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