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  • BIRTH 10/05/1899
  • DEATH 22/06/1987
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 7
  • MOVIES 48

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.

Fred Astaire

Shows (7)

Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Joe Quinlan
Alcoa Premiere
Alcoa Premiere
Self - Host
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
J. Willingham Bardley / Paul Ashcroft

Movies (48)

Funny Face
Funny Face
Dick Avery
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno
Harlee Claiborne
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
Ricky Hawthorne
Gene Kelly mène la danse
Gene Kelly mène la danse
Self (archive footage)
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Ted Hanover
Easter Parade
Easter Parade
Don Hewes
You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier
Robert Davis
The Notorious Landlady
The Notorious Landlady
Franklyn Ambruster
Finian's Rainbow
Finian's Rainbow
Finian McLonergan
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
Tony Hunter
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
Un taxi mauve
Un taxi mauve
Dr. Seamus Scully
On the Beach
On the Beach
Julian Osborn
Blue Skies
Blue Skies
Jed Potter
Swing Time
Swing Time
Lucky Garnett
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)
Carefree
Carefree
Tony Flagg
The Lion Roars Again
The Lion Roars Again
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self
The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company
Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet
Bake Baker
Roberta
Roberta
Huck Haines
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady
Fred Astaire
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding
Tom Bowen
Top Hat
Top Hat
Jerry Travers
The Gay Divorcee
The Gay Divorcee
Guy Holden
Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief
Johnny Parkson Riggs
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
S.D. Kluger (voice)
The Belle of New York
The Belle of New York
Charlie Hill
A Family Upside Down
A Family Upside Down
Ted Long
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
Jervis Pendleton III
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Second Chorus
Second Chorus
Danny O'Neill
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings
Steve Canfield
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway
Josh Barkley
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies
Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
A Bing Crosby Christmas
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self (archive footage)
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
Johnny Brett
Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance
Petrov
Flying Down to Rio
Flying Down to Rio
Fred Ayres
Sid & Judy
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Vernon Castle
You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich
Robert Curtis
Three Little Words
Three Little Words
Bert Kalmar
Let's Dance
Let's Dance
Donald Elwood