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Overview
Mini Biography:
The son of an Austrian immigrant, Fred Astaire entered show business at age 5... moreTrivia:
Born at 9:16pm-CST moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Dancer, Actress Cyd Charisse Dead At 86 (From Studio Briefing. 18 June 2008, 10:35 AM, PDT)
Actress Cyd Charisse dies, aged 87 (From digitalspy. 18 June 2008, 1:19 AM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 20 | 7:30 AM | TCM | Top Hat | |||
| Wed. July 23 | 8:00 PM | TCM | Second Chorus | more |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Music Department, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
- "Banda sonora" (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode #3.12 (2008) TV episode (performer: "Cheek to Cheek") - "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.7 (2007) TV episode (performer: "Cheek to Cheek") - Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007) (performer: "Cheek to Cheek")
... aka Chacun son cinéma (France: short title)
... aka To Each His Cinema (International: English title) - ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007) (performer: "Puttin' on the Ritz")
- "Angels in America" (2003) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Chocolate com Pimenta" (2003) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Dreamers (2003) (performer: "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)" (1935))
... aka Innocents (France)
... aka The dreamers - I sognatori (Italy) - The Human Stain (2003) (performer: "Cheek to Cheek" (1936))
... aka Couleur du mensonge, La (France)
... aka Menschliche Makel, Der (Germany) - Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) (performer: "Cheek To Cheek")
... aka A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA: poster title) - Billy Elliot (2000) (performer: "Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails")
... aka Dancer (France: festival title) (UK: working title)
... aka Billy Elliot (France) - The Next Best Thing (2000) (performer: "Steppin' Out With My Baby")
- The Green Mile (1999) (performer: "Cheek to Cheek")
... aka Stephen King's The Green Mile (USA: complete title) - The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998) (performer: "Night and Day")
- Déjà Vu (1997) (performer: "Dearly Beloved")
- The English Patient (1996) (performer: "Cheek to Cheek" (1935))
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (performer: "Here's to the Girls", "It Only Happens When I Dance with You", "Heigh-Ho, the Gang's All Here", "Jukebox Dance", "Coffee Time", "Drum Crazy", "The Girl Hunt", "Swing Trot", "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man", "Stereophonic Sound")
- Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) (performer: "TOP HAT, WHITE TIE AND TAILS")
- "Great Performances" (1 episode, 1991)
- The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) TV episode (music: "I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown") (performer: "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Flying Down to Rio", "Night and Day", "Isn't It a Lovely Day", "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails", "(This Is) A Fine Romance", "Lovely to Look At", "Slap That Bass", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off", "The Babbitt and the Bromide", "A Foggy Day", "He Loves and She Loves", "Steppin' Out with My Baby", "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket", "Cheek to Cheek", "Let's Face the Music and Dance", "A Couple of Swells", "I've Got My Eyes on You", "Drum Crazy", "I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown", "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man", "One for My Baby", "A Shine on Your Shoes", "By Myself", "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan", "I Love Louisa", "The Half of It, Dearie, Blues", "Oh, Lady Be Good", "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life", "You're All the World to Me", "'s Wonderful") ("Top Hat, White Tie and Tails") - Loverboy (1989) (performer: "They Can't Take That Away From Me")
- Rain Man (1988) (performer: "Bouncin' the Blues", "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Shoes with Wings On")
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) ("Cheek to Cheek")
- That's Dancing! (1985) (performer: "I Won't Dance", "Night and Day", "Pick Yourself Up", "I Left My Hat in Haiti", "Thinking of You", "A Shine on Your Shoes")
- Pennies from Heaven (1981) (performer: "LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE")
- The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) (TV) (performer: "Once a Year Night")
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "That's Entertainment", "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man", "Be a Clown", "All of You", "Easter Parade", "Three Little Words", "Shubert Alley", "Triplets", "Steppin' Out with My Baby", "Cartoon Sequence", "A Couple of Swells", "Bouncin' the Blues", "Finale")
- That's Entertainment! (1974) (performer: "Begin the Beguine", "The Babbitt and the Bromide", "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan", "Shoes with Wings On", "You're All the World to Me", "Dancing in the Dark", "Heigh-Ho, the Gang's All Here", "Sunday Jumps", "By Myself")
... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title) - A Safe Place (1971) (performer: "I'm Old-Fashioned")
