Fred Astaire
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-05-10
Place of birth
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Cast
Top Hat
1935
7.30
Swing Time
1936
6.80
The Towering Inferno
1974
7.00
Shall We Dance
1937
7.20
Roberta
1935
7.00
Ghost Story
1981
6.00
Second Chorus
1941
5.80
Daddy Long Legs
1955
6.30
Flashing Spikes
1962
5.30
Funny Face
1957
7.00
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970
7.08
Holiday Inn
1942
7.00
Follow the Fleet
1936
6.80
Flying Down to Rio
1933
6.20
The Gay Divorcee
1934
6.90
On the Beach
1959
6.60
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
6.50
The Band Wagon
1953
7.10
Easter Parade
1948
7.00
Carefree
1938
6.60
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
6.80
Finian's Rainbow
1968
5.80
Three Little Words
1950
5.90
Silk Stockings
1957
6.70
The Belle of New York
1952
5.50
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
6.00
Yolanda and the Thief
1945
5.70
The Sky's the Limit
1943
6.20
You Were Never Lovelier
1942
7.10
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
6.70
Dancing Lady
1933
6.90
A Damsel in Distress
1937
6.40
Royal Wedding
1951
6.50
The Notorious Landlady
1962
6.70
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
10.00
Blue Skies
1946
6.00
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
6.90
The Purple Taxi
1977
5.80
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
6.00
The Pleasure of His Company
1961
6.20
The Amazing Dobermans
1976
5.50
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
0.00
Let's Dance
1950
5.50
Midas Run
1969
4.00
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
1979
5.20
A Family Upside Down
1978
7.00
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
10.00
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
3.30
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
6.00
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
2005
0.00
That's Entertainment!
1974
7.30
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
0.00
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
7.00
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
0.00
That's Dancing!
1985
6.97
That's Entertainment! III
1994
7.00
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
5.70
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
0.00
Astaire Time
1960
8.00
An Evening with Fred Astaire
1958
8.00
The Fred Astaire Show
1968
7.00
Complicated Women
2003
6.70
Twenty Years After
1944
6.00
Imagine
1972
7.00
The Lion Roars Again
1975
0.00
La La La
2018
7.20
Stars of Cabaret
1956
0.00
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
7.50
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
6.99
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
7.00
Sid & Judy
2019
7.43
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
2017
0.00
The Fred Astaire Songbook
1991
0.00
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
2014
10.00
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
0.00
Rain Man
1988
7.75