Fred Astaire
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1899-05-10
Deathday 1987-06-22 (88 years old)
Place of Birth Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As Frederic Austerlitz Jr., Frederick Austerlitz
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.
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as Tony Hunter (archive footage)
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as Archive Footage
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as Various Roles (archive footage)
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as Jerry Travers (archive footage) (uncredited)
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as Ricky Hawthorne
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as Santa Claus
as Ted Long
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as Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
as Dr. Seamus Scully
as S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)
as Daniel Hughes
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
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as Harlee Claiborne
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as S.D. Kluger (voice)
as The Baltimore Kid
as John Pedley
as Finian McLonergan
as Self - Host
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as Narrator
as Franklyn Ambruster
as 'Dancing Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
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as Joe Quinlan
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as Julian Osborn
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as Steve Canfield
as Dick Avery
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as Self - Recipient
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as Jervis Pendleton III
as actor 'Broadway Melody of 1940' (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies'
as Tony Hunter
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as J. Willingham Bardley
as Paul Ashcroft
as Charlie Hill
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as Donald Elwood
as Bert Kalmar
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as Jed Potter
as Johnny Parkson Riggs
as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
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as Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
as Robert Davis
as Ted Hanover
as Robert Curtis
as Danny O'Neill
as Johnny Brett
as Vernon Castle
as Tony Flagg
as Jerry Halliday
as Petrov
as Lucky Garnett
as Bake Baker
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as Huck Haines
as Guy Holden
as Fred Ayres
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Crew
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Producer
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Sound
as Vocals