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