- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- November 15, 1911
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 13, 1982
Charles Walters
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Walters (November 11, 1911 – August 13, 1982) was a Hollywood director and choreographer most noted for his work in MGM musicals and comedies in from the 1940s to the 1960s. He was born in Pasadena, California, and educated at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He is notable for directing Esther Williams' musicals involving underwater swimming and diving sequences, such as Dangerous When Wet, as well as several musicals starring Leslie Caron, such as Gigi (for which he is uncredited) and Lili. He has also directed musical remakes, including High Society, a remake of The Philadelphia Story (1940), and Bundle of Joy, a remake of Bachelor Mother (1939). Walters also directed the last pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, The Barkleys of Broadway, as well as Cary Grant in the actor's last film Walk, Don't Run. Walters d…
Filmography
movieWhat Now, Catherine Curtis?
1976 · Director
movieThree for Two
1975 · Director
tvHere's Lucy
1968 · Director
movieWalk Don't Run
1966 · Director
movieThe Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964 · Director
movieThe Story of a Dress
1964 · Self
movieBilly Rose's Jumbo
1962 · Director
movieTwo Loves
1961 · Director
movieCimarron
1960 · Co-Director
moviePlease Don't Eat the Daisies
1960 · Director
movieAsk Any Girl
1959 · Director
movieDon't Go Near the Water
1957 · Director
movieHigh Society
1956 · Director, Choreographer
movieThe Tender Trap
1955 · Director
movieThe Glass Slipper
1955 · Director
movieEasy to Love
1953 · Director
movieTorch Song
1953 · Ralph Ellis (uncredited), Director, Choreographer
movieDangerous When Wet
1953 · Director, Choreographer
movieLili
1953 · Dancer (uncredited), Director, Choreographer
movieThe Belle of New York
1952 · Director
movieTexas Carnival
1951 · Director
movieThree Guys Named Mike
1951 · Director
movieSummer Stock
1950 · Director
movieThe Barkleys of Broadway
1949 · Director
movieEaster Parade
1948 · Director, Choreographer
movieGood News
1947 · Director
movieSpreadin' the Jam
1945 · Director
movieBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · Sailor (uncredited)
movieWeek-End at the Waldorf
1945 · Choreographer
movieThrill of a Romance
1945 · Choreographer
movieMeet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Choreographer
movieGirl Crazy
1943 · Dancer (uncredited)
moviePresenting Lily Mars
1943 · Lily's Dance Partner in Finale