Director
Charles Walters
114 years · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · 28 films
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 died from lung cancer at the age of 71. According to William J. Mann's book, "Behind the Screen", Walters was gay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Walters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Best known for
Filmography 28
What Now, Catherine Curtis?
1976 · Director
On Hoopla
Three for Two
1975 · Director
On Plex
Walk Don't Run
1966 · Director
On Tubi TV
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964 · Director
On TCM
The Story of a Dress
1964 · Self
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962 · Director
On TCM
Two Loves
1961 · Director
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960 · Director
On Hoopla
Ask Any Girl
1959 · Director
Don't Go Near the Water
1957 · Director
High Society
1956 · Director
The Tender Trap
1955 · Director
On Kanopy
The Glass Slipper
1955 · Director
Easy to Love
1953 · Director
Torch Song
1953 · Ralph Ellis (uncredited), Director
Dangerous When Wet
1953 · Director
Lili
1953 · Dancer (uncredited), Director
On HBO Max
The Belle of New York
1952 · Director
On Filmtap
Texas Carnival
1951 · Director
Three Guys Named Mike
1951 · Director
On Mometu
Summer Stock
1950 · Director
On HBO Max
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949 · Director
On Fawesome
Easter Parade
1948 · Director
On YouTube Free
Good News
1947 · Director
On Plex