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Second Chorus -- When perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the competitive pair get jobs with Artie Shaw's band and reunite with ex-manager Ellen Miller.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town -- Clip: Jessica saves Kris Kringle and the others
Funny Face -- Fashion photographer Dick Avery, in search for an intellectual backdrop for an air-headed model, expropriates a Greenwich Village bookstore...
Second Chorus -- When perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the competitive pair get jobs with Artie Shaw's band and reunite with ex-manager Ellen Miller.
Royal Wedding -- Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books them in London for the same period as the Royal Wedding...

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Overview

Date of Death:
22 June 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »
Mini Biography:
The son of an Austrian immigrant, Fred Astaire entered show business at age 5... See more »
Trivia:
Wore his trademark top hat and tails in his very first movie appearance... See more »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins & 5 nominations See more »

Filmography

Soundtrack:
  1. "Doctors" (1 episode, 2010)
        - Mother's Help (2010) TV episode (performer: "Puttin' on the Ritz" (uncredited))

  2. Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) (TV) (music: "I'm Building Up to an Awful Let-Down") (performer: "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)", "That's Entertainment", "Dearly Beloved", "Something's Gotta Give")
  3. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009) (V) (performer: "Dig It" (uncredited), "Poor Mr. Chisholm" (uncredited))
  4. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009) (V) (performer: "Carioca" (uncredited), "Poor Mr. Chisholm" (uncredited), "Night and Day" (uncredited), "I Won't Dance" (uncredited))
  5. "Banda sonora" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #3.12 (2008) TV episode (performer: "Cheek to Cheek")
  6. A Trip to Swadades (2008) (performer: "This Heart of Mine")
  7. "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode #1.7 (2007) TV episode (performer: "Cheek to Cheek")
  8. Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007) (TV) (performer: "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Steppin' Out with My Baby")
  9. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) (performer: "Cheek to Cheek")
    ... aka "Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence" - France (original title)
  10. ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007) (performer: "Puttin' on the Ritz")
  11. "Gilmore Girls" (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka "Gilmore Girls: Beginnings" - USA (rerun title)
        - 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous (2006) TV episode (performer: "'S Wonderful" (uncredited))
  12. "Angels in America" (2003) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  13. "Chocolate com Pimenta" (2003) TV series (unknown episodes)
  14. The Dreamers (2003) (performer: "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)" (1935))
  15. The Human Stain (2003) (performer: "Cheek to Cheek" (1936))
  16. Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) (performer: "Cheek To Cheek")
    ... aka "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" - USA (poster title)
  17. Billy Elliot (2000) (performer: "Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails")
    ... aka "Little Dancer" - Japan (English title)
  18. The Next Best Thing (2000) (performer: "Steppin' Out With My Baby")

  19. The Green Mile (1999) (performer: "Cheek to Cheek")
    ... aka "Stephen King's The Green Mile" - USA (complete title)
  20. "American Masters" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley (1999) TV episode (performer: "The Way You Look Tonight" (uncredited), "Pick Yourself Up" (uncredited))
  21. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998) (performer: "Night and Day")
  22. Déjà Vu (1997) (performer: "Dearly Beloved")
  23. The English Patient (1996) (performer: "Cheek to Cheek" (1935))
  24. 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")
  25. Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) (performer: "TOP HAT, WHITE TIE AND TAILS")
  26. "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")

  27. Loverboy (1989) (performer: "They Can't Take That Away From Me")
  28. Rain Man (1988) (performer: "Bouncin' the Blues" (1948) (uncredited), "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (1937) (uncredited), "Shoes with Wings On" (1948) (uncredited))
  29. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) ("Cheek to Cheek" (1935))
  30. 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")
  31. Blame It on Rio (1984) (performer: "Flying Down To Rio")
    ... aka "Adventure in Rio" - Japan (English title)
  32. Pennies from Heaven (1981) (performer: "LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE")

