boat(1951)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Mr. Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Admiral Broadway Revue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Words and Music(1948)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Till the Clouds Roll By(1946)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Rhapsody in Blue(1945)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 48th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 1945 to 2019.
Biggest box office
Show Boat (1951)
Highest rated
Show Boat (1951)
Most popular right now
Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
Film career
- 1946Screen debut· Till the Clouds Roll By
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Gower Champion's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Gower Champion work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gower Champion's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marge Champion shares the most, 6.
Directors
- George SidneyShared titles: Jupiter's Darling (1955), Show Boat (1951)See all 2 shared titles with George Sidney
Writers
- George WellsShared titles: Jupiter's Darling (1955), Everything I Have Is Yours (1952), Lovely to Look At (1952)See all 3 shared titles with George Wells
Actors
- Marge ChampionShared titles: Jupiter's Darling (1955), Three for the Show (1955), Give a Girl a Break (1953), Everything I Have Is Yours (1952), Lovely to Look At (1952), Show Boat (1951)See all 6 shared titles with Marge Champion
- Howard KeelShared titles: Jupiter's Darling (1955), Lovely to Look At (1952), Show Boat (1951)See all 3 shared titles with Howard Keel
- Debbie ReynoldsShared titles: My Six Loves (1963), Give a Girl a Break (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Debbie Reynolds
- Kurt KasznarShared titles: Give a Girl a Break (1953), Lovely to Look At (1952)See all 2 shared titles with Kurt Kasznar
Composers and cinematographers
- Arthur E. ArlingShared titles: My Six Loves (1963), Three for the Show (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur E. Arling
- Burton LaneShared titles: Jupiter's Darling (1955), Give a Girl a Break (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Burton Lane
- Charles RosherShared titles: Jupiter's Darling (1955), Show Boat (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Rosher
- David RoseShared titles: Jupiter's Darling (1955), Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)See all 2 shared titles with David Rose
Producers
- Jack CummingsShared titles: Give a Girl a Break (1953), Lovely to Look At (1952)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Cummings
