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Tommy Rall(1929-2020)

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  • Soundtrack
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Tommy Rall
Tommy Rall, dynamic actor/dancer of many 1950s musicals, was born in 1929 and studied dancing with the American Ballet Theater. He first appeared on film as a child in 1942. After a series of great dancing roles on screen (Kiss Me Kate (1953), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), My Sister Eileen (1955)), he performed in a variety of character roles in films. He then returned to the American Ballet Theater. He appeared on Broadway in "Miss Liberty" (1949) and "Milk and Honey" (1960), as well as in several less successful shows. He died at age 90 in 2020.
BornDecember 27, 1929
DiedOctober 6, 2020(90)
BornDecember 27, 1929
DiedOctober 6, 2020(90)
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Known for

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
7.3
  • Frank (Frankincense) Pontipee
  • 1954
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Kiss Me Kate
7.0
  • Bill Calhoun 'Lucentio'
  • 1953
My Sister Eileen (1955)
My Sister Eileen
6.8
  • Chick
  • 1955
Anne Bancroft, Audie Murphy, and Pat Crowley in Walk the Proud Land (1956)
Walk the Proud Land
6.6
  • Taglito
  • 1956

Credits

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  • Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988)
    Saturday the 14th Strikes Back
    3.1
    • The Werewolf
    • 1988
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov in Dancers (1987)
    Dancers
    4.6
    • Patrick (as Thomas Rall)
    • 1987
  • Lee Curreri, Lori Singer, Erica Gimpel, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
    Fame
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Not Kane
    • 1984
  • Pennies from Heaven (1981)
    Pennies from Heaven
    6.5
    • Ed
    • 1981
  • Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in Funny Girl (1968)
    Funny Girl
    7.4
    • Prince in 'Swan Lake' Parody (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Merry Andrew (1958)
    Merry Andrew
    6.6
    • Giacomo Gallini
    • 1958
  • Anne Bancroft, Audie Murphy, and Pat Crowley in Walk the Proud Land (1956)
    Walk the Proud Land
    6.6
    • Taglito
    • 1956
  • Invitation to the Dance (1956)
    Invitation to the Dance
    6.4
    • The Sharpie in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
    • 1956
  • World in My Corner (1956)
    World in My Corner
    6.3
    • Ray Kacsmerek
    • 1956
  • Jeanne Crain and George Nader in The Second Greatest Sex (1955)
    The Second Greatest Sex
    5.3
    • Alf Connors
    • 1955
  • My Sister Eileen (1955)
    My Sister Eileen
    6.8
    • Chick
    • 1955
  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
    7.3
    • Frank (Frankincense) Pontipee
    • 1954
  • Kiss Me Kate (1953)
    Kiss Me Kate
    7.0
    • Bill Calhoun 'Lucentio'
    • 1953
  • June Allyson and Peter Lawford in Good News (1947)
    Good News
    6.7
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
    Ziegfeld Follies
    6.4
    • Chorus Boy (uncredited)
    • 1945

Additional Crew



  • Steve Allen in Allen in Movieland (1955)
    Allen in Movieland
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • choreographer
    • 1955
  • Wonderful Town, U.S.A.
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1951–1952

Soundtrack



  • That's Dancing! (1985)
    That's Dancing!
    7.2
    • performer: "Tom, Dick Or Harry"
    • 1985
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
    That's Entertainment, Part II
    7.3
    • performer: "From This Moment On" (1950) (uncredited), "Lonesome Polecat"
    • 1976
  • That's Entertainment! (1974)
    That's Entertainment!
    7.8
    • performer: "Bless Yore Beautiful Hide" (1954) (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Invitation to the Dance (1956)
    Invitation to the Dance
    6.4
    • performer: "Ring Around The Rosy"
    • 1956
  • Jeanne Crain and George Nader in The Second Greatest Sex (1955)
    The Second Greatest Sex
    5.3
    • performer: "HOW LONELY CAN I GET"
    • 1955
  • My Sister Eileen (1955)
    My Sister Eileen
    6.8
    • performer: "Competition Dance" (instrumental), "Give Me A Band And My Baby" (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Steve Allen in Allen in Movieland (1955)
    Allen in Movieland
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • performer: "That Old Black Magic"
    • 1955
  • Kiss Me Kate (1953)
    Kiss Me Kate
    7.0
    • performer: "We Open in Venice", "Tom, Dick or Harry", "Always True to You in My Fashion", "From This Moment On" (uncredited)
    • 1953

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Thomas Rall
  • Born
    • December 27, 1929
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • October 6, 2020
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Karel J. ShimoffFebruary 15, 1967 - October 6, 2020 (his death)
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Had a crossed eye as a child and relied on the advice of a doctor who suggested visual exercises. Since Tommy couldn't read very well, his mother decided on dance lessons to correct it, which relies heavily on spotting and focusing.
  • Quotes
    I think you have to love music and dance because this business is so difficult. If you don't love the art and just want to be a star then I think you're a dead duck. I don't think you could stand it otherwise.

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