How old was Gene Kelly in the movie Singin' in the Rain?

Gene Kelly was 38 in Singin' in the Rain when he played the character 'Don Lockwood'.

That was over 72 years ago in 1952.

In 1996 he died aged 83, starring in 80 films in his career, 57 of those after Singin' in the Rain was first released. If he were alive today he would be 111.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Singin' in the Rain, I think Gene Kelly looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Stanley Donen has worked with Gene Kelly a total of 6 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
  • Singin' in the Rain scores 8.17 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Singin' in the Rain

Gene Kelly's other movies