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