Fred Astaire chronology of performances

This is a chronological listing of Fred Astaire stage, motion picture, radio, and television performances.

Main article: Fred Astaire

The following color-coding is used for these different mediums:

stage

motion pictures

radio

television

1905—1920

Title	Date	Theatre	Role	Dance Partner	Director	Lyrics	Music
Juvenile Artists Presenting an Electric Musical Toe-Dancing Novelty	1905	Keyport, New Jersey (location of performance)	Himself	Adele Astaire
Orpheum Circuit	1906	(2 tours)	Himself	Adele Astaire
Benefit Performance - Rainy Saturday	1911	Proctor's 5th Avenue	Himself	Adele Astaire
Aurelia and Minnie Coccia Tour (vaudeville)	1913	(tour)	Himself	Adele Astaire
Interstate Circuit	c.1914	(tour in Texas)	Himself	Adele Astaire
Orpheum Circuit	c. 1915	(tour)	Himself	Adele Astaire
Over the Top	Nov. 28 1917	44th St. Roof	Himself	Adele Astaire	Joseph Herbert	Charles Manning Matthew Woodward	Sigmund Romberg Herman Timberg
The Passing Show of 1918	July 25, 1918	Winter Garden	Himself	Adele Astaire	J.C. Huffman	Harold R. Atteridge	Sigmund Romberg Jean Schwartz
Apple Blossoms	Oct. 7 1919	Globe	Johnnie	Adele Astaire	Fred Latham	William LeBaron	Fritz Kreisler Victor Jacobi

1921—1930

Note: British productions are marked with .

Title	Date	Theatre	Role	Dance Partner	Director	Lyrics	Music
The Love Letter	Oct. 4 1921	Globe	Richard Kolner	Adele Astaire	Edward Royce	William LeBaron	Victor Jacobi
For Goodness Sake	Feb. 20 1922	Lyric	Teddy Lawrence	Adele Astaire	Priestley Morrison	Arthur Jackson	William Daly Paul Lannin
The Bunch and Judy	Nov. 28 1922	Globe	Gerald Lane	Adele Astaire	Fred Latham	Anne Caldwell	Jerome Kern
Stop Flirting (For Goodness Sake)	May 30, 1923	Queen's	Teddy Lawrence	Adele Astaire	Felix Edwardes	Arthur Jackson	William Daly Paul Lannin
Lady, Be Good	Dec. 1 1924	Liberty	Dick Trevor	Adele Astaire	Felix Edwardes	Ira Gershwin	George Gershwin
Lady, Be Good	Apr. 14 1926	Empire	Dick Trevor	Adele Astaire	Felix Edwardes	Ira Gershwin	George Gershwin
Funny Face	Nov. 22 1927	Alvin	Jimmie Reeves	Adele Astaire	Edward MacGregor	Ira Gershwin	George Gershwin
Funny Face	Nov. 8 1928	Prince's	Jimmie Reeves	Adele Astaire	Felix Edwardes	Ira Gershwin	George Gershwin
Smiles	Nov. 18 1930	Ziegfeld	Bob Hastings	Adele Astaire Marilyn Miller	William Anthony McGuire	Clifford Grey Harold Adamson Ring Lardner	Vincent Youmans

1931—1940

Note: British productions are marked with .

