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