Acting
Fred Astaire
- Titles
- 97movies27TV shows
- Career
Active from 1933 to 2015, with a break from 1991 to 2005, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 42top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Top Hat87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz5.7average 1.2
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.7
- Wholesome6.4average 3.3
- Romance6.6average 3.8
- Situational Comedy5.2average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.5average 3.7
- Physical Comedy3.9average 2.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.4
- Violence1.6, average 4.2
- Psychological3.1, average 5.6
- Tension3.7, average 6.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Romantic Comedy 9
- Classic Hollywood Musical 7
- Classic Musical 7
- Nostalgic Charm 6
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Golden Age Hollywood 5
- Feel-Good 4
- Showbiz Romance 4
- Lighthearted Entertainment 3
- Musical Comedy 3
- Feel-Good Entertainment 3
- Family-Friendly 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ginger RogersActorTop Hat, Flying Down to Rio, The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Follow the Fleet, +7 more- AAllan ScottWriterTop Hat, Swing Time, Follow the Fleet, Shall We Dance, Carefree, +2 more
- WWilliam HamiltonEditorTop Hat, The Gay Divorcee, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, Shall We Dance, Carefree, +1 more
- AAlbert AkstEditorEaster Parade, The Band Wagon, The Barkleys of Broadway, Royal Wedding, Ziegfeld Follies, +1 more
- DDavid AbelCinematographerHoliday Inn, Top Hat, Swing Time, Follow the Fleet, The Gay Divorcee, +1 more
Mark SandrichDirectorHoliday Inn, Top Hat, Follow the Fleet, The Gay Divorcee, Shall We Dance, +1 more
Eric BloreActorTop Hat, Swing Time, The Gay Divorcee, Shall We Dance, The Sky's the Limit
Keenan WynnActorThree Little Words, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Finian's Rainbow, Royal Wedding, The Belle of New York- EErnest PaganoWriterYou Were Never Lovelier, Shall We Dance, A Damsel in Distress, You'll Never Get Rich, Carefree
Irving BerlinComposerEaster Parade, Holiday Inn, Top Hat, Follow the Fleet, Carefree
George GershwinActorFunny Face, Shall We Dance, A Damsel in Distress, Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Gale RobbinsActorThree Little Words, The Barkleys of Broadway, The Belle of New York
Movies and TV shows
652010s
2 titles
as Various Roles (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
2000s
3 titles
as (archive footage)
as Various / Self (archive footage)
as Archive Footage
1990s
2 titles · average score 88
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1980s
3 titles · average score 61
as (archive footage)
as Ricky Hawthorne
1970s
9 titles · average score 61
as Santa Claus
as Ted Long
TV show · as Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
as S.D. Kluger (voice)
as Dr. Seamus Scully
as Daniel Hughes
as Harlee Claiborne
as S.D. Kluger (voice)
as The Baltimore Kid
1960s
11 titles · average score 61
as Pedley
as Finian McLonergan
TV show · as Alister Mundy / Alistair Mundy (voice) (uncredited)
TV show
TV show · as Fred Addams
as Franklyn Ambruster
as Narrator
as Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
TV show · as Joe Quinlan
Producer
1950s
12 titles · average score 69
as Julian Osborn
Executive Producer
as Dick Avery
as Steve Canfield
as Jervis Pendleton III
TV show · as Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies' / actor 'Broadway Melody of 1940' (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Tony Hunter
TV show · as Paul Ashcroft / J. Willingham Bardley
as Charlie Hill
as Tom Bowen
as Bert Kalmar
as Donald Elwood
1940s
12 titles · average score 69
as Josh Barkley
as Don Hewes
as Jed Potter
as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
as Johnny Parkson Riggs
as (archive footage)
as Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
as Ted Hanover
as Robert Davis
as Robert Curtis
as Danny O'Neill
as Johnny Brett
1930s
11 titles · average score 73
as Vernon Castle
as Tony Flagg
as Petrov
as Jerry Halliday
as Lucky Garnett
as Bake Baker
as Jerry Travers
as Huck Haines
as Guy Holden
as Fred Ayres
as Fred Astaire