Title	Date	Theatre, Studio, or Network	Role	Dance Partner	Director	Lyrics	Music
The Band Wagon	June 3, 1931	New Amsterdam	Himself	Adele Astaire Tilly Losch	Hassard Short	Howard Dietz	Arthur Schwartz
Gay Divorce	Nov. 29 1932	Ethel Barrymore	Guy Holden	Claire Luce	Howard Lindsay	Cole Porter
Gay Divorce	Nov. 2 1933	Palace	Guy Holden	Claire Luce	Felix Edwardes	Cole Porter
Dancing Lady	Dec. 2, 1933	MGM	Himself	Joan Crawford	Robert Z. Leonard	Harold Adamson Dorothy Fields Lorenz Hart Arthur Freed	Burton Lane Jimmy McHugh Richard Rodgers Nacio Herb Brown
Flying Down to Rio	Dec. 20, 1933	RKO	Fred Ayres	Dolores del Río Ginger Rogers	Thornton Freeland	Edward Eliscu & Gus Kahn	Vincent Youmans
The Gay Divorcee	Oct. 3, 1934	RKO	Guy Holden	Ginger Rogers	Mark Sandrich	Cole Porter Herb Magidson Mack Gordon	Cole Porter
Roberta	Feb. 12, 1935	RKO	Huckleberry Haines	Ginger Rogers	William A. Seiter	Otto Harbach Dorothy Fields	Jerome Kern
Your Hit Parade	Aug. 12 1935	NBC	Himself	—	—	—	—
Top Hat	Aug. 16, 1935	RKO	Jerry Travers	Ginger Rogers	Mark Sandrich	Irving Berlin
Follow the Fleet	Feb. 19, 1936	RKO	Bake Baker	Ginger Rogers	Mark Sandrich	Irving Berlin
Swing Time	Aug. 26, 1936	RKO	"Lucky" Garnett	Ginger Rogers	George Stevens	Dorothy Fields	Jerome Kern
The Packard Hour	Sept. 15 1936	NBC	Himself (Host)	—	—	—	—
Shall We Dance	Apr. 30, 1937	RKO	Peter P. Peters	Ginger Rogers	Mark Sandrich	Ira Gershwin	George Gershwin
A Damsel in Distress	Nov. 20, 1937	RKO	Jerry Halliday	George Burns & Gracie Allen Joan Fontaine	George Stevens	Ira Gershwin	George Gershwin
Carefree	Aug. 30, 1938	RKO	Tony Flagg	Ginger Rogers	Mark Sandrich	Irving Berlin
The Screen Guild Theater (Episode: "Miss Brown of Worcester")	Jan. 15 1939	NBC	Jerry Gale	Loretta Young Herbert Marshall	Ernst Lubitsch	Oscar Bradley
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle	Mar. 31, 1939	RKO	Vernon Castle	Ginger Rogers	H.C. Potter	(numerous composers)
Broadway Melody of 1940	Feb. 14, 1940	MGM	Johnny Brett	Eleanor Powell George Murphy	Norman Taurog	Cole Porter
Second Chorus	Dec. 3, 1940	Paramount	Danny O'Neill	Paulette Goddard	H.C. Potter	Johnny Mercer	Artie Shaw Bernard Hanighen Hal Borne

1941—1950

Title	Date	Studio or Network	Role	Dance Partner and/or Co-Star	Director	Lyrics	Music
You'll Never Get Rich	Sept. 25, 1941	Columbia	Robert Curtis	Rita Hayworth	Sidney Lanfield	Cole Porter
Holiday Inn	Aug. 4, 1942	Paramount	Ted Hanover	Bing Crosby Marjorie Reynolds Virginia Dale	Mark Sandrich	Irving Berlin
You Were Never Lovelier	Nov. 19, 1942	Columbia	Robert "Bob" Davis	Rita Hayworth	William A. Seiter	Johnny Mercer	Jerome Kern
The Screen Guild Theater (Episode: "Holiday Inn")	Jan. 11, 1943	NBC	Ted Hanover	Bing Crosby Dinah Shore	—	Irving Berlin
The Eddie Cantor Show	April 28, 1943	CBS	Himself	Eddie Cantor Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz	—	—	—
The Sky's the Limit	July 13, 1943	RKO	Fred Atwell	Joan Leslie	Edward H. Griffith	Johnny Mercer	Harold Arlen
Ziegfeld Follies	Aug. 13, 1945	MGM	Fred Astaire Raffles Tai Long	Lucille Bremer	Vincente Minnelli	(numerous lyricists and composers)
Yolanda and the Thief	Nov. 20, 1945	MGM	Johnny Riggs			Arthur Freed	Harry Warren
Blue Skies	Oct. 16, 1946	Paramount	Jed Potter	Bing Crosby Joan Caulfield	Stuart Heisler	Irving Berlin
The Bob Hope Show	Feb. 17 1948	NBC	Himself	Bob Hope	—	—	—
Easter Parade	June 30, 1948	MGM	Don Hewes	Judy Garland Ann Miller	Charles Walters	Irving Berlin
The Barkleys of Broadway	May 4, 1949	MGM	Josh Barkley	Ginger Rogers		Ira Gershwin	Harry Warren
Some of the Best	June 23, 1949	MGM	Himself	—	—	—	—
Three Little Words	July 12, 1950	MGM	Bert Kalmar	Red Skelton Vera-Ellen	Richard Thorpe	Bert Kalmar	Harry Ruby
Let's Dance	Nov. 29, 1950	Paramount	Donald Elwood	Betty Hutton	Norman Z. McLeod	Frank Loesser

