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