How old was Gene Kelly in his first movie: For Me and My Gal?
Gene Kelly was 29 in For Me and My Gal when he played the character 'Harry Palmer'.
That was over 82 years ago in 1942.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 1996 he died aged 83, starring in 80 films in his career, 81 of those after For Me and My Gal was first released. If he were alive today he would be 111.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In For Me and My Gal, I think Gene Kelly looks:
Did you know?
- Director Busby Berkeley has worked with Gene Kelly a total of 2 times in his career.
- Gene Kelly's first movie was as 'Harry Palmer' in For Me and My Gal, released in 1942 when he was 29
- For Me and My Gal scores 6.6 out of 10 on TMDB.
