Acting
Fred Astaire
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.
Movies with Fred Astaire
The Towering Inferno
1974
Funny Face
1957
Ghost Story
1981
The Band Wagon
1953
On the Beach
1959
Daddy Long Legs
1955
That's Dancing!
1985
Vaudeville
1997
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970
Easter Parade
1948
That's Entertainment!
1974
Top Hat
1935
Holiday Inn
1942
Imagine
1972
Blue Skies
1946
Royal Wedding
1951
The Gay Divorcee
1934
Twenty Years After
1944
Silk Stockings
1957
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Flying Down to Rio
1933
Finian's Rainbow
1968
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
The Purple Taxi
1977
100 Years at the Movies
1994
Second Chorus
1941
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Swing Time
1936
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
You Were Never Lovelier
1942
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Dancing Lady
1933
Shall We Dance
1937
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
Sid & Judy
2019
Follow the Fleet
1936
La La La
2018
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
The Notorious Landlady
1962
Let's Dance
1950
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
Carefree
1938
Yolanda and the Thief
1945
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
A Damsel in Distress
1937
Stars of Cabaret
1956
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
Three Little Words
1950
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
The Sky's the Limit
1943
The Fred Astaire Songbook
1991
Midas Run
1969
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
Complicated Women
2003
The Lion Roars Again
1975
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
2014
Astaire Time
1960
The Amazing Dobermans
1976
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
2017
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
1977
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Flashing Spikes
1962
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
The Belle of New York
1952
A Family Upside Down
1978
Roberta
1935
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970
The Pleasure of His Company
1961
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
2010
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
1979
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
1959
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
An Evening with Fred Astaire
1958
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
2006
The Fred Astaire Show
1968
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire
2017
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
2006
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
2005
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
2005
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
1968
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
2003
Perspectives: For the Love of Fred Astaire
2015
TV Shows with Fred Astaire
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Dr. Kildare
1961
What's My Line?
1950
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Battlestar Galactica
1978
Omnibus
1967
The Oscars
1953
MGM Parade
1955
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Film '72
1971
Dinah!
1974
Cinépanorama
1956
Alcoa Premiere
1961
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Talking Pictures
2013
It Takes a Thief
1968
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
The Emmy Awards
1949
General Electric Theater
1953
Hollywood and the Stars
1963
Fred Astaire
1980
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987