Cast
Fred Astaire
Acting
Cast
Fred Astaire
Known for
Acting
Born
1899-05-10
From
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Died
1987-06-22
Also known as Frederic Austerlitz Jr., Frederick Austerlitz
Biography
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.
★7.0
MOVIE1974
The Towering Inferno
as Harlee Claiborne
★7.0
MOVIE2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self (archive footage)
★6.7
MOVIE1959
On the Beach
as Julian Osborn
★7.4
MOVIE1974
That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / Narrator
★8.0
MOVIE1997
Vaudeville
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1957
Funny Face
as Dick Avery
★6.0
MOVIE1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
★7.3
MOVIE1935
Top Hat
as Jerry Travers
★7.1
MOVIE1942
You Were Never Lovelier
as Robert Davis
★6.4
MOVIE1955
Daddy Long Legs
as Jervis Pendleton III
★7.3
MOVIE1937
Shall We Dance
as Petrov
★7.0
MOVIE1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
★6.9
MOVIE1934
The Gay Divorcee
as Guy Holden
★7.2
MOVIE2018
La La La
as Various Roles (archive footage)
★6.9
MOVIE1985
That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1944
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
★6.2
MOVIE1946
Blue Skies
as Jed Potter
★6.8
MOVIE1957
Silk Stockings
as Steve Canfield
★6.0
MOVIE1981
Ghost Story
as Ricky Hawthorne
★7.1
MOVIE1972
Imagine
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1942
Holiday Inn
as Ted Hanover
MOVIE2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE1951
Royal Wedding
as Tom Bowen
★10.0
MOVIE1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as Self (archive footage)
★7.2
MOVIE1953
The Band Wagon
as Tony Hunter
★6.8
MOVIE1962
The Notorious Landlady
as Franklyn Ambruster
★5.8
MOVIE1941
Second Chorus
as Danny O'Neill
★7.1
MOVIE1970
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
as S.D. Kluger (voice)
★6.0
MOVIE1945
Ziegfeld Follies
as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
★7.0
MOVIE1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
MOVIE1991
The Fred Astaire Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
★6.8
MOVIE1936
Swing Time
as Lucky Garnett
★10.0
MOVIE2014
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
as Self (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE1937
A Damsel in Distress
as Jerry Halliday
★7.6
MOVIE1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE2025
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1948
Easter Parade
as Don Hewes
★6.8
MOVIE1936
Follow the Fleet
as Bake Baker
MOVIE2017
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
as Self (archive footage)
★6.0
MOVIE1976
The Amazing Dobermans
as Daniel Hughes
★5.7
MOVIE1952
The Belle of New York
as Charlie Hill
★8.0
MOVIE1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Vernon Castle
★5.8
MOVIE1977
The Purple Taxi
as Dr. Seamus Scully
★6.5
MOVIE1975
The Lion Roars Again
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE1933
Dancing Lady
as Fred Astaire
MOVIE1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
★6.8
MOVIE1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Johnny Brett
★6.3
MOVIE1933
Flying Down to Rio
as Fred Ayres
★6.3
MOVIE1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
★5.6
MOVIE1970
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
as The Baltimore Kid
★6.1
MOVIE1950
Let's Dance
as Donald Elwood
★8.0
MOVIE1960
Astaire Time
as Self
MOVIE1998
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1968
The Fred Astaire Show
as Self - Host
★7.4
MOVIE2019
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1976
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
★5.9
MOVIE1968
Finian's Rainbow
as Finian McLonergan
★7.3
MOVIE1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
★5.8
MOVIE1977
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
as S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)
MOVIE1956
Stars of Cabaret
as Self (archive footage)
★6.8
MOVIE1962
Flashing Spikes
as Narrator
★8.3
MOVIE1958
An Evening with Fred Astaire
as Self
★7.5
MOVIE2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE1941
You'll Never Get Rich
as Robert Curtis
★6.3
MOVIE1950
Three Little Words
as Bert Kalmar
★6.0
MOVIE1945
Yolanda and the Thief
as Johnny Parkson Riggs
★7.1
MOVIE1935
Roberta
as Huck Haines
★6.0
MOVIE2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)
★4.7
MOVIE1969
Midas Run
as John Pedley
★6.9
MOVIE2003
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1959
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE1998
A Bing Crosby Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2000
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
★6.4
MOVIE1961
The Pleasure of His Company
as Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
★7.0
MOVIE1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2010
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
★6.9
MOVIE1949
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Josh Barkley
★6.3
MOVIE1943
The Sky's the Limit
as Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
MOVIE1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1978
A Family Upside Down
as Ted Long
★10.0
MOVIE2005
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
★6.7
MOVIE1938
Carefree
as Tony Flagg
★5.0
MOVIE1979
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
as Santa Claus
★6.5
MOVIE2006
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
as Various / Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE2005
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
as Self (Archive Footage)
★7.0
MOVIE2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
★6.0
MOVIE1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
as Self
MOVIE1968
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
as Self
MOVIE2015
Perspectives: For the Love of Fred Astaire
as (archive footage)
MOVIE2006
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
as Archive Footage
MOVIE2017
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire
as Self (archive footage)