10 Actors Who Became Great Film Directors

Gene Kelly was an incredibly talented and iconic actor who won an Academy award for Best Actor for his role in Anchors Aweigh. .This was fairly early in a career that would become as illustrious as any that have followed.

He was known for his charming good looks, playing likeable characters and primarily doing musicals in which dancing was mostly choreographed by himself. He was an innovator of the Hollywood musical and is credited with almost singlehandedly bringing ballet to film audiences.

Kelly made his directorial debut with the musical On the Town before starring in, choreographing and directing possibly the most widely celebrated and well-know, musical of all time, Singin’ In The Rain. The film was a humble hit at the time but has since been regarded as one of the best films of all time.