Gordon MacRae Net Worth
Gordon MacRae Net Worth is
$14 Million
Gordon MacRae Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Albert Gordon MacRae was born on March 12, 1921, in East Orange, NJ. During his early years, he resided in Syracuse, NY, and, while in high school, spent much of his time singing and acting in the Drama Club. It was also during this time that he learned to play the piano, clarinet and the saxophone. At 19, he entered a singing contest and won a ... | Full Name | Gordon MacRae |
| Date Of Birth | March 12, 1921 |
| Died | 1986-01-24 |
| Place Of Birth | East Orange, New Jersey, USA |
| Height | 5' 8" (1.73 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
| Education | Nottingham High School (Syracuse, New York) |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Lamberti Schrafft |
| Children | Robert Bruce, William Gordon |
| Nominations | NME Award for Favourite US Male Singer, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Male Singer |
| Movies | Oklahoma!, Carousel, Tea for Two, On Moonlight Bay, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, The Desert Song, The West Point Story, Starlift, Three Sailors and a Girl, Look for the Silver Lining, The Big Punch, The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady, About Face, The Best Things in Life Are Free, Return of the Front... |
| TV Shows | Lux Video Theatre, The Colgate Comedy Hour |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | The songs "Oklahoma!" and "If I Loved You" |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Some of my friends have jokingly accused me of sticking pins into an image of Frank Sinatra or exercising some other kind of voodoo charm to get him out of the role of "Billy" in Carousel (1956) so that I could inherit the role. As most everyone knows by now, Frank did bow out of the picture. His decision on this matter, however, was reached without assistance--mystic, telepathic or otherwise--from me. But I always felt that I would end up with Billy. I wasn't surprised when my agent called to say that 20th Century-Fox wanted me for it. I was excited that, at last, it was mine, but I wasn't surprised". |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Had a son, Gar MacRae. |
| 2 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6325 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
| 3 | He performed in two film musicals with music by Richard Rodgers. Carousel (1956) and Oklahoma! (1955). |
| 4 | Born of Scottish immigrant parents. |
| 5 | While appearing in a nightclub act with his wife at Lake Tahoe, he received an emergency phone call to replace Frank Sinatra as "Billy Bigelow" in the film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's stage hit "Carousel", after Sinatra walked out on the filming when he discovered that every scene was to be filmed twice - once for regular CinemaScope and once for CinemaScope 55. Within three days MacRae, who was already familiar with the Broadway show and had wanted to play the role, reported to the set. Ironically, the producers then discovered a way to shoot in CinemaScope 55 and then convert it to regular CinemaScope without filming the movie twice. |
| 6 | Some of his bigger songs with Capitol Records were "A Fellow Needs a Girl" and "Body and Soul." |
| 7 | Had four children with Sheila MacRae: Meredith MacRae (born 1944); Heather MacRae (1946); William Gordon (1948) and Robert Bruce (1954). |
| 8 | At age 19, he won a talent contest sponsored by Picture Magazaine, earning a two-week engagement at the New York World's Fair Outdoor Dancing Pavilion singing for Harry James and Les Brown. |
| 9 | At age 11 he was an emcee for a local radio station. |
| 10 | In high school (Nottingham High School in Syracuse, NY) he was quite athletic, participating in football, hockey, swimming, baseball, basketball, track, and lacrosse. The National Rifle Association awarded him a marksmanship medal. |
| 11 | Was supposed to co-star with Judy Holliday in the original Broadway musical production of "Bells Are Ringing" in 1956. There were contractual problems, however, and he was replaced by Sydney Chaplin. |
| 12 | Suffered a stroke in 1982 but managed to tour occasionally upon his recovery. In the fall of 1985, however, he underwent a carotid artery operation. At that time he was diagnosed with cancer and was forced to retire completely. |
| 13 | Ex-father-in-law of Greg Mullavey. |
| 14 | The father of actresses Meredith MacRae and Heather MacRae. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pilot | 1981 | Joe Barnes | |
| Zero to Sixty | 1978 | Officer Joe | |
| McCloud | 1974 | TV Series | Sheriff John Rodney |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | 1960 | TV Series | |
| The Gift of the Magi | 1958 | TV Movie | James Dillingham Young |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | Barry O'Day / Biff Grimes |
| The Best Things in Life Are Free | 1956 | B.G. 'Buddy' De Sylva | |
| The Gordon MacRae Show | 1956 | TV Series | Host |
| Carousel | 1956 | Billy Bigelow | |
| Oklahoma! | 1955 | Curly | |
| General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein | 1954 | TV Movie | Curly (segment 'Oklahoma!') |
| Three Sailors and a Girl | 1953 | 'Choirboy' Jones | |
| The Desert Song | 1953 | El Khobar / Paul Bonnard | |
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | 1953 | Bill Sherman | |
| About Face | 1952 | Tony Williams | |
| Starlift | 1951 | Gordon MacRae | |
| On Moonlight Bay | 1951 | William Sherman | |
| The West Point Story | 1950 | Tom Fletcher | |
| Tea for Two | 1950 | Jimmy Smith | |
| Return of the Frontiersman | 1950 | Logan Barrett | |
| The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady | 1950 | Tony Pastor | |
| Backfire | 1950 | Bob Corey | |
| Look for the Silver Lining | 1949 | Frank Carter | |
| The Big Punch | 1948 | Johnny Grant |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banda sonora | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure | 2008 | TV Movie documentary performer: "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top", "If I Loved You" - uncredited | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1964 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1957 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Best Things in Life Are Free | 1956 | performer: "Here Am I, Broken Hearted", "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Good News", "Lucky in Love" | |
| Carousel | 1956 | performer: "If I Loved You" 1945, "Soliloquy" 1945, "If I Loved You Reprise" 1945 - uncredited | |
| Oklahoma! | 1955 | performer: "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'" 1943, "The Surrey With the Fringe On Top" 1943, "People Will Say We're In Love" 1943, "Pore Jud Is Daid" 1943, "The Farmer and the Cowman" 1943, "People Will Say We're In Love Reprise" 1943, "Oklahoma!" 1943 - uncredited | |
