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Fred Astaire
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1899Born, Omaha
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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 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…
Known for
The Purple Rose of CairoThanks
The Towering InfernoHarlee Claiborne
Funny FaceDick Avery
Top HatJerry Travers
Battlestar GalacticaChameleon / Captain Dimitri2018La La LaVarious Roles (archive footage)Movie
2015Perspectives: For the Love of Fred Astaire(archive footage)Movie
2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing(archive footage)Movie
2006Astaire and Rogers: Partners in RhythmVarious / Self (archive footage)Movie
2006"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And AfterArchive FootageMovie
2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the BeguineMovie
1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
1990Dance Crazy in HollywoodVarious Roles (archive footage)Movie
1988South of RenoMovie
1985The Purple Rose of CairoThanksMovie
1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)Movie
1981Ghost StoryRicky HawthorneMovie
1979The Man in the Santa Claus SuitSanta ClausMovie
1978Battlestar GalacticaChameleon / Captain Dimitri · 1 episodeShow
1978A Family Upside DownTed LongMovie
1977The Purple TaxiDr. Seamus ScullyMovie
1977The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to TownS.D. Kluger (voice)Movie
1976The Amazing DobermansDaniel HughesMovie
1974The Towering InfernoHarlee ClaiborneMovie
1970Santa Claus Is Comin' to TownS.D. Kluger (voice)Movie
1970The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides AgainThe Baltimore KidMovie
1969Midas RunPedleyMovie
1968Finian's RainbowFinian McLonerganMovie
1968It Takes a ThiefAlister Mundy, Alistair Mundy (voice) (uncredited) · 24 episodesShow
1967Omnibus1 episodeShow
1964Paris When It SizzlesVocalsMovie
1962Flashing SpikesNarratorMovie
1962The Notorious LandladyFranklyn AmbrusterMovie
1961Dr. KildareJoe Quinlan · 4 episodesShow
1961The Pleasure of His CompanyBiddeford 'Pogo' PooleMovie
1960Astaire TimeProducerMovie
1959On the BeachJulian OsbornMovie
1958An Evening with Fred AstaireExecutive ProducerMovie
1957Silk StockingsSteve CanfieldMovie
1957Funny FaceDick Avery · ChoreographerMovie
1955MGM ParadePerformer in 'Ziegfeld Follies', actor 'Broadway Melody of 1940' (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 episodeShow
1955Daddy Long LegsJervis Pendleton III · ChoreographerMovie
1953The Band WagonTony HunterMovie
1953General Electric TheaterJ. Willingham Bardley, Paul Ashcroft · 1 episodeShow
1952The Belle of New YorkCharlie HillMovie
1951Royal WeddingTom BowenMovie
1950Let's DanceDonald ElwoodMovie
1950Three Little WordsBert KalmarMovie
1949The Barkleys of BroadwayJosh BarkleyMovie
1948Easter ParadeDon Hewes · ChoreographerMovie
1946Blue SkiesJed PotterMovie
1945Yolanda and the ThiefJohnny Parkson RiggsMovie
1945Ziegfeld FolliesFred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / GentlemanMovie
1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)Movie
1943The Sky's the LimitFred Atwell (Fred Burton) · ChoreographerMovie
1942You Were Never LovelierRobert DavisMovie
1942Holiday InnTed HanoverMovie
1941You'll Never Get RichRobert CurtisMovie
1941Second ChorusDanny O'NeillMovie
1940Broadway Melody of 1940Johnny BrettMovie
1939The Story of Vernon and Irene CastleVernon CastleMovie
1938CarefreeTony FlaggMovie
1937A Damsel in DistressJerry HallidayMovie
1937Shall We DancePetrovMovie
1936Swing TimeLucky GarnettMovie
1936Follow the FleetBake BakerMovie
1935Top HatJerry TraversMovie
1935RobertaHuck Haines · ChoreographerMovie
1934The Gay DivorceeGuy HoldenMovie
1933Flying Down to RioFred AyresMovie
1933Dancing LadyFred AstaireMovie
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