  33. The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) (TV) (performer: "Once a Year Night")
  34. Better Late Than Never (1979) (TV) (performer: "You're Never Too Young")
  35. The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977) (TV) (performer: "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' To Town Today", "All You Have To Do Is Think 'Can Do'")
  36. 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")
  37. That's Entertainment! (1974) (performer: "Begin the Beguine" (uncredited), "The Babbitt and the Bromide" (uncredited), "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (uncredited), "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" (uncredited), "Shoes with Wings On" (uncredited), "You're All the World to Me" (uncredited), "Dancing in the Dark" (uncredited), "Heigh-Ho, the Gang's All Here" (uncredited), "Sunday Jumps" (uncredited), "By Myself" (uncredited))
    ... aka "That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM" - USA (alternative title)
  38. A Safe Place (1971) (performer: "I'm Old-Fashioned")
  39. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) (TV) (performer: "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", "What Better Way to Tell You")

  40. 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))
  41. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Think Pretty (1964) TV episode (performer: "Think Pretty")
  42. Paris - When It Sizzles (1964) (performer: "That Face")
    ... aka "Together in Paris" - USA (alternative title)
  43. The Pleasure of His Company (1961) (performer: "Lover") ("Lover")

  44. An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) ("Isn't This A Lovely Day (To be Caught in the Rain)")
  45. 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))
  46. Funny Face (1957) (performer: "Funny Face", "Bonjour, Paris!", "Let's Kiss and Make Up", "He Loves and She Loves", "Clap Yo' Hands", "'S Wonderful")
  47. Daddy Long Legs (1955) (performer: "Something's Gotta Give", "Dream", "Sluefoot", "Texas Millionaire", "International Playboy", "Guardian Angel", "Nightmare Ballet (Paris, Hong Kong, Rio)") ("History of the Beat")
  48. The Band Wagon (1953) (performer: "By Myself" (1937) (uncredited), "A Shine on Your Shoes" (1932) (uncredited), "That's Entertainment" (1953) (uncredited), "Dancing in the Dark" (1931) (uncredited), "You and the Night and the Music" (1934) (uncredited), "I Love Louisa" (1931) (uncredited), "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" (1929) (uncredited), "Triplets" (1937) (uncredited), "The Girl Hunt" (1953) (uncredited)) ("That's Entertainment" (1953) (uncredited))
  49. 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))
  50. Royal Wedding (1951) (performer: "EV'RY NIGHT AT SEVEN", "SUNDAY JUMPS", "OPEN YOUR EYES", "I LEFT MY HAT IN HAITI", "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")
  51. Let's Dance (1950) (music: "Piano Dance" (uncredited)) (performer: "Can't Stop Talking About Him", "Piano Dance" (uncredited), "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Oh Them Dudes", "The Hyacinth", "Tunnel of Love")
  52. Three Little Words (1950) (performer: "Where Did You Get That Girl?", "Mr. and Mrs. Hoofer at Home" (uncredited), "My Sunny Tennessee", "So Long! Oo-Long (How Long You Gonna Be Gone?)", "Test Dance" (uncredited), "Nevertheless", "Thinking of You", "Three Little Words")

  53. 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")
  54. 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)
  55. 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")
  56. Yolanda and the Thief (1945) (performer: "Coffee Time" (uncredited), "Yolanda" (uncredited))
  57. Ziegfeld Follies (1945) (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)
  58. 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)")
  59. 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))
  60. You Were Never Lovelier (1942) (performer: "You Were Never Lovelier" (1942) (uncredited), "Dearly Beloved" (1942) (uncredited), "Audition Dance" (uncredited), "Los Hijos de Buda" (uncredited), "Bim Bam Bum" (uncredited), "Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C Sharp Minor" (1847) (uncredited), "Eco" (uncredited), "I'm Old Fashioned" (1942) (uncredited), "The Shorty George" (1942) (uncredited)) ("I'm Old Fashioned" (1942) (uncredited))
  61. 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))
  62. Second Chorus (1940) (performer: "Would You Like to Be the Love of My Life" (uncredited), "The New Moon Is Shining" (uncredited), "Poor Mr. Chisholm" (uncredited), "Poor Mr. Chisholm" (reprise) (uncredited), "Dig It" (uncredited)) ("Would You Like to Be the Love of My Life" (reprise) (uncredited), "Poor Mr. Chisholm" (uncredited))
  63. Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) (performer: "Please Don't Monkey with Broadway", "I've Got My Eyes on You", "Jukebox Dance" (uncredited), "I Concentrate on You", "Begin the Beguine", "I've Got My Eyes on You" (instrumental and choral reprise))