| The Last Command | 1955 | performer: "Jim Bowie" | |
| General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein | 1954 | TV Movie performer: "Oklahoma!", "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning", "People Will Say We're in Love" | |
| So You Want a Television Set | 1953 | Short performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" - uncredited | |
| The Desert Song | 1953 | performer: "One Alone", "The Riff Song", "The Desert Song" - uncredited | |
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | 1953 | lyrics: "Ain't We Got Fun" - uncredited / performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", "My Home Town Is a One Horse Town", "Your Eyes Have Told Me So", "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee", "Ain't We Got Fun", "If You Were the Only Girl in the World", "Just One Girl" - uncredited | |
| Starlift | 1951 | performer: "You're Gonna Lose Your Gal", "What Is This Thing Called Love?", "The Good Green Acres of Home" - uncredited | |
| On Moonlight Bay | 1951 | performer: "Moonlight Bay", "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!", "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine", "Merry Christmas All", "Till We Meet Again" - uncredited | |
| The West Point Story | 1950 | "By the Kissing Rock", uncredited / performer: "One Hundred Days Till June", "By the Kissing Rock", "Long Before I Knew You", "The Military Polka", "You Love Me" - uncredited | |
| Tea for Two | 1950 | performer: "I Only Have Eyes for You", "Tea for Two", "I Want to Be Happy", "Do, Do, Do", "The Call of the Sea" uncredited | |
| The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady | 1950 | performer: "The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady", "As We Are Today", "A Farm off Old Broadway" uncredited, "How Am I Going to Tell Them at the Yacht Club?" uncredited, "The Rose of Tralee" uncredited, "The Winter Serenade" uncredited | |
| Look for the Silver Lining | 1949 | performer: "Look for the Silver Lining", "Time on My Hands", "A Kiss in the Dark" - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music | 1985 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| All-Star Celebration Opening the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum | 1981 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The First 100 Years of Recorded Music | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Gordon MacRae Variety Special | 1971 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1968-1971 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Co-Host |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1966-1971 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The David Frost Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1965-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joan Rivers Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1953-1967 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Singer-Impressionist |
| Stars for Israel | 1967 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | 1961-1965 | TV Series | Himself - Singer / Himself - Host |
| What's My Line? | 1958-1965 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist |
| World's Fair Spectacular | 1965 | TV Movie | Himself - Host / Performer |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Aqua Varities | 1965 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The Jack Paar Program | 1962-1964 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Host |
| I've Got a Secret | 1963 | TV Series | Guest star |
| Stump the Stars | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Panelist |
| Password All-Stars | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Here's Hollywood | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Garry Moore Show | 1958-1961 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest Vocalist |
| The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | 1958-1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| About Faces | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| Person to Person | 1960 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| No Place Like Home | 1960/I | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1958-1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Revlon Revue | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Golf | 1960 | TV Series | |
| To Tell the Truth | 1959 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Panelist |
| The Dick Clark Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Polly Bergen Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1956-1957 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Spike Jones Show | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1957 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1954-1957 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Guest Vocalist |
| Ford Star Jubilee | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jimmy Durante Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| The Martha Raye Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stage Show | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself - Singer |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Plays Golf | 1955 | Short | Himself |
| A Star Is Born World Premiere | 1954 | TV Short | Himself |
| So You Want a Television Set | 1953 | Short | Himself - Cameo Appearance (uncredited) |
| Screen Snapshots: Fun in the Sun | 1952 | Documentary short | Himself - Golf Player |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball | 1952 | Short | Himself |
| The Screen Director | 1951 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Grade's Stars of the Musical Theatre | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Out of My Dreams: Oscar Hammerstein II | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Curly McLain / Billy Bigelow |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Turns on the Carousel | 2006 | Video documentary short | Billy Bigelow |
| Broadway: The American Musical | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Curly McLain (in 'Oklahoma!') |
| Great Performances | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Biography | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Curly McLain / Billy Bigelow |
| 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Actor in 'Carousel' (uncredited) |
| Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Billy Bigelow (uncredited) |
| Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals | 1974 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Male Singer | |
| 1955 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Male Singer |