Fred Astaire
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Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor and choreographer. He is widely regarded as the most influential dancer in the history of film. Born as Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 10, 1899, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz, a brewer, he entered show business at age 5. He was successful in vaudeville and on Broadway as well as in London's West End together with his sister Adele, a partnership that lasted 27 years. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (1933) before starting work on RKO's Flying Down to Rio (1933). In the latter film, he was teamed with Ginger Rogers, with whom he worked in 9 RKO pictures. Astaire later appeared opposite a number of partners, including Cyd Charisse, Rita Hayworth, Vera-Ellen and Barrie Chase. Astaire remained active well into old age, starring in musicals through 1968, and also performed a number of straight dramatic roles in film and TV. Throughout his career, he was also active in recording and radio. He died of pneumonia on June 22, 1987 in Los Angeles.
Known for
Credits
The Towering Inferno (1974)
as Harlee Claiborne
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
as Jervis Pendleton III
Funny Face (1957)
as Dick Avery
Blue Skies (1946)
as Jed Potter
Holiday Inn (1942)
as Ted Hanover
On the Beach (1959)
as Julian Osborn
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as Self - Host / Narrator
Silk Stockings (1957)
as Steve Canfield
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Easter Parade (1948)
as Don Hewes
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
as Franklyn Ambruster
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Ghost Story (1981)
as Ricky Hawthorne
Let's Dance (1950)
as Donald Elwood
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage)
Vaudeville (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
La La La (2018)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
as Robert Davis
Imagine (1972)
as Self
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
as Guy Holden
Top Hat (1935)
as Jerry Travers
The Amazing Dobermans (1976)
as Daniel Hughes
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
as S.D. Kluger (voice)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Royal Wedding (1951)
as Tom Bowen
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
as Fred Ayres
That's Dancing! (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
The Band Wagon (1953)
as Tony Hunter
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Swing Time (1936)
as Lucky Garnett
Fred Astaire donne le 'la' (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
as Josh Barkley
The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
Shall We Dance (1937)
as Petrov
Second Chorus (1941)
as Danny O'Neill
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)
as The Baltimore Kid
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
as Johnny Brett
Dancing Lady (1933)
as Fred Astaire
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
as Jerry Halliday
The Purple Taxi (1977)
as Dr. Seamus Scully
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Carefree (1938)
as Tony Flagg
Three Little Words (1950)
as Bert Kalmar
Follow the Fleet (1936)
as Bake Baker
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977)
as S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)
The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
as Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
Roberta (1935)
as Huck Haines
An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958)
as Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Another Evening with Fred Astaire (1959)
as Self
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
as Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
as Johnny Parkson Riggs
The Lion Roars Again (1975)
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
as Finian McLonergan
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)
as (archive footage)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
as Vernon Castle
Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)
as Self
Astaire Time (1960)
as Self
The Belle of New York (1952)
as Charlie Hill
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
The Fred Astaire Show (1968)
as Self - Host
Sid & Judy (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
A Family Upside Down (1978)
as Ted Long
A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
Flashing Spikes (1962)
as Narrator
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm (2006)
as Various / Self (archive footage)
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
as Santa Claus
Easter Parade: On the Avenue (2005)
as Self (Archive Footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
as Self
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
as Robert Curtis
Midas Run (1969)
as John Pedley
Stars of Cabaret (1956)
as Self (archive footage)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After (2006)
as Archive Footage
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972)
as Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)
as Self (archive footage)
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' (1968)
as Self
Perspectives: For the Love of Fred Astaire (2015)
as (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine (2003)
Actor
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
as Self