1951—1960

Title	Date	Studio or Network	Role	Dance Partner and/or Co-Star	Director	Lyrics	Music
Royal Wedding	Mar. 8, 1951	MGM	Tom Bowen	Jane Powell	Stanley Donen	Alan Jay Lerner	Burton Lane
The Screen Guild Theater (Episode: "Easter Parade")	Mar. 22 1951	ABC	Don Hewes	Judy Garland	—	Irving Berlin
The Belle of New York	Feb. 22, 1952	MGM	Charles Hill	Vera-Ellen	Charles Walters	Johnny Mercer	Harry Warren
The Band Wagon	Aug. 7, 1953	MGM	Tony Hunter	Cyd Charisse	Vincente Minnelli	Howard Dietz	Arthur Schwartz
The Ed Sullivan Show	Feb. 14 1954	CBS	Himself	Ed Sullivan	—	—	—
The Ed Sullivan Show	Apr. 3, 1955	CBS	Himself	Ed Sullivan Sammy Davis Jr.	—	—	—
What's My Line?	Apr. 3, 1955	CBS	Himself (Mystery Guest)	—	Franklin Heller	—	—
Daddy Long Legs	May 4, 1955	20th Century Fox	Jervis Pendleton III	Leslie Caron	Jean Negulesco	Johnny Mercer
Funny Face	Feb. 17, 1957	Paramount	Dick Avery	Audrey Hepburn	Stanley Donen	Ira Gershwin	Leonard Gershe
The Ed Sullivan Show	Mar. 3, 1957	CBS	Himself	—	—	—	—
The Ed Sullivan Show	Apr. 7, 1957	CBS	Himself	—	—	—	—
Person to Person	June 7, 1957	CBS	Himself	—	Franklin J. Schaffner	—	—
Silk Stockings	July 18, 1957	MGM	Steve Canfield	Cyd Charisse	Rouben Mamoulian	Cole Porter
Home	July 25, 1957	NBC	Himself	—	—	—
General Electric Theater (Episode: "Imp on a Cobweb Leash")	Dec. 3, 1957	CBS	Paul Ashcroft	Joan Tetzel	Robert B. Sinclair	—	—
The 30th Annual Academy Awards	Mar. 28 1958	NBC	Himself (Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film)	Dana Wynter	Alan Handley	—	—
What's My Line?	June 8, 1958	CBS	Himself (Mystery Guest)	—	Franklin Heller	—	—
An Evening with Fred Astaire	Oct. 17, 1958	NBC	Himself	Barrie Chase	Bud Yorkin	—	—
The Ed Sullivan Show	June 28, 1959	CBS	Himself	—	—	—	—
General Electric Theater (Episode: "Man on a Bicycle")	Sept. 3, 1959	CBS	J. Willingham Bardley	Stanley Adams	Herschel Daugherty	—	—
Another Evening with Fred Astaire	Nov. 4, 1959	NBC	Himself	Barrie Chase	Bud Yorkin	—	—
On the Beach	Dec. 17, 1959	United Artists	Julian Osborne	Gregory Peck Ava Gardner	Stanley Kramer	—	—
The Steve Allen Show 10th Annual Magazine Awards	Dec. 28, 1959	NBC	Himself (Recipient)	Steve Allen	—	—	—
The Steve Allen Show	June 20, 1960	NBC	Himself	Steve Allen	—	—	—
Astaire Time	Sept. 28, 1960	NBC	Himself	Barrie Chase	Greg Garrison	—	—

