Fred Astaire
Birthday
1899/05/10
Day of death
1987/06/22 (88 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Also know 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 ...Read more
Acting
(1935) Top Hat
as Jerry Travers
(1936) Swing Time
as Lucky Garnett
(1974) The Towering Inferno
as Harlee Claiborne
(1977) The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
as S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)
(1937) Shall We Dance
as Petrov
(1935) Roberta
as Huck Haines
(1981) Ghost Story
as Ricky Hawthorne
(1941) Second Chorus
as Danny O'Neill
(1955) Daddy Long Legs
as Jervis Pendleton III
(1962) Flashing Spikes
as Narrator
(1957) Funny Face
as Dick Avery
(1970) Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
as S.D. Kluger (voice)
(1942) Holiday Inn
as Ted Hanover
(1936) Follow the Fleet
as Bake Baker
(1933) Flying Down to Rio
as Fred Ayres
(1934) The Gay Divorcee
as Guy Holden
(1959) On the Beach
as Julian Osborn
(1941) You'll Never Get Rich
as Robert Curtis
(1953) The Band Wagon
as Tony Hunter
(1948) Easter Parade
as Don Hewes
(1938) Carefree
as Tony Flagg
(1949) The Barkleys of Broadway
as Josh Barkley
(1968) Finian's Rainbow
as Finian McLonergan
(1950) Three Little Words
as Bert Kalmar
(1957) Silk Stockings
as Steve Canfield
(1952) The Belle of New York
as Charlie Hill
(1945) Ziegfeld Follies
as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
(1945) Yolanda and the Thief
as Johnny Parkson Riggs
(1943) The Sky's the Limit
as Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
(1942) You Were Never Lovelier
as Robert Davis
(1940) Broadway Melody of 1940
as Johnny Brett
(1933) Dancing Lady
as Fred Astaire
(1937) A Damsel in Distress
as Jerry Halliday
(1951) Royal Wedding
as Tom Bowen
(1939) The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Vernon Castle
(1962) The Notorious Landlady
as Franklyn Ambruster
(1982) Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1946) Blue Skies
as Jed Potter
(1968) The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
as Self
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
(1970) The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
as The Baltimore Kid
(1977) The Purple Taxi
as Dr. Seamus Scully
(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) The Pleasure of His Company
as Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
(1976) The Amazing Dobermans
as Daniel Hughes
(1998) Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
(1950) Let's Dance
as Donald Elwood
(1985) George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
(1969) Midas Run
as John Pedley
(1979) The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
as Santa Claus
(1942) Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self
(1978) A Family Upside Down
as Ted Long
(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as 'Dancing Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2019) In Full Swing
as Self (Archive Footage)
(1990) You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) A Life in Technicolor
as ---
(1990) Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(2006) "All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
as Archive Footage
(1973) The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Easter Parade: On the Avenue
as Self (Archive Footage)
(2003) Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
as ---
(2003) Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self (archive footage)
(1974) That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / Narrator
(1985) The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Jerry Travers (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2005) Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)
(1993) Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
(1998) A Bing Crosby Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) Perspectives: For the Love of Fred Astaire
as (archive footage)
(1985) That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(2000) Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
(1960) Astaire Time
as Self - Host
(1958) An Evening with Fred Astaire
as Self
(1968) The Fred Astaire Show
as Self - Host
(1959) Another Evening with Fred Astaire
as Self
(2003) Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1944) Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1972) Imagine
as Self
(1975) The Lion Roars Again
as Self
(2018) La La La
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(1956) Stars of Cabaret
as Self (archive footage)
(2006) Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
as Various / Self (archive footage)
(2009) 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
(2019) Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
as Self (archive footage)
(1991) The Fred Astaire Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
(2010) Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
as Self (archive footage)
(1972) S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
as Self
(2014) Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) The Rudolph, Frosty & Friends Sing Along
as ---
(2009) Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive)
(2009) Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)
(2016) Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
as Self (archive footage)
(2025) Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1999) The Green Mile
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1953) General Electric Theater
as J. Willingham Bardley
(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Recipient
(1961) Dr. Kildare
as Joe Quinlan
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1961) Alcoa Premiere
as Self - Host
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(1949) The Emmy Awards
as Self
(2013) Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)
(1955) MGM Parade
as Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies'
(1955) MGM Parade
as actor 'Broadway Melody of 1940' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1980) Fred Astaire
as Self
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Paul Ashcroft
(1978) Battlestar Galactica
as Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1990) Star Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1963) Hollywood and the Stars
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1987) The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1956) Cinépanorama
as Self