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
Funny Face (1957)
as Dick Avery
On the Beach (1959)
as Julian Osborn
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
as Fred Ayres
Ghost Story (1981)
as Ricky Hawthorne
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
as S.D. Kluger (voice)
The Band Wagon (1953)
as Tony Hunter
Top Hat (1935)
as Jerry Travers
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
as Jervis Pendleton III
Easter Parade (1948)
as Don Hewes
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as Self - Host / Narrator
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Royal Wedding (1951)
as Tom Bowen
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
as Robert Davis
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
as Johnny Brett
Silk Stockings (1957)
as Steve Canfield
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
as Robert Curtis
Holiday Inn (1942)
as Ted Hanover
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
as Josh Barkley
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as Self - Host
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
as Vernon Castle
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
as Finian McLonergan
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
as Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977)
as S.D. Kluger (voice)
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
as Guy Holden
Swing Time (1936)
as Lucky Garnett
Follow the Fleet (1936)
as Bake Baker
Dancing Lady (1933)
as Fred Astaire
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
The Lion Roars Again (1975)
as Self
Imagine (1972)
as Self
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
as Johnny Parkson Riggs
Blue Skies (1946)
as Jed Potter
That's Dancing! (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
as Franklyn Ambruster
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)
as Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
The Belle of New York (1952)
as Charlie Hill
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Shall We Dance (1937)
as Petrov
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)
as (archive footage)
The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)
as The Baltimore Kid
Vaudeville (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
as Santa Claus
Three Little Words (1950)
as Bert Kalmar
The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
as Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
as Jerry Halliday
A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)
as Self
Second Chorus (1941)
as Danny O'Neill
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
as Self
A Family Upside Down (1978)
as Ted Long
Sid & Judy (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
The Purple Taxi (1977)
as Dr. Seamus Scully
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972)
as Self
An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958)
as Self
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine (2003)
Actor
La La La (2018)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' (1968)
as Self
Roberta (1935)
as Huck Haines
Complicated Women (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Midas Run (1969)
as Pedley
Let's Dance (1950)
as Donald Elwood
Another Evening with Fred Astaire (1959)
as Self
Carefree (1938)
as Tony Flagg
Easter Parade: On the Avenue (2005)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Flashing Spikes (1962)
as Narrator
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm (2006)
as Various / Self (archive footage)
Astaire Time (1960)
as Self
Stars of Cabaret (1956)
as Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire donne le 'la' (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
The Fred Astaire Show (1968)
as Self - Host
The Amazing Dobermans (1976)
as Daniel Hughes
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After (2006)
as Archive Footage
Perspectives: For the Love of Fred Astaire (2015)
as (archive footage)
South of Reno (1988)
Actor
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire (2017)
as Self (archive footage)