Fred Astaire
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 10, 1899
- Died
- June 22, 1987 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Biography
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
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
La La La
Movie · as Various Roles (archive footage)
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Perspectives: For the Love of Fred Astaire
Movie · as (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
Movie · as (archive footage)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Movie · as Archive Footage
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
Movie · as Various / Self (archive footage)
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage), Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
Movie
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Doris Day: It's Magic
Movie · as Self
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Vaudeville
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Movie · as Various Roles (archive footage)
South of Reno
Movie
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Movie · as Self
That's Dancing!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Movie · as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ghost Story
Movie · as Ricky Hawthorne
Fred Astaire
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Movie · as Santa Claus
A Family Upside Down
Movie · as Ted Long
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Battlestar Galactica
TV · as Chameleon / Captain Dimitri · 1 ep
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
Movie · as S.D. Kluger (voice)
The Purple Taxi
Movie · as Dr. Seamus Scully
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie · as Self - Host
The Amazing Dobermans
Movie · as Daniel Hughes
Hooray for Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Lion Roars Again
Movie · as Self
The Towering Inferno
Movie · as Harlee Claiborne
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as Self - Host / Narrator
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Imagine
Movie · as Self
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Movie · as Self
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Movie · as S.D. Kluger (voice)
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Movie · as The Baltimore Kid
Midas Run
Movie · as Pedley
Finian's Rainbow
Movie · as Finian McLonergan
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
Movie · as Self
The Fred Astaire Show
Movie · as Self - Host
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
It Takes a Thief
TV · as Alister Mundy, Alistair Mundy (voice) (uncredited) · 24 eps
Omnibus
TV · 1 ep
Hollywood and the Stars
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Fred Addams · 1 ep
Flashing Spikes
Movie · as Narrator
The Notorious Landlady
Movie · as Franklyn Ambruster
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Pleasure of His Company
Movie · as Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Joe Quinlan · 4 eps
Alcoa Premiere
TV · as Self - Host · 62 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Co-Host · 1 ep
Astaire Time
Movie · as Self
On the Beach
Movie · as Julian Osborn
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
Movie · as Self
An Evening with Fred Astaire
Movie · as Self
Funny Face
Movie · as Dick Avery
Silk Stockings
Movie · as Steve Canfield
Stars of Cabaret
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cinépanorama
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Daddy Long Legs
Movie · as Jervis Pendleton III
MGM Parade
TV · as Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies', actor 'Broadway Melody of 1940' (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Band Wagon
Movie · as Tony Hunter
General Electric Theater
TV · as J. Willingham Bardley, Paul Ashcroft · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Belle of New York
Movie · as Charlie Hill
Royal Wedding
Movie · as Tom Bowen
Three Little Words
Movie · as Bert Kalmar
Let's Dance
Movie · as Donald Elwood
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Barkleys of Broadway
Movie · as Josh Barkley
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Easter Parade
Movie · as Don Hewes
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Blue Skies
Movie · as Jed Potter
Ziegfeld Follies
Movie · as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
Yolanda and the Thief
Movie · as Johnny Parkson Riggs
Twenty Years After
Movie · as (archive footage)
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee /Presenter · 1 ep
The Sky's the Limit
Movie · as Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
Holiday Inn
Movie · as Ted Hanover
You Were Never Lovelier
Movie · as Robert Davis
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Movie · as Self
Second Chorus
Movie · as Danny O'Neill
You'll Never Get Rich
Movie · as Robert Curtis
Broadway Melody of 1940
Movie · as Johnny Brett
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Movie · as Vernon Castle
Carefree
Movie · as Tony Flagg
Shall We Dance
Movie · as Petrov
A Damsel in Distress
Movie · as Jerry Halliday
Swing Time
Movie · as Lucky Garnett
Follow the Fleet
Movie · as Bake Baker
Top Hat
Movie · as Jerry Travers
Roberta
Movie · as Huck Haines
The Gay Divorcee
Movie · as Guy Holden
Flying Down to Rio
Movie · as Fred Ayres
Dancing Lady
Movie · as Fred Astaire