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) (TV) (performer: "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", "What Better Way to Tell You")
- Finian's Rainbow (1968) (performer: "Look To The Rainbow", "If This Isn't Love", "When The Idle Poor Become The Idle Rich", "Look To The Rainbow" (reprise))
- Paris - When It Sizzles (1964) (performer: "That Face")
... aka Together in Paris (USA) - The Pleasure of His Company (1961) (performer: "Lover") ("Lover")
- An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) ("Isn't This A Lovely Day (To be Caught in the Rain)")
- Silk Stockings (1957) (performer: "All of You" (uncredited), "Fated to Be Mated" (uncredited), "Paris Loves Lovers" (uncredited), "Stereophonic Sound" (uncredited), "Too Bad (We Can't Go Back to Moscow)" (uncredited), "The Ritz Roll and Rock" (uncredited))
- Funny Face (1957) (performer: "Funny Face", "Bonjour Paris", "Let's Kiss And Make Up", "He Loves And She Loves", "Clap Yo' Hands", "'S Wonderful")
- Daddy Long Legs (1955) (performer: "Something's Gotta Give", "Dream", "Sluefoot", "Texas Millionaire", "International Playboy", "Guardian Angel") ("History of the Beat")
- The Band Wagon (1953) (performer: "By Myself" (uncredited), "A Shine on Your Shoes" (uncredited), "That's Entertainment" (uncredited), "Dancing in the Dark" (uncredited), "You and the Night and the Music" (uncredited), "I Love Louisa" (uncredited), "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" (uncredited), "Triplets" (uncredited), "The Girl Hunt" (uncredited)) ("That's Entertainment" (uncredited))
- The Belle of New York (1952) (performer: "Who Wants to Kiss the Bridegroom?" (uncredited), "Seeing's Believing" (uncredited), "Baby Doll" (uncredited), "Oops" (uncredited), "A Bride's Wedding Day Song (Currier and Ives)" (uncredited), "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man" (uncredited))
- Royal Wedding (1951) (performer: "EV'RY NIGHT AT SEVEN" (uncredited), "SUNDAY JUMPS" (uncredited), "OPEN YOUR EYES" (uncredited), "I LEFT MY HAT IN HAITI" (uncredited), "HOW COULD YOU BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAID I LOVE YOU WHEN YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN A LIAR ALL MY LIFE" (uncredited)) ("YOU'RE ALL THE WORLD TO ME" (uncredited))
... aka Wedding Bells (UK) - Let's Dance (1950) (music: "Piano Dance") (performer: "Can't Stop Talking About Him", "Piano Dance", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Oh Them Dudes", "The Hyacinth", "Tunnel of Love")
- Three Little Words (1950) (performer: "Where Did You Get That Girl?", "Mr. and Mrs. Hoofer at Home", "My Sunny Tennessee", "So Long! Oo-Long (How Long You Gonna Be Gone?)", "Test Dance", "Nevertheless", "Thinking of You", "Three Little Words")
- The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) (performer: "Swing Trot", "You'd Be Hard to Replace", "Bouncin' the Blues", "My One and Only Highland Fling", "Week-End in the Country", "Shoes with Wings On", "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Manhattan Downbeat")
- Easter Parade (1948) (performer: "Happy Easter" (uncredited), "Drum Crazy" (uncredited), "It Only Happens When I Dance With You" (uncredited), "Beautiful Faces Need Beautiful Clothes" (uncredited), "I Love a Piano" (uncredited), "Snooky Ookums" (uncredited), "Ragtime Violin" (uncredited), "When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam'" (uncredited), "Steppin' Out with My Baby" (uncredited), "A Couple of Swells" (uncredited), "Easter Parade" (uncredited)) ("Happy Easter" (uncredited))
... aka Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (USA: complete title) - Blue Skies (1946) (music: "Heat Wave") (performer: "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody", "Puttin' on the Ritz", "A Couple of Song and Dance Men", "Heat Wave")
- Ziegfeld Follies (1946) (performer: "Here's to the Girls", "This Heart of Mine", "Limehouse Blues", "The Babbitt and the Bromide")
... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title) - Yolanda and the Thief (1945) (performer: "Coffee Time" (uncredited), "Yolanda" (uncredited))
- The Sky's the Limit (1943) (performer: "My Shining Hour", "A Lot in Common with You", "Cuban Sugar Mill", "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)")
- Holiday Inn (1942) (performer: "I'll Capture Your Heart Singing" (1942), "You're Easy to Dance With" (1942), "Be Careful, It's My Heart" (1942), "I Can't Tell a Lie" (1942), "Let's Say It with Firecrackers" (1942)) ("You're Easy to Dance With" (1942), "Be Careful, It's My Heart" (1942), "I Can't Tell a Lie" (1942))
- You Were Never Lovelier (1942) (performer: "You Were Never Lovelier" (1942), "Dearly Beloved" (1942), "Audition Dance", "Los Hijos de Buda", "Bim Bam Bum", "Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C Sharp Minor" (1847), "Eco", "I'm Old Fashioned" (1942), "The Shorty George" (1942)) ("I'm Old Fashioned" (1942))
- You'll Never Get Rich (1941) (performer: "Boogie Barcarolle" (1941), "Shootin' the Works for Uncle Sam" (1941), "Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye" (1941), "March Milastaire (A-Stairable Rag)" (1941), "So Near and Yet So Far" (1941), "The Wedding Cake Walk" (1941))
