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Charles Walters

Directing

Born November 15, 1911 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died August 13, 1982

Biography

Charles Powell Walters was an American dancer, choreographer, and film director who became best known for his work on MGM musicals. His notable directorial credits included Easter Parade (1948), Lili (1953), High Society (1956), and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964).

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Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy AwardBest Director · 1954 · nominated

Filmography30 titles

What Now, Catherine Curtis?

1976Director

Prime Suspect: Tennison

2017as DC Regan

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976Thanks

Easter Parade

1948Choreographer, Director

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944Choreographer

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949Director

High Society

1956Choreographer, Director

Lili

1953as Dancer (uncredited)

Here's Lucy

1968Director

Summer Stock

1950Director

Walk Don't Run

1966Director

Presenting Lily Mars

1943as Lily's Dance Partner in Finale

Good News

1947Director

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945Choreographer

The Glass Slipper

1955Director

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960Director

The Tender Trap

1955Director

Cimarron

1960Co-Director

Easy to Love

1953Director

Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962Director

Dangerous When Wet

1953Choreographer, Director

Torch Song

1953as Ralph Ellis (uncredited)

Three Guys Named Mike

1951Director

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945as Sailor (uncredited)

The Belle of New York

1952Director

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

1964Director

Girl Crazy

1943as Dancer (uncredited)

Texas Carnival

1951Director

Don't Go Near the Water

1957Director

Three for Two

1975Director