Charles Walters
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 15, 1911, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 13, 1982
- Movies
- 30
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1964 | The Story of a Dress | Self |
| 1953 | Torch Song | Ralph Ellis (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Lili | Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Girl Crazy | Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars | Lily's Dance Partner in Finale |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1976 | What Now, Catherine Curtis? | Director |
| 1975 | Three for Two | Director |
| 1966 | Walk Don't Run | Director |
| 1964 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Director |
| 1962 | Billy Rose's Jumbo | Director |
| 1961 | Two Loves | Director |
| 1960 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Director |
| 1959 | Ask Any Girl | Director |
| 1957 | Don't Go Near the Water | Director |
| 1956 | High Society | Director |
| 1955 | The Tender Trap | Director |
| 1955 | The Glass Slipper | Director |
| 1953 | Easy to Love | Director |
| 1953 | Torch Song | Director |
| 1953 | Dangerous When Wet | Director |
| 1953 | Lili | Director |
| 1952 | The Belle of New York | Director |
| 1951 | Texas Carnival | Director |
| 1951 | Three Guys Named Mike | Director |
| 1950 | Summer Stock | Director |
| 1949 | The Barkleys of Broadway | Director |
| 1948 | Easter Parade | Director |
| 1947 | Good News | Director |
| 1945 | Spreadin' the Jam | Director |
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