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… Read more
Known for The Towering Inferno 1974 Funny Face 1957 Top Hat 1935 Battlestar Galactica 1978 ★ 7.2 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 1970
S.D. Kluger (voice) ★ 7.3 Shall We Dance 1937
Petrov ★ 7.1 Holiday Inn 1942
Ted Hanover ★ 7.1 Easter Parade 1948
Don Hewes ★ 7.1 You Were Never Lovelier 1942
Robert Davis ★ 6.9 The Gay Divorcee 1934
Guy Holden ★ 7.1 Roberta 1935
Huck Haines ★ 7.1 That's Entertainment! III 1994
(archive footage) (uncredited) Series ★ 7.2 It Takes a Thief 1968
Alister Mundy ★ 6.8 Swing Time 1936
Lucky Garnett ★ 6.9 Follow the Fleet 1936
Bake Baker ★ 7 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 1939
Vernon Castle ★ 6.9 The Barkleys of Broadway 1949
Josh Barkley ★ 6.9 Dancing Lady 1933
Fred Astaire ★ 6.9 Broadway Melody of 1940 1940
Johnny Brett ★ 6.8 Silk Stockings 1957
Steve Canfield ★ 6.8 The Notorious Landlady 1962
Franklyn Ambruster ★ 6.7 Carefree 1938
Tony Flagg ★ 6.5 A Damsel in Distress 1937
Jerry Halliday ★ 6.3 The Sky's the Limit 1943
Fred Atwell (Fred Burton) ★ 6.5 You'll Never Get Rich 1941
Robert Curtis ★ 6.2 Blue Skies 1946
Jed Potter ★ 6.4 Daddy Long Legs 1955
Jervis Pendleton III ★ 6.3 Flying Down to Rio 1933
Fred Ayres ★ 6.4 Royal Wedding 1951
Tom Bowen ★ 5.8 The Purple Taxi 1977
Dr. Seamus Scully ★ 5.8 Second Chorus 1941
Danny O'Neill ★ 5.9 Finian's Rainbow 1968
Finian McLonergan ★ 6 Ziegfeld Follies 1945
Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman ★ 6 Ghost Story 1981
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