- Second Chorus (1940) (performer: "(I Ain't Hep To That Step But I'll) Dig It", "(Would You Like to Be) The Love of My Life", "The New Moon is Shining", "Poor Mr. Chisholm", "Poor Mr. Chisholm" (reprise), "Would You Like to Be the Love of My Life" (reprise at fadeout)) ("Would You Like to Be the Love of My Life" (reprise), "Poor Mr. Chisholm", "Poor Mr. Chisholm" (called "Hoe Down the Bayou"))
- Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) (performer: "Please Don't Monkey with Broadway", "I've Got My Eyes on You", "Jukebox Dance", "I Concentrate On You", "Begin the Beguine")
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) (performer: "BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON", "ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN MY ARMS", "WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E. LEE", "TOO MUCH MUSTARD (TRES MOUTARDE)", "ROSE ROOM", "TRES JOLIE", "LITTLE BROWN JUG", "DENGOZO", "LA MARSEILLAISE") ("KING CHANTICLEER", "ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN MY ARMS", "THE SYNCOPATED WALK", "YOU'RE HERE AND I'M HERE", "CHICAGO", "HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO", "WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS", "TAKE ME BACK TO NEW YORK TOWN", "HELLO! HELLO! WHO'S YOUR LADY FRIEND?", "CECILE WALTZ", "NIGHTS OF GLADNESS", "MISSOURI WALTZ")
- Carefree (1938) (performer: "Since They Turned Loch Lomand into Swing", "Carefree", "I Used To Be Color Blind", "The Yam", "Change Partners")
- A Damsel in Distress (1937) (performer: "I Can't Be Bothered Now", "The Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid", "Put Me to the Test", "Stiff Upper Lip", "Things Are Looking Up", "A Foggy Day", "Nice Work If You Can Get It")
- Shall We Dance (1937) (performer: "Slap That Bass", "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off", "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Shall We Dance?", "They All Laughed", "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck")
- Swing Time (1936) (performer: "Pick Yourself Up", "The Way You Look Tonight", "Waltz in Swing Time", "A Fine Romance", "Bojangles of Harlem", "Never Gonna Dance" and orchestral reprise of "The Way You Look Tonight")
- Follow the Fleet (1936) (performer: "We Saw the Sea", "Let Yourself Go", "I'd Rather Lead a Band", "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket", "Let's Face the Music and Dance")
- Top Hat (1935) (performer: "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)", "Isn't This a Lovely Day (to Be Caught in the Rain)?", "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails", "Cheek to Cheek", "The Piccolino")
- Roberta (1935) (performer: "Let's Begin" (uncredited), "I'll Be Hard to Handle" (uncredited), "I Won't Dance" (uncredited), "Lovely to Look At" (uncredited), "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (uncredited))
- The Gay Divorcee (1934) (performer: "Don't Let It Bother You", "A Needle in a Haystack", "Night and Day", "The Continental", "The Continental (You Kiss While You're Dancing)")
... aka The Gay Divorce (UK) - Dancing Lady (1933) (performer: "Heigh-Ho, the Gang's All Here" (1933), "Let's Go Bavarian" (1933))
- Flying Down to Rio (1933) (performer: "Carioca", "Orchids in the Moonlight", "Music Makes Me", "Flying Down to Rio")
Actor:
- Ghost Story (1981) .... Ricky Hawthorne
- The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) (TV) .... Costume Shop Proprietor / Chauffeur / Policeman / Cab Driver / Jeweler / Floor Walker / Choral Director / Santa Claus
- "Battlestar Galactica" .... Captain Dimitri / ... (1 episode, 1979)
- The Man with Nine Lives (1979) TV episode .... Chameleon / Captain Dimitri - A Family Upside Down (1978) (TV) .... Ted Long
- The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977) (TV) (voice) .... S.D. Kluger (narrator)
- Un taxi mauve (1977) .... Dr. Seamus Scully
... aka Taxi color malva, Un (Italy)
... aka The Purple Taxi (USA) - The Amazing Dobermans (1976) .... Daniel Hughes
... aka Lucky (USA: reissue title) - The Towering Inferno (1974) .... Harlee Claiborne
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) (TV) .... The Baltimore Kid
- "It Takes a Thief" .... Alistair Mundy (3 episodes, 1968-1970)
- An Evening with Alister Mundy (1970) TV episode .... Alistair Mundy
- The Second Time Around (1969) TV episode .... Alistair Mundy
- The Great Casino Caper (1969) TV episode .... Alistair Mundy - Finian's Rainbow (1968) .... Finian McLonergan
- "Dr. Kildare" .... Joe Quinlen (4 episodes, 1965)
- Going Home (1965) TV episode .... Joe Quinlen
- The Tent Dwellers (1965) TV episode .... Joe Quinlen
- A Gift of Love (1965) TV episode .... Joe Quinlen
- Fathers and Daughters (1965) TV episode .... Joe Quinlen - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Fred Addams (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Think Pretty (1964) TV episode .... Fred Addams - "Alcoa Premiere" .... Alex Berringer / ... (5 episodes, 1961-1962)
- Blues for a Hanging (1962) TV episode .... Ted Miller
- Mr. Lucifer (1962) TV episode .... Mr. Lucifer
- Guest in the House (1962) TV episode .... Ivor St. George
- Mr. Easy (1962) TV episode .... Andrew E. Whitbeck
- Moment of Decision (1961) TV episode .... Alex Berringer - The Notorious Landlady (1962) .... Franklyn Ambruster
- The Pleasure of His Company (1961) .... Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
- On the Beach (1959) .... Julian Osborne
