Fred Astaire

Actor. Born 10 May 1899 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Died 22 June 1987.

Titles on Fi1m5 acting · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles

BAFTA1 won

Born

10 May 1899, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Died

22 June 1987

Active

1934–1974

Frequently works with

Ginger Rogers, Pandro S. Berman, Allan Scott, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Erik Rhodes, Mark Sandrich

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Fred’s work 5 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 4 of 5 billed first or second
Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 10 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $127m across 5 films with figures
BAFTA Film Awards: 1 BAFTA1 won
Active: 1934–1974

Genres

Comedy4
Romance4
Action1
Drama1
Music1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestTop Hat1935

68WorstThe Towering Inferno1974

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

111930s

121940s

121950s

101960s

91970s

41980s

21990s

32000s

22010s

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire in numbers