Fred Astaire
Born: 1899-05-10 Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Died: 1987-06-22
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 R ...
Acting (in our collection)
The Green Mile
(1999)
That's Entertainment! III
(1994)
That's Dancing!
(1985)
That's Entertainment!
(1974)
The Towering Inferno
(1974)
Finian's Rainbow
(1968)
On the Beach
(1959)
Funny Face
(1957)
Silk Stockings
(1957)
Daddy Long Legs
(1955)
The Band Wagon
(1953)
Three Little Words
(1950)
The Barkleys of Broadway
(1949)
Easter Parade
(1948)
Ziegfeld Follies
(1945)
Holiday Inn
(1942)
You Were Never Lovelier
(1942)
You'll Never Get Rich
(1941)
Broadway Melody of 1940
(1940)
Carefree
(1938)
Shall We Dance
(1937)
Follow the Fleet
(1936)
Swing Time
(1936)
Top Hat
(1935)
The Gay Divorcee
(1934)
Flying Down to Rio
(1933)
Dancing Lady
(1933)