- "General Electric Theater" .... J. Willingham Bardley / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- Man on a Bicycle (1959) TV episode .... Paul Ashcroft
- Imp on a Cobweb Leash (1957) TV episode .... J. Willingham Bardley - Silk Stockings (1957) .... Steve Canfield
- Funny Face (1957) .... Dick Avery
- Daddy Long Legs (1955) .... Jervis Pendleton III aka John Smith
- The Band Wagon (1953) .... Tony Hunter
- The Belle of New York (1952) .... Charlie Hill
- Royal Wedding (1951) .... Tom Bowen
... aka Wedding Bells (UK) - Let's Dance (1950) .... Donald Elwood
- Three Little Words (1950) .... Bert Kalmar
- The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) .... Josh Barkley
- Easter Parade (1948) .... Don Hewes
... aka Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (USA: complete title) - Blue Skies (1946) .... Jed Potter
- Ziegfeld Follies (1946) .... Fred Astaire/Raffles/Tai Long/Gentleman in 'The Babbit and the Bromide'
... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title) - Yolanda and the Thief (1945) .... Johnny Parkson Riggs
- The Sky's the Limit (1943) .... Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
- You Were Never Lovelier (1942) .... Robert 'Bob' Davis
- Holiday Inn (1942) .... Ted Hanover
- You'll Never Get Rich (1941) .... Robert Curtis
- Second Chorus (1940) .... Danny O'Neill
- Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) .... Johnny Brett
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) .... Vernon Castle
- Carefree (1938) .... Tony Flagg
- A Damsel in Distress (1937) .... Jerry Halliday
- Shall We Dance (1937) .... Peter P. Peters
- Swing Time (1936) .... John 'Lucky' Garnett
- Follow the Fleet (1936) .... Bake Baker
- Top Hat (1935) .... Jerry Travers
- Roberta (1935) .... Huckleberry Haines
- The Gay Divorcee (1934) .... Guy Holden
... aka The Gay Divorce (UK) - Flying Down to Rio (1933) .... Fred Ayres
- Dancing Lady (1933) .... Fred Astaire
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Pleasure of His Company (1961) (choreographer)
- Funny Face (1957) (choreographer)
- Daddy Long Legs (1955) (dance stager)
- Three Little Words (1950) (choreographer)
- Easter Parade (1948) (choreographer) (uncredited)
... aka Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (USA: complete title) - The Sky's the Limit (1943) (dances created and staged by)
- You Were Never Lovelier (1942) (choreographer) (uncredited)
- A Damsel in Distress (1937) (choreographer) (uncredited)
- Top Hat (1935) (choreographer) (uncredited)
- Roberta (1935) (dance arranger)
Producer:
- The Fred Astaire Show (1968) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
- Astaire Time (1960) (TV) (producer)
- Another Evening with Fred Astaire (1959) (TV) (executive producer)
- An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) (executive producer)
- Second Chorus (1940) (associate producer) (uncredited)
Music Department:
- Blue Skies (1946) (composer: additional music)
Thanks:
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (thanks)
Self:
- The Lady with the Torch (1999) (archive sound) (also archive footage) .... Himself
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 25th Anniversary Special (1987) (TV) .... Himself
- Hollywood The Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987) .... Himself
- "American Masters" .... Gentleman in 'The Babbit and the Bromide' / ... (1 episode, 1987)
- George Gershwin Remembered (1987) TV episode .... Peter P. Peters / Gentleman in 'The Babbit and the Bromide' - The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (1985) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The Best of Gene Kelly (UK: video box title) - George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) .... Himself
- The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (1984) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (1981) (TV) .... Himself/Honoree
- Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1975-1979)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 21 December 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 5 April 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 4 May 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 27 October 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself - Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Original Song
- "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
... aka Dinah! & Friends
- Episode dated 19 November 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (also archive footage) .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator
- "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 20 February 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode #5.24 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance Men (1975) (TV) .... Himself
- The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- At Long Last Cole (1975) (TV) .... Himself
... aka At Long Last Cole: What a Swell Party It Was! (USA: alternative title) - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
- Salute to Tony Bennett (1975) TV episode .... Himself - The Lion Roars Again (1975) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
- That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) TV episode .... Himself - That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator
... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title) - Just One More Time (1974) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (1973) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Audience Member
... aka Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back (USA) - Imagine (1972) .... Himself
- Make Mine Red, White and Blue (1972) (TV) .... Himself/Host
- 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972) (TV) .... Himself
- The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Documentary Awards
- The Fred Astaire Show (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' (1968) .... Himself
- The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Writing Awards
- "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Host / ... (4 episodes, 1965-1966)
- Episode #3.31 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer/Dancer
- Episode #3.24 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer
- Episode #3.17 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Dancer
- Episode #3.3 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer/Dancer - The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Song
- "Alcoa Premiere" .... Himself - Host (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
- The Hat of Sergeant Martin (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Second Chance (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
- Episode dated 27 September 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 26 April 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
- Astaire Time (1960) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- 10th Annual Magazine Awards (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Recipient - Another Evening with Fred Astaire (1959) (TV) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1954-1959)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #12.41 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #10.28 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #10.24 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #8.30 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #7.23 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) .... Himself
- "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1958)
- Episode dated 8 June 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 3 April 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
- "Home" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode dated 25 July 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode #4.39 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest / ... (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode dated 6 April 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself/Guest - Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007) (V) .... Tom Bowen
- Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007) .... (segment "Cinéma de Boulevard")
- Michael Parkinson's Greatest Entertainers (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Follow the Fleet: The Origins of Those Dancing Feet (2005) (V)
- "Broadway: The American Musical" (2004) .... Guy Holden/Johnny Brett
- The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- Nelson Freire (2003) .... Himself
- Satin and Silk (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Begin the Beguine (2003) (V) .... Himself
-
"Great Performances"
- The Great American Songbook (2003) TV episode
- The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) TV episode .... Himself - Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Bourne to Dance (2001) (TV)
- Petula Clark: This Is My Song (2001) (TV) .... Finian McLonergan
- 72nd Annual Academy Awards Pre-Show (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
- A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998) (V) .... Himself
- "The Churchills" (1996) .... Tom Bowen
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- Legends of Entertainment Video (1995) (V) .... Himself
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Himself (clips from "Easter Parade"/"Band Wagon" etc.)
- Hollywood on Parade (1990) (V) .... Himself
-
"American Masters"
- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) TV episode .... Himself - South of Reno (1988) (uncredited) .... Clip from 'Second Chorus'
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"ABC News Nightline"
- Fred Astaire Remembered (1987) TV episode .... Himself - Cocoon (1985) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip from 'The Gay Divorcee'
- That's Dancing! (1985) .... Himself
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
- Hooray for Hollywood (1975) .... Himself
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)
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"The Hollywood Palace"
- Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself -
"Hollywood and the Stars"
- Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself -
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Singer/Dancer
- Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #8.35 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
"Steps in Time." New York: Harper and Bros., 1959. (autobiography) morePublicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 2 Portrayals | 10 Print Biographies | 5 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 3 Magazine Cover Photos moreSTARmeter: 
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