Born May 10, 1899
Died June 22nd, 1987
Fred Astaire biography
Remembered foremost for his performances alongside Ginger Rogers, Astaire is the all-dancing, all-singing King of Hollywood. Fred arrived in Hollywood in the 1930s and gained a supporting role in Flying Down to Rio (1933), where he and Ginger Rogers performed one dance. After this, the two became firm movie dance partners and starred in a string of nine musicals.
Astaire’s success as a dancer was such that he reportedly insured his legs for tens of thousands of dollars, most reports putting the figure at $75,000 a leg.
Fred Astaire filmography
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Roberta (1935)
Top Hat (1935)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Swing Time (1936)
Shall We Dance (1937)
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Carefree (1938)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Second Chorus (1940)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Holiday Inn (1942)
Holiday Inn (1942)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Second Chorus (1940)
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Carefree (1938)
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Shall We Dance (1937)
Swing Time (1936)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Top Hat (1935)
Roberta (1935)
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
The Gay Divorce (UK title)
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
Blue Skies (1946)
Easter Parade (1948)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Three Little Words (1950)
Let's Dance (1950)
Royal Wedding (1951)
The Belle of New York (1952)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Funny Face (1957)
Silk Stockings (1957)
On the Beach (1959)
The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
Midas Run (1969)
Santa Claus is Comin' To Town (voice)
Just One More Time (1974) (short film)
That's Entertainment! (1974) (voice)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Lion Roars Again (1975) (short film)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (voice)
The Amazing Dobermans (1976)
The Purple Taxi (1977)
Ghost Story (1981)
