"Can't act! Slightly bald!
Can dance a little!"
Fred Astaire - 1899-1987
Showography

A list of Fred's stage, movie, and television performances, and awards that he won


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Stage Performances
Movie Performances
Television Performances
Awards


The New York & London Stage Shows:
  • Over the Top (NY-November 28, 1917)
  • The Passing Show of 1918 (NY-July 25,1918)
  • Apple Blossoms (NY-October 7, 1919)
  • The Love Letter (NY-October 4, 1921)
  • For Goodness Sake (NY-February 20, 1922)
  • The Bunch and Judy (NY-November 28, 1922)
  • Stop Flirting (London-May 30, 1923; the London version of For Goodness Sake)
  • Lady, Be Good! (NY-December 1, 1924; London-April, 1926)
  • Funny Face (NY-November 22, 1927; London-November, 1928)
  • Smiles (NY-November 19, 1930)
  • The Band Wagon (NY-June 3, 1931) *Adele retired after this show
  • The Gay Divorce (NY-November 31, 1932; London-November, 1933)

The Movies: = I own a copy
  • Dancing Lady (MGM 1933) 
  • Flying Down to Rio (RKO 1933) 
  • Gay Divorcee (RKO 1934) 
  • Roberta (RKO 1935)
  • Top Hat (RKO 1935)  - for some reason many people want the lyrics to "Cheek to Cheek" from this movie, so here they are.
  • Follow the Fleet (RKO 1936) 
  • Swing Time (RKO 1936) 
  • Shall We Dance (RKO 1937) 
  • A Damsel in Distress (RKO 1937) 
  • Carefree (RKO 1938) 
  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (RKO 1939)
  • Broadway Melody of 1940 (MGM 1940) 
  • Second Chorus (Paramount 1940) 
  • You'll Never Get Rich (Columbia 1941) 
  • Holiday Inn (Paramount 1942) 
  • You Were Never Lovelier (Columbia 1942) 
  • The Sky's the Limit (RKO 1943) 
  • Ziegfeld Follies (MGM 1944-45) 
  • Yolanda and the Thief (MGM 1945) 
  • Blue Skies (Paramount 1946) 
  • Easter Parade (MGM 1948)
  • The Barkleys of Broadway (MGM 1949) 
  • Three Little Words (MGM 1950) 
  • Let's Dance (Paramount 1950) 
  • Royal Wedding (MGM 1951) 
  • Belle of New York (MGM 1952)
  • The Band Wagon (MGM 1953)
  • Daddy Long Legs (20th Century Fox 1955) 
  • Funny Face (Paramount 1956) 
  • Silk Stockings (MGM 1957) 
  • On The Beach (Stanley Kramer Productions 1959) 
  • The Pleasure of His Company (Paramount 1961)
  • The Notorious Landlady (Columbia 1962)
  • Finian's Rainbow (Warner Bros. 1968)
  • Midas Run (1969)
  • The Towering Inferno (Warner Bros./20th Century Fox 1974)
  • That's Entertainment! (MGM 1974)
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (MGM 1976)
  • The Amazing Dobermans (Golden 1976) 
  • The Purple Taxi (Un taxi mauve) (National Film Studios of Ireland/Rizzoli Film S.P.A./Sofracima/Sphinx Films/TF1 Films Productions 1977)
  • Ghost Story (Universal 1981) 
  • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)

 


The Television Shows: = I own a copy
  • Toast of the Town (February 14, 1954)
  • Imp on a Cobweb Leash (GE Theatre 1957)
  • An Evening with Fred Astaire (Chrysler Corp. - November 4, 1958)
  • Man on a Bicycle (GE Theatre - January 1, 1959)
  • Another Evening with Fred Astaire (Chrysler Corp. - September 28, 1959)
  • Astaire Time (Chrysler Corp. - September 28, 1960) 
  • Fred Astaire's Alcoa Premiere Theatre: Mr. Easy (February 13, 1962)
  • Fred Astaire's Alcoa Premiere Theatre: Moment of Decision (July 10, 1962)
  • Fred Astaire's Alcoa Premiere Theatre: Guest in the House (October 3, 1962)
  • Fred Astaire's Alcoa Premiere Theatre: Mr. Lucifer (November 1, 1962)
  • Fred Astaire's Alcoa Premiere Theatre: Blues for a Hanging (December 27, 1962)
  • Think Pretty (Bob Hope's Chrysler Theatre - October 24, 1964)
  • The Hollywood Palace (Sept. 2, 1965, Jan. 22, 1966, Mar. 12, 1966, Apr. 30, 1966)
  • Dr. Kildare (NBC - November 1965)
  • The Fred Astaire Show (NBC - February 27, 1968)
  • It Takes a Thief (ABC - four episodes 1968-70)
  • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) 
  • The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (November 17, 1970)
  • 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (NBC - September 9, 1972)
  • The Easter Bunny is Comin' To Town (1977) 
  • The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1978)
  • A Family Upside Down (April 9, 1978)
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Man with Nine Lives (January 28, 1979) 

 Awards:
  • 1949 - Honorary Oscar for "unique artistry and his contributions to the techniques of musical pictures."
  • 1951 - Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture Actor for Three Little Words
  • 1958 - Emmy: Best Actor for An Evening with Fred Astaire
  • 1958 - Emmy: Best Single Performance for An Evening with Fred Astaire 
  • 1958 - Emmy: An Evening with Fred Astaire also won Best Single Program, Best Musical Special, and five others
  • 1960 - Emmy - Best Performance for Astaire Time 
  • 1960 - Emmy: Astaire Time also won Best Variety Special
  • 1960 - Dance Magazine annual award
  • 1961 - Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award
  • 1975 - Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actor for Towering Inferno
  • 1975 - British Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Towering Inferno
  • 1977 - Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special for A Family Upside Down
  • 1978 - Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement.
  • 1981 - The American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 1989 - Inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame
  • 1999 - Named as #5 in AFI's Top 50 Male Screen Legends
I know Fred Astaire won more awards (especially Emmys) than are listed here, I just don't know for what yet But I am looking into it, so if you know of any, please e-mail me with the info so I can post it here. Thanx!
 


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