Acting
Fred Astaire
- Titles
- 100movies23TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19332015
- Leading roles
- 42top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Shall We Dance79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz5.8average 1.2
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.6
- Wholesome6.3average 3.3
- Romance6.8average 3.8
- Situational Comedy5.1average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Wonder5.0average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Violence1.7, average 4.3
- Psychological3.2, average 5.6
- Tension3.8, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Romantic Comedy 7
- Classic Musical 6
- Golden Age Hollywood 6
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Classic Hollywood Musical 4
- Feel-Good 4
- Family-Friendly 4
- Nostalgic Charm 4
- Musical Comedy 3
- Star-Studded Cast 3
- Feel-Good Entertainment 3
- Musical 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ginger RogersActorFlying Down to Rio, Top Hat, Swing Time, The Barkleys of Broadway, The Gay Divorcee, +7 more- AAllan ScottWriterTop Hat, Swing Time, Follow the Fleet, Carefree, Shall We Dance, +2 more
Mark SandrichDirectorHoliday Inn, Top Hat, The Gay Divorcee, Follow the Fleet, Carefree, +1 more- AAlbert AkstEditorEaster Parade, The Band Wagon, The Barkleys of Broadway, Royal Wedding, Ziegfeld Follies, +1 more
- WWilliam HamiltonEditorTop Hat, The Gay Divorcee, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, Carefree, Shall We Dance, +1 more
- DDavid AbelCinematographerHoliday Inn, Top Hat, Swing Time, The Gay Divorcee, Follow the Fleet, +1 more
Eric BloreActorTop Hat, Swing Time, The Sky's the Limit, The Gay Divorcee, Shall We Dance
Keenan WynnActorSanta Claus Is Comin' to Town, Finian's Rainbow, Royal Wedding, Three Little Words, The Belle of New York
Irving BerlinComposerEaster Parade, Holiday Inn, Top Hat, Follow the Fleet, Carefree- EErnest PaganoWriterYou Were Never Lovelier, You'll Never Get Rich, A Damsel in Distress, Carefree, Shall We Dance
Robert BenchleyActorYou'll Never Get Rich, The Sky's the Limit, Showbiz Goes to War, Dancing Lady
George GershwinActorFunny Face, A Damsel in Distress, Shall We Dance, Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Movies and TV shows
642010s
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 72
72
as (archive footage)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1980s
4 titles · average score 68
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
61
as Ricky Hawthorne
1970s
9 titles · average score 61
as Santa Claus
as Ted Long
58
TV show · as Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
62
as S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)
61
as Dr. Seamus Scully
53
as Daniel Hughes
70
as Harlee Claiborne
74
as S.D. Kluger (voice)
53
as The Baltimore Kid
1960s
9 titles · average score 64
as John Pedley
59
as Finian McLonergan
72
TV show · as Alister Mundy
as Franklyn Ambruster
as Narrator
64
as Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
62
TV show · as Joe Quinlan
as 'Dancing Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
12 titles · average score 65
68
as Julian Osborn
Executive Producer
69
as Dick Avery
67
as Steve Canfield
65
as Jervis Pendleton III
TV show · as Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies' / actor 'Broadway Melody of 1940' (archive footage) (uncredited)
73
as Tony Hunter
65
TV show · as J. Willingham Bardley / Paul Ashcroft
58
as Charlie Hill
65
as Tom Bowen
64
as Bert Kalmar
58
as Donald Elwood
1940s
12 titles · average score 65
69
as Josh Barkley
71
as Don Hewes
62
as Jed Potter
58
as Johnny Parkson Riggs
62
as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
as (archive footage)
62
as Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
71
as Robert Davis
71
as Ted Hanover
65
as Robert Curtis
57
as Danny O'Neill
70
as Johnny Brett
1930s
11 titles · average score 70
69
as Vernon Castle
67
as Tony Flagg
79
as Petrov
66
as Jerry Halliday
71
as Lucky Garnett
69
as Bake Baker
74
as Jerry Travers
70
as Huck Haines
71
as Guy Holden
64
as Fred Ayres
68
as Fred Astaire