Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

May 10, 1899 · 127 years old

Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor and choreographer. He is widely regarded as the most influential dancer in the history of film. Born as Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 10, 1899, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz, a brewer, he entered show…

Known For

27 titles
1
The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

1974 · 2h 45m · Movie

At the opening party of a colossal San Francisco skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out due to careless building practices by the contractor, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

7.0
2
Funny Face

Funny Face

1957 · 1h 43m · Movie

An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.

7.0
3
Top Hat

Top Hat

1935 · 1h 41m · Movie

An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.

7.7
4
Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn

1942 · 1h 40m · Movie

At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.

7.3
5
On the Beach

On the Beach

1959 · 2h 14m · Movie

After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.

7.1
6
Swing Time

Swing Time

1936 · 1h 43m · Movie

Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning th...

7.5
7
The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953 · 1h 52m · Movie

An aging movie star uncertain of his future teams up with a top ballerina to headline a new Broadway musical, but the pretentiously artistic goals of its director threaten to change it beyond recognition.

7.4
8
Easter Parade

Easter Parade

1948 · 1h 43m · Movie

A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.

7.3
9
Ghost Story

Ghost Story

1981 · 1h 50m · Movie

Two generations of men find themselves haunted by the presence of a spectral woman. When the son of one of the elderly men returns to his hometown after his brother's mysterious death, they attempt to unravel her story.

6.3
10
The Gay Divorcee

The Gay Divorcee

1934 · 1h 47m · Movie

A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.

7.3
11
Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

1937 · 1h 49m · Movie

A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.

7.4
12
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974 · 2h 15m · Movie

Various MGM stars from yesteryear present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50-year history.

7.8
13
Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet

1936 · 1h 50m · Movie

A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.

7.1
14
Carefree

Carefree

1938 · 1h 23m · Movie

A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else.

7.0
15
Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

1955 · 2h 6m · Movie

A wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow o...

6.7
16
Finian's Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow

1968 · 2h 21m · Movie

An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.

6.1
17
Flying Down to Rio

Flying Down to Rio

1933 · 1h 29m · Movie

A bandleader woos a Latin flame who is already engaged to his employer.

6.6
18
You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier

1942 · 1h 37m · Movie

In Buenos Aires, a man who has decreed that his daughters must marry in order of age allows an American dancer to perform at his club under the condition that he play suitor to his second-oldest daughter.

7.2
19
The Barkleys of Broadway

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949 · 1h 49m · Movie

A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.

7.0
20
You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

1941 · 1h 28m · Movie

In order to cover up his philandering ways, a married Broadway producer sets one of his dancers up on a date with a chorus girl for whom he had bought a gift, but the two dancers fall in love for real.

6.7
21
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · 2h 13m · Movie

The second installment in the "That's Entertainment" trilogy features more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the addition of comedy and drama films.

7.3
22
Three Little Words

Three Little Words

1950 · 1h 42m · Movie

The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.

6.9
23
Second Chorus

Second Chorus

1941 · 1h 24m · Movie

After 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.

5.7
24
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994 · 1h 53m · Movie

Third installment in the "That's Entertainment" series, featuring scenes from "The Hollywood Revue of 1929," "Brigadoon," "Singin' In The Rain," and many more MGM films.

7.5
25
Blue Skies

Blue Skies

1946 · 1h 39m · Movie

An ex-dancer and New York radio star narrates his love story for a band singer who loved a self-centered man who was unable to commit to his nightclub business or his family.

6.4
26
Brother Can You Spare a Dime

Brother Can You Spare a Dime

1975 · 1h 43m · Movie

A nostalgic look back at the Great Depression with contemporary archival footage and film clips picturing James Cagney as an American Everyman.

7.1
27
Midas Run

Midas Run

1969 · 1h 46m · Movie

A veteran Secret Service Agent from Britain hijacks a government shipment of fifteen million dollars of gold out of an irritation for never being knighted.

4.8