Actor
· Acting
Fred Astaire
Born 1899-05-10
Died 1987-06-22
📍 Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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.
Filmography 117
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2025
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
2022
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)
2019
La La La
as Various Roles (archive footage)
2018
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
as Various / Self (archive footage)
2006
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
as Archive Footage
2006
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
1998
A Bing Crosby Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Vaudeville
as Self (archive footage)
1997
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
1993
The Fred Astaire Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
1991
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1990
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as Self
1987
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
1985
That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)
1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
Showbiz Goes to War
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Ghost Story
as Ricky Hawthorne
1981
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
as Santa Claus
1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
Battlestar Galactica
as Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
1978
A Family Upside Down
as Ted Long
1978
The Purple Taxi
as Dr. Seamus Scully
1977
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
as S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)
1977
The Amazing Dobermans
as Daniel Hughes
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
The Towering Inferno
as Harlee Claiborne
1974
Dinah!
as Self
1974
That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / Narrator
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1973
Imagine
as Self
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
as S.D. Kluger (voice)
1970
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
as The Baltimore Kid
1970
Midas Run
as John Pedley
1969
Finian's Rainbow
as Finian McLonergan
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
The Fred Astaire Show
as Self - Host
1968
It Takes a Thief
as Alister Mundy
1968
It Takes a Thief
as Alistair Mundy (voice) (uncredited)
1968
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
as Self
1968
Hollywood and the Stars
as Self (archive footage)
1963
Flashing Spikes
as Narrator
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)
1962
The Notorious Landlady
as Franklyn Ambruster
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Guest
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
Alcoa Premiere
as Self - Host
1961
Dr. Kildare
as Joe Quinlan
1961
The Pleasure of His Company
as Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
1961
Astaire Time
as Self - Host
1960
On the Beach
as Julian Osborn
1959
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
as Self
1959
An Evening with Fred Astaire
as Self
1958
Silk Stockings
as Steve Canfield
1957
Funny Face
as Dick Avery
1957
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
1956
Cinépanorama
as Self
1956
Stars of Cabaret
as Self (archive footage)
1956
MGM Parade
as actor 'Broadway Melody of 1940' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
MGM Parade
as Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies'
1955
Daddy Long Legs
as Jervis Pendleton III
1955
The Band Wagon
as Tony Hunter
1953
The Oscars
as Self
1953
General Electric Theater
as J. Willingham Bardley
1953
General Electric Theater
as Paul Ashcroft
1953
The Belle of New York
as Charlie Hill
1952
Royal Wedding
as Tom Bowen
1951
Let's Dance
as Donald Elwood
1950
Three Little Words
as Bert Kalmar
1950
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Josh Barkley
1949
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
Easter Parade
as Don Hewes
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Blue Skies
as Jed Potter
1946
Yolanda and the Thief
as Johnny Parkson Riggs
1945
Ziegfeld Follies
as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
1945
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee /Presenter
1944
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1944
The Sky's the Limit
as Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
1943
You Were Never Lovelier
as Robert Davis
1942
Holiday Inn
as Ted Hanover
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self
1942
You'll Never Get Rich
as Robert Curtis
1941
Second Chorus
as Danny O'Neill
1941
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Johnny Brett
1940
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Vernon Castle
1939
Carefree
as Tony Flagg
1938
A Damsel in Distress
as Jerry Halliday
1937
Shall We Dance
as Petrov
1937
Swing Time
as Lucky Garnett
1936
Follow the Fleet
as Bake Baker
1936
Top Hat
as Jerry Travers
1935
Roberta
as Huck Haines
1935
The Gay Divorcee
as Guy Holden
1934
Flying Down to Rio
as Fred Ayres
1933
Dancing Lady
as Fred Astaire
1933