  64. 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")
  65. Carefree (1938) (performer: "Since They Turned Loch Lomand into Swing", "Carefree", "I Used To Be Color Blind", "The Yam", "Change Partners")
  66. Shall We Dance (1937) (performer: "Slap That Bass" (1937), "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" (1937), "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (1937), "Shall We Dance" (1937), "They All Laughed" (1937), "Beginner's Luck" (1937))
  67. 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")
  68. Swing Time (1936) (performer: "Pick Yourself Up" (1936) (uncredited), "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936) (uncredited), "Waltz in Swing Time" (1936) (uncredited), "A Fine Romance" (1936) (uncredited), "Bojangles of Harlem" (1936) (uncredited), "Never Gonna Dance" (1936) (uncredited)) ("The Way You Look Tonight" (1936) (uncredited), "A Fine Romance" (1936) (uncredited))
  69. Follow the Fleet (1936) (performer: "We Saw the Sea" (uncredited), "I'd Rather Lead a Band" (uncredited), "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" (uncredited), "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (uncredited))
  70. 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")
  71. 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))
  72. The Gay Divorcee (1934) (performer: "Don't Let It Bother You", "A Needle in a Haystack", "Night and Day", "The Continental")
  73. Dancing Lady (1933) (performer: "Heigh-Ho, the Gang's All Here" (1933), "Let's Go Bavarian" (1933))
  74. Flying Down to Rio (1933) (performer: "Carioca" (uncredited), "Orchids in the Moonlight" (uncredited), "Music Makes Me" (uncredited), "Flying Down to Rio" (uncredited))
Actor:
  1. "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'
  2. Ghost Story (1981) .... Ricky Hawthorne

  3. The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) (TV) .... Costume Shop Proprietor / Chauffeur / Policeman / Cab Driver / Jeweler / Floor Walker / Choral Director / Santa Claus
  4. "Battlestar Galactica" .... Captain Dimitri / ... (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Man with Nine Lives (1979) TV episode .... Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
  5. A Family Upside Down (1978) (TV) .... Ted Long
  6. The Purple Taxi (1977) .... Dr. Seamus Scully
    ... aka "Un taxi mauve" - France (original title)
    ... aka "A Purple Taxi" - International (English title)
  7. The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977) (TV) (voice) .... S.D. Kluger (narrator)
  8. The Amazing Dobermans (1976) .... Daniel Hughes
    ... aka "Lucky" - USA (reissue title)
  9. The Towering Inferno (1974) .... Harlee Claiborne
  10. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator/Postal carrier
  11. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) (TV) .... The Baltimore Kid
  12. "It Takes a Thief" .... Alistair Mundy (5 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Beyond a Treasonable Doubt (1970) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Alistair Mundy
        - An Evening with Alistair Mundy (1970) TV episode .... Alistair Mundy
        - The Second Time Around (1969) TV episode .... Alistair Mundy
        - The Three Virgins of Rome (1969) TV episode .... Alistair Mundy
        - The Great Casino Caper (1969) TV episode .... Alistair Mundy

  13. Midas Run (1969) .... John Pedley
  14. Finian's Rainbow (1968) .... Finian McLonergan
  15. "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
  16. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Fred Addams (1 episode, 1964)
        - Think Pretty (1964) TV episode .... Fred Addams
  17. "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
        - Family Outing (1961) TV episode .... Alex Berringer
  18. The Notorious Landlady (1962) .... Franklyn Ambruster
  19. The Pleasure of His Company (1961) .... Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole

  20. On the Beach (1959) .... Julian Osborne
  21. "G.E. True Theater" .... J. Willingham Bardley / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
    ... aka "General Electric Theater" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" - USA (informal short title)
        - Man on a Bicycle (1959) TV episode .... Paul Ashcroft
        - Imp on a Cobweb Leash (1957) TV episode .... J. Willingham Bardley
  22. Silk Stockings (1957) .... Steve Canfield
  23. Funny Face (1957) .... Dick Avery
  24. Daddy Long Legs (1955) .... Jervis Pendleton III / John Smith
  25. The Band Wagon (1953) .... Tony Hunter
  26. The Belle of New York (1952) .... Charlie Hill
  27. Royal Wedding (1951) .... Tom Bowen
  28. Let's Dance (1950) .... Donald Elwood
  29. Three Little Words (1950) .... Bert Kalmar

