Fred Astaire without dancing

Don't know, Equus, but I seem to recall one of the old time hoofers saying when they got to old to dance, the would definately not fall back on 'soft shoe'. Might have been Astaire.

How spookoid is that, I was just looking at Top Hat on play.com!!

I always thought Fred appeared in Xanadu, but recently found out it was Gene Kelly.

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Date of birth (location)
10 May 1899
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Date of death (details)
22 June 1987
Los Angeles, California, USA. (pneumonia)
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The son of an Austrian immigrant, Fred Astaire entered show business at age 5... (show more)

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Filmography as: Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Composer, Himself, Archive Footage

Actor - filmography
(1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s)

1. Ghost Story (1981) .... Ricky Hawthorne

2. The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) (TV) .... Costume Shop Proprietor/Chauffeur/Policeman/Cab Driver/Jeweler/Floor Walker/Choral Director/Santa Claus
3. "Battlestar Galactica"
- The Man with Nine Lives (1979) TV Episode .... Chameleon
4. A Family Upside Down (1978) (TV) .... Ted Long
5. The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977) (TV) (voice) .... S.D. Kluger (narrator)
6. Un taxi mauve (1977) .... Dr. Scully
... aka Taxi color malva, Un (Italy)
... aka The Purple Taxi (USA)
7. The Amazing Dobermans (1976) .... Daniel Hughes
8. The Towering Inferno (1974) .... Harlee Claiborne
9. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
10. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) (TV) .... The Baltimore Kid

11. Midas Run (1969) .... Co-Pilot
... aka A Run on Gold (UK)
12. "It Takes a Thief" (1968) TV Series .... Alistair Mundy (1968-1970)
13. Finian's Rainbow (1968) .... Finian McLonergan
14. "Dr. Kildare"
- 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
15. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Think Pretty (1964) TV Episode .... Fred Addams
16. "Alcoa Premiere"
- 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
- Moment of Decision (1961) TV Episode .... Alex Berringer
17. The Notorious Landlady (1962) .... Franklyn Ambruster
18. The Pleasure of His Company (1961) .... Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole

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

29. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) .... Josh Barkley
30. Easter Parade (1948) .... Don Hewes
... aka Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (USA: complete title)
31. Blue Skies (1946) .... Jed Potter
32. Ziegfeld Follies (1946) .... Fred Astaire/Raffles/Tai Long/Gentleman in 'The Babbit and the Bromide'
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) .... Peter P. Peters
44. Swing Time (1936) .... John 'Lucky' Garnett
45. Follow the Fleet (1936) .... Seaman Bake Baker
46. Top Hat (1935) .... Jerry Travers
47. Roberta (1935) .... Huckleberry Haines
48. The Gay Divorcee (1934) .... Guy Holden
... aka The Gay Divorce (UK)
49. Flying Down to Rio (1933) .... Fred Ayres