Fred Astaire

Acting · 1.4 popularity

Age

127

Movies

Born: May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987
From: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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.

Works

97 films

Holiday Inn

19427.0

The Towering Inferno

19747.0

Funny Face

19577.0

On the Beach

19596.7

Ghost Story

19816.0

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

20037.0

The Band Wagon

19537.2

Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil

201410.0

Top Hat

19357.3

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

19906.0

That's Entertainment!

19747.4

Easter Parade

19487.0

Daddy Long Legs

19556.4

The Gay Divorcee

19346.9

That's Entertainment! III

19947.0

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

19707.1

Blue Skies

19466.2

Silk Stockings

19576.9

You Were Never Lovelier

19427.1

Finian's Rainbow

19685.9

Royal Wedding

19516.5

Vaudeville

19978.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

19767.0

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

2005

Swing Time

19366.8

The Notorious Landlady

19626.8

Complicated Women

20036.9

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

19756.3

Imagine

19727.1

Shall We Dance

19377.3

La La La

20187.2

The Barkleys of Broadway

19496.9

Ziegfeld Follies

19456.0

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

19937.6

That's Dancing!

19856.9

Carefree

19386.7

Dancing Lady

19336.9

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

20147.0

Twenty Years After

19448.0

Let's Dance

19506.1

Sid & Judy

20197.4

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

19958.0

South of Reno

19884.9

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

19705.6

Flying Down to Rio

19336.3

Broadway Melody of 1940

19406.8

You'll Never Get Rich

19416.5

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

20097.5

Second Chorus

19415.8

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

19727.3

Follow the Fleet

19366.9

The Pleasure of His Company

19616.4

Roberta

19357.1

Showbiz Goes to War

198210.0

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

19397.0

The Belle of New York

19525.7

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

20256.5

Three Little Words

19506.3

The Fred Astaire Songbook

1991

Yolanda and the Thief

19456.0

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009

Going Hollywood: The '30s

19849.0

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

19795.0

The Amazing Dobermans

19766.0

Doris Day: It's Magic

1998

The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town

19775.8

Midas Run

19694.7

The Purple Taxi

19775.8

A Damsel in Distress

19376.5

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

19855.8

Flashing Spikes

19626.8

Fred Astaire donne le 'la'

2017

Hooray for Hollywood

19768.0

An Evening with Fred Astaire

19588.3

The Lion Roars Again

19756.5

A Family Upside Down

19787.0

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

19726.0

A Bing Crosby Christmas

199810.0

The Sky's the Limit

19436.3

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

19737.0

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm

20066.5

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

2000

Easter Parade: On the Avenue

20057.0

Another Evening with Fred Astaire

19597.0

Astaire Time

19608.0

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing

20096.0

Stars of Cabaret

1956

The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

1968

The Fred Astaire Show

19687.0

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

20037.0

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

200510.0

Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook

2010

Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire

2017

"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After

2006

Perspectives: For the Love of Fred Astaire

2015