  30. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) .... Josh Barkley
  31. Easter Parade (1948) .... Don Hewes
    ... aka "Irving Berlin's Easter Parade" - USA (complete title)
  32. Blue Skies (1946) .... Jed Potter
  33. Yolanda and the Thief (1945) .... Johnny Parkson Riggs
  34. The Sky's the Limit (1943) .... Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
  35. You Were Never Lovelier (1942) .... Robert 'Bob' Davis
  36. Holiday Inn (1942) .... Ted Hanover
  37. You'll Never Get Rich (1941) .... Robert Curtis
  38. Second Chorus (1940) .... Danny O'Neill
  39. Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) .... Johnny Brett

  40. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) .... Vernon Castle
  41. Carefree (1938) .... Tony Flagg
  42. A Damsel in Distress (1937) .... Jerry Halliday
  43. Shall We Dance (1937) .... Petrov
  44. Swing Time (1936) .... Lucky Garnett
  45. Follow the Fleet (1936) .... Bake Baker
  46. Top Hat (1935) .... Jerry Travers
  47. Roberta (1935) .... Huckleberry Haines
  48. The Gay Divorcee (1934) .... Guy Holden
  49. Flying Down to Rio (1933) .... Fred Ayres
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Pleasure of His Company (1961) (choreographer)

  2. Funny Face (1957) (choreographer)
  3. Daddy Long Legs (1955) (dances staged by)
  4. Three Little Words (1950) (choreographer)

  5. Easter Parade (1948) (choreographer) (uncredited)
    ... aka "Irving Berlin's Easter Parade" - USA (complete title)
  6. The Sky's the Limit (1943) (dances created and staged by)
  7. You Were Never Lovelier (1942) (choreographer) (uncredited)

  8. A Damsel in Distress (1937) (choreographer) (uncredited)
  9. Top Hat (1935) (choreographer) (uncredited)
  10. Roberta (1935) (dance arranger)
Producer:
  1. The Fred Astaire Show (1968) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
  2. Astaire Time (1960) (TV) (producer)

  3. Another Evening with Fred Astaire (1959) (TV) (executive producer)
  4. An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) (executive producer)

  5. Second Chorus (1940) (associate producer) (uncredited)
Music Department:
  1. Blue Skies (1946) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
Thanks:
  1. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (the producers also thank)
Self:
  1. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 25th Anniversary Special (1987) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
        - Let's Face the Music and Dance (1987) TV episode .... Himself
  3. The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (1985) (TV) .... Himself
  4. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) .... Himself
  5. The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (1984) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  6. The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (1981) (TV) .... Himself/Honoree
  7. Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance (1980) (TV) .... Himself
  8. Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat (1980) (TV) .... Himself

  9. "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
  10. The Magic of Dance (1979) .... Himself
  11. "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka "NBC News Today" - USA (promotional title)
    ... aka "The Today Show" - USA (alternative title)
        - Episode dated 10 May 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself
  12. The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Winner
  13. Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  14. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Original Song
  15. "The Late Late Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode dated 14 October 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
        - Episode dated 12 November 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
  17. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (also archive footage) .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator
  18. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1976)
        - Episode dated 20 February 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 February 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Co-Host
  19. "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
        - Episode #5.24 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
  20. Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance Men (1975) (TV) .... Himself
  21. The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  22. At Long Last Cole (1975) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka "At Long Last Cole: What a Swell Party It Was!" - USA (alternative title)
  23. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
        - Salute to Tony Bennett (1975) TV episode .... Himself
  24. The Lion Roars Again (1975) (uncredited) .... Himself
  25. Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  26. "ABC Late Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" - USA (original title)
        - That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) TV episode .... Himself
  27. That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator
    ... aka "That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM" - USA (alternative title)
  28. Just One More Time (1974) (uncredited) .... Himself
  29. Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (1973) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Audience Member
    ... aka "Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back" - USA (alternative title)
  30. The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford (1973) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  31. Imagine (1972) .... Himself
  32. Make Mine Red, White and Blue (1972) (TV) .... Himself/Host
  33. 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972) (TV) .... Himself
  34. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 10 November 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  35. The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Documentary Awards

