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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/01/2025
Sid & Judy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/06/2019
La La La
Character:Various Roles (archive footage)
Release Date:25/11/2018
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/12/2017
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/12/2017
Perspectives: For the Love of Fred Astaire
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2015
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/12/2014
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/06/2014
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/04/2010
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2009
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
Character:Various / Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/10/2006
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Character:Archive Footage
Release Date:10/10/2006
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/08/2005
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
Character:Self (Archive Footage)
Release Date:15/03/2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/03/2005
Complicated Women
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/05/2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/04/2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
Character:
Release Date:02/01/2003
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/09/2000
Doris Day: It's Magic
Character:Self
Release Date:18/10/1998
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1998
That's Entertainment! III
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/1994
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/08/1993
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/03/1991
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/07/1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Character:Various Roles (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1990
Rain Man
Character:Self (archived footage)
Release Date:12/12/1988
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:03/03/1985
That's Dancing!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/01/1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1984
Showbiz Goes to War
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/1982
Ghost Story
Character:Ricky Hawthorne
Release Date:18/12/1981
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Character:Santa Claus
Release Date:23/12/1979
A Family Upside Down
Character:Ted Long
Release Date:09/04/1978
The Purple Taxi
Character:Dr. Seamus Scully
Release Date:25/05/1977
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
Character:S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)
Release Date:06/04/1977
The Amazing Dobermans
Character:Daniel Hughes
Release Date:24/11/1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
Character:Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Release Date:16/05/1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975
The Lion Roars Again
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1975
The Towering Inferno
Character:Harlee Claiborne
Release Date:14/12/1974
That's Entertainment!
Character:Self - Host / Narrator
Release Date:21/06/1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1973
Imagine
Character:Self
Release Date:23/12/1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Character:Self
Release Date:17/01/1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/01/1972
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Character:S.D. Kluger (voice)
Release Date:13/12/1970
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Character:The Baltimore Kid
Release Date:16/11/1970
Midas Run
Character:John Pedley
Release Date:07/05/1969
Finian's Rainbow
Character:Finian McLonergan
Release Date:09/10/1968
The Fred Astaire Show
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:07/02/1968
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1968
Flashing Spikes
Character:Narrator
Release Date:04/10/1962
The Notorious Landlady
Character:Franklyn Ambruster
Release Date:13/04/1962
The Pleasure of His Company
Character:Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
Release Date:01/06/1961
Astaire Time
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:28/09/1960
On the Beach
Character:Julian Osborn
Release Date:17/12/1959
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/1959
An Evening with Fred Astaire
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/1958
Silk Stockings
Character:Steve Canfield
Release Date:28/06/1957
Funny Face
Character:Dick Avery
Release Date:13/02/1957
Stars of Cabaret
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1956
Daddy Long Legs
Character:Jervis Pendleton III
Release Date:05/05/1955
The Band Wagon
Character:Tony Hunter
Release Date:07/08/1953
The Belle of New York
Character:Charlie Hill
Release Date:22/02/1952
Royal Wedding
Character:Tom Bowen
Release Date:08/03/1951
Let's Dance
Character:Donald Elwood
Release Date:29/11/1950
Three Little Words
Character:Bert Kalmar
Release Date:12/07/1950
The Barkleys of Broadway
Character:Josh Barkley
Release Date:04/05/1949
Easter Parade
Character:Don Hewes
Release Date:08/07/1948
Blue Skies
Character:Jed Potter
Release Date:15/10/1946
Yolanda and the Thief
Character:Johnny Parkson Riggs
Release Date:22/11/1945
Ziegfeld Follies
Character:Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
Release Date:26/08/1945
Twenty Years After
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1944
The Sky's the Limit
Character:Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
Release Date:13/07/1943
You Were Never Lovelier
Character:Robert Davis
Release Date:19/11/1942
Holiday Inn
Character:Ted Hanover
Release Date:10/07/1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1942
You'll Never Get Rich
Character:Robert Curtis
Release Date:25/09/1941
Second Chorus
Character:Danny O'Neill
Release Date:03/01/1941
Broadway Melody of 1940
Character:Johnny Brett
Release Date:09/02/1940
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Character:Vernon Castle
Release Date:29/03/1939
Carefree
Character:Tony Flagg
Release Date:02/09/1938
A Damsel in Distress
Character:Jerry Halliday
Release Date:19/11/1937
Shall We Dance
Character:Petrov
Release Date:07/05/1937
Swing Time
Character:Lucky Garnett
Release Date:28/08/1936
Follow the Fleet
Character:Bake Baker
Release Date:20/02/1936
Top Hat
Character:Jerry Travers
Release Date:29/08/1935
Roberta
Character:Huck Haines
Release Date:07/03/1935
The Gay Divorcee
Character:Guy Holden
Release Date:12/10/1934
Flying Down to Rio
Character:Fred Ayres
Release Date:22/12/1933
Dancing Lady
Character:Fred Astaire
Release Date:24/11/1933
Television Appearances
Talking Pictures
Character:Self (archive footage)
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Character:Self
Fred Astaire
Character:Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character:Self
Battlestar Galactica
Character:Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
Dinah!
Character:Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
It Takes a Thief
Character:Alister Mundy
Hollywood and the Stars
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
Alcoa Premiere
Character:Self - Host
Dr. Kildare
Character:Joe Quinlan
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Recipient
Cinépanorama
Character:Self
MGM Parade
Character:Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies'
MGM Parade
Character:actor 'Broadway Melody of 1940' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Oscars
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:J. Willingham Bardley
General Electric Theater
Character:Paul Ashcroft
What's My Line?
Character:Self
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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