Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
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.
Acted Movies
Director: John Irvin
Writers: Lawrence D. Cohen,
Cast: Alice Krige, Craig Wasson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Fred Astaire, Jacqueline Brookes, John Houseman, Lance Holcomb, Melvyn Douglas, Miguel Fernandes, Patricia Neal,
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Writers: Jack Haley Jr.,
Cast: Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, James Stewart, Liza Minnelli, Mickey Rooney, Peter Lawford,
Director: Richard Quine
Writers: Larry Gelbart,
Cast: Estelle Winwood, Fred Astaire, Henry Daniell, Jack Lemmon, Kim Novak, Lionel Jeffries, Maxwell Reed, Philippa Bevans, Richard Peel, Ronald Long,
Director: Stanley Kramer
Writers: John Paxton,
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Ava Gardner, Donna Anderson, Fred Astaire, Gregory Peck, Guy Doleman, Harp McGuire, John Meillon, Ken Wayne, Lola Brooks,
Director: Stanley Donen
Writers: Leonard Gershe,
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Dovima, Fred Astaire, Jean Del Val, Kay Thompson, Michel Auclair, Robert Flemyng, Sunny Hartnett, Suzy Parker, Virginia Gibson,
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Writers: Adolph Green,
Cast: Ava Gardner, Cyd Charisse, Don Beddoe, Fred Astaire, Henry Corden, Jack Buchanan, James Mitchell, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant, Robert Gist,
Director: Stanley Donen
Writers: Alan Jay Lerner,
Cast: Albert Sharpe, Bess Flowers, Fred Astaire, Henri Letondal, Jane Powell, Keenan Wynn, Mae Clarke, Peter Lawford, Sarah Churchill, Viola Roache,
Director: Charles Walters
Writers: Guy Bolton,
Cast: Ann Miller, Clinton Sundberg, Edward Biby, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Jules Munshin, Lola Albright, Peter Lawford, Richard Beavers, Shirley Ballard,
Director: William A. Seiter
Writers: Delmer Daves,
Cast: Adele Mara, Adolphe Menjou, Barbara Brown, Douglas Leavitt, Fred Astaire, Gus Schilling, Isobel Elsom, Leslie Brooks, Rita Hayworth, Xavier Cugat,
Director: Mark Sandrich
Writers: Claude Binyon,
Cast: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Irving Bacon, James Bell, John Gallaudet, Louise Beavers, Marek Windheim, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, Walter Abel,
Director: Mark Sandrich
Writers: Ernest Pagano,
Cast: Ann Shoemaker, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Harriet Hoctor, Jerome Cowan, Ketti Gallian, Rolfe Sedan, William Brisbane,
Director: George Stevens
Writers: Howard Lindsay,
Cast: Betty Furness, Eric Blore, Fred Astaire, Georges Metaxa, Gerald Hamer, Ginger Rogers, Helen Broderick, Jack Goode, Landers Stevens, Victor Moore,
Director: Mark Sandrich
Writers: Dwight Taylor,
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Erik Rhodes, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gino Corrado, Helen Broderick, Leonard Mudie, Lucille Ball,
Director: Mark Sandrich
Writers: Edward Kaufman,
Cast: Alice Brady, Betty Grable, Charles Coleman, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Erik Rhodes, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Lillian Miles, William Austin,
Director: Thornton Freeland
Writers: Erwin S. Gelsey,
Cast: Blanche Friderici, Dolores del Río, Etta Moten, Fred Astaire, Gene Raymond, Ginger Rogers, Maurice Black, Raul Roulien, Roy D'Arcy, Walter Walker,