  36. The Fred Astaire Show (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  37. The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' (1968) .... Himself
  38. The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Writing Awards
  39. "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
  40. The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Song
  41. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Himself-Host / ... (19 episodes, 1961-1963)
        - The Town That Died (1963) TV episode .... Himself-Host
        - Million Dollar Hospital (1963) TV episode .... Himself-Host
        - Of Struggle and Flight (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Jenny Ray (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - The Best Years (1963) TV episode .... Himself-Host
          (14 more)
  42. "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
  43. The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
  44. Astaire Time (1960) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  45. "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" .... Himself - Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
    ... aka "The Steve Allen Show" - USA (original title)
        - Episode dated 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
        - 10th Annual Magazine Awards (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Recipient

  46. Another Evening with Fred Astaire (1959) (TV) .... Himself
  47. "The Ed Sullivan Show" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1954-1959)
    ... aka "Toast of the Town" - USA (original 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
  48. "The Garry Moore Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode #1.13 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  49. An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) .... Himself
  50. "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
  51. "The Oscar Levant Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode dated 6 May 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  52. The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
  53. "Home" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 25 July 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  54. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #4.39 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  55. "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest / ... (1 episode, 1955)
        - Episode dated 6 April 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself/Guest

  56. Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Himself
  57. Ziegfeld Follies (1945) .... Himself (in "Here's to the Ladies")/Raffles (in "This Heart of Mine")/Tai Long (in "Limehouse Blues")/Gentleman (in "The Babbit and the Bromide")
    ... aka "Ziegfeld Follies of 1946" - USA (poster title)
  58. Show Business at War (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself

  59. Dancing Lady (1933) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  3. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV)
  4. Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (2009) (V) .... Himself
  5. "American Masters"
        - Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley (1999) TV episode .... Himself
        - Vaudeville (1997) TV episode .... Himself
        - You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) TV episode .... Himself
  6. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  7. Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007) (V) .... Tom Bowen
  8. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) .... (segment "Cinéma de Boulevard")
  9. Michael Parkinson's Greatest Entertainers (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  10. From Shtetl to Swing (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  11. Follow the Fleet: The Origins of Those Dancing Feet (2005) (V)
  12. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (2004) TV episode .... Johnny Brett/Guy Holden (in 'The Gay Divorcee')
  13. The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  14. Complicated Women (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  15. Nelson Freire (2003) .... Himself
  16. Satin and Silk (2003) (V) .... Himself
  17. Begin the Beguine (2003) (V) .... Himself
  18. "Great Performances"
        - The Great American Songbook (2003) TV episode
        - The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) TV episode .... Himself
  19. Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  20. Bourne to Dance (2001) (TV)
  21. Petula Clark: This Is My Song (2001) (TV) .... Finian McLonergan
  22. 72nd Annual Academy Awards Pre-Show (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  23. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
  24. The Lady with the Torch (1999) (archive sound) .... Himself
  25. A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998) (V) .... Himself
  26. "The Churchills" (1996) .... Tom Bowen
  27. The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  28. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  29. Legends of Entertainment Video (1995) (V) .... Himself
  30. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Himself (clips from "Easter Parade"/"Band Wagon" etc.)
  31. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
        - Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself
  32. Hollywood on Parade (1990) (V) .... Himself
  33. South of Reno (1988) (uncredited) .... Clip from 'Second Chorus'
  34. "ABC News Nightline"
        - Fred Astaire Remembered (1987) TV episode .... Himself
  35. Le cinéma dans les yeux (1987) .... Himself
  36. Cocoon (1985) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip from 'The Gay Divorcee'
  37. That's Dancing! (1985) .... Himself
  38. Showbiz Goes to War (1982) (TV)
  39. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Himself
  40. Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
  41. Hooray for Hollywood (1975) .... Himself
  42. Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)
  43. "The Hollywood Palace"
        - Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  44. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip from 'Dancing Lady'
  45. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Fabulous Musicals (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  46. "The Ed Sullivan Show"
        - Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Singer/Dancer
        - Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #8.35 (1955) TV episode .... Himself


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