Fred Astaire
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, USA — May 10 1899• Died Jun 22 1987
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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 loa…
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Fred Astaire's Credits
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Dr. Kildare
Joe Quinlan
Dinah!
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Oscars
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self
Battlestar Galactica
Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
MGM Parade
actor 'Broadway Melody of 1940' (archive footage) (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
Alister Mundy
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
Rain Man
Self (archived footage)
Alcoa Premiere
Self - Host
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Emmy Awards
Self
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self
The Towering Inferno
Harlee Claiborne
General Electric Theater
J. Willingham Bardley
Hollywood and the Stars
Self (archive footage)
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Crew
Ghost Story
Ricky Hawthorne
Easter Parade
Don Hewes
On the Beach
Julian Osborn
Funny Face
Dick Avery
That's Entertainment, Part II
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Top Hat
Jerry Travers
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Flying Down to Rio
Fred Ayres
Holiday Inn
Ted Hanover
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Daddy Long Legs
Jervis Pendleton III
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
Finian's Rainbow
Finian McLonergan
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
The Band Wagon
Tony Hunter
The Barkleys of Broadway
Josh Barkley
Shall We Dance
Petrov
The Gay Divorcee
Guy Holden
The Notorious Landlady
Franklyn Ambruster
Roberta
Huck Haines
Silk Stockings
Steve Canfield
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Vernon Castle
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
The Lion Roars Again
Self
La La La
Various Roles (archive footage)
Midas Run
John Pedley
Paris When It Sizzles
Sound
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self
Showbiz Goes to War
Self (archive footage)
Three Little Words
Bert Kalmar
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
S.D. Kluger (voice)
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
That's Dancing!
Self (archive footage)
Dancing Lady
Fred Astaire
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
You Were Never Lovelier
Robert Davis
The Sky's the Limit
Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
Yolanda and the Thief
Johnny Parkson Riggs
Swing Time
Lucky Garnett
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Royal Wedding
Tom Bowen
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
The Baltimore Kid
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Blue Skies
Jed Potter
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Follow the Fleet
Bake Baker
Broadway Melody of 1940
Johnny Brett
Carefree
Tony Flagg
Ziegfeld Follies
Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
Second Chorus
Danny O'Neill
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
The Pleasure of His Company
Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
Imagine
Self
A Family Upside Down
Ted Long
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
The Purple Taxi
Dr. Seamus Scully
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
A Damsel in Distress
Jerry Halliday
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self (archive footage)
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self (archive footage)
The Amazing Dobermans
Daniel Hughes
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
(archive footage)
Let's Dance
Donald Elwood
You'll Never Get Rich
Robert Curtis
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
The Belle of New York
Charlie Hill
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Santa Claus
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Self (archive footage)
Flashing Spikes
Narrator
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
Self (archive footage)
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)
Stars of Cabaret
Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self (archive footage)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
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 Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire
Self
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Self (archive footage)
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
Self
The Fred Astaire Show
Self - Host
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
Various / Self (archive footage)
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Archive Footage
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
Self (archive footage)
An Evening with Fred Astaire
Self
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
Self (Archive Footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
Astaire Time
Self - Host
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
Self
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire
Self (archive footage)
Perspectives: For the Love of Fred Astaire
(archive footage)