1961—1970

Title	Date	Studio or Network	Role	Co-Star	Director
The Pleasure of His Company	June 1, 1961	Paramount	Biddeford "Pogo" Poole	Debbie Reynolds	George Seaton
Alcoa Premiere (Episode: "Mr. Easy")	Feb. 13, 1962	ABC	Andrew E. Whitbeck	Joanna Barnes	John Newland
The 34th Annual Academy Awards	Apr. 9, 1962	ABC	Himself (Presenter: Best Picture)	—	Richard Dunlap
The Notorious Landlady	June 26, 1962	Columbia	Franklyn Ambruster	Kim Novak Jack Lemmon	Richard Quine
Alcoa Premiere (Episode: "Moment of Decision")	July 10, 1962	ABC	Alex Berringer	Maureen O'Sullivan	John Newland
Here's Hollywood	Sept. 27, 1962	NBC	Himself	—	—
Alcoa Premiere (Episode: "Guest in the House")	Oct.11, 1962	ABC	Ivor St. George	Lloyd Bochner	Ted Post
Alcoa Premiere (Episode: "Mr. Lucifer")	Nov. 11, 1962	ABC	Mr. Lucifer	Elizabeth Montgomery	Alan Crosland Jr.
Alcoa Premiere (Episode: "Blues for a Hanging")	Dec. 27, 1962	ABC	Alex Berringer	Janis Paige	Bernard Girard
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (Episode: "Think Pretty")	Oct. 2, 1964	NBC	Fred Addams	Barrie Chase	Jack Arnold
The 37th Annual Academy Awards	Apr. 5, 1965	ABC	Himself (Presenter: Best Original Song)	—	Richard Dunlap
The Hollywood Palace	Oct 2, 1965	ABC	Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer)	Margot Fonteyn Paul Lynde	Grey Lockwood
Dr. Kildare (Episode: "Going Home")	Nov. 22, 1965	NBC	Joe Quinlen	Richard Chamberlain Raymond Massey	Herschel Daugherty
Dr. Kildare (Episode: "The Tent Dwellers")	Nov. 23, 1965	NBC	Joe Quinlen	Richard Chamberlain Raymond Massey	Herschel Daugherty
Dr. Kildare (Episode: "A Gift of Love")	Nov. 29, 1965	NBC	Joe Quinlen	Richard Chamberlain Raymond Massey	Herschel Daugherty
Dr. Kildare (Episode: "Fathers and Daughters")	Nov. 30, 1965	NBC	Joe Quinlen	Richard Chamberlain Raymond Massey	Herschel Daugherty
The Hollywood Palace	Jan. 22, 1966	ABC	Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer)	Petula Clark Mickey Rooney	Grey Lockwood
The Hollywood Palace	Mar. 12, 1966	ABC	Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer)	Ethel Merman Jack Jones	Grey Lockwood
The Hollywood Palace	Apr. 30, 1966	ABC	Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer)	Herb Alpert Louis Nye	Grey Lockwood
The 39th Annual Academy Awards	Apr. 10, 1967	ABC	Himself (Co-Presenter: Writing Awards)	Ginger Rogers	Richard Dunlap
The Fred Astaire Show	Feb 7, 1968	NBC	Himself	Barrie Chase Simon & Garfunkel	Robert Scheerer
Finian's Rainbow	Oct. 9, 1968	Warner Bros.	Finian McLonergan	Petula Clark Tommy Steele	Francis Ford Coppola
Midas Run	May 15, 1969	Cinerama Releasing	John Pedley	Anne Heywood Richard Crenna	Alf Kjellin
It Takes a Thief (Episode: "The Great Casino Caper")	Oct. 16, 1969	ABC	Alistair Mundy	Robert Wagner	Jack Arnold
It Takes a Thief (Episode: "The Three Virgins in Rome")	Nov. 6, 1969	ABC	Alistair Mundy	Robert Wagner	Jack Arnold
It Takes a Thief (Episode: "The Second Time Around")	Dec. 4, 1969	ABC	Alistair Mundy	Robert Wagner	Gerd Oswald
It Takes a Thief (Episode: "An Evening With Alistair Mundy")	Mar. 9, 1970	ABC	Alistair Mundy	Robert Wagner	Jack Arnold
It Takes a Thief (Episode: "Beyond a Treasonable Doubt")	Mar. 16, 1970	ABC	Alistair Mundy (voice only, uncredited)	Robert Wagner	Jack Arnold
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards	Apr. 7, 1970	ABC	Himself (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress, Documentary Awards)	—	Jack Haley Jr.
The Dick Cavett Show	Nov. 10, 1970	ABC	Himself	Dick Cavett	—
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again	Nov 17, 1970	ABC	The Baltimore Kid	Walter Brennan Edgar Buchanan	George McCowan
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town	Dec. 14, 1970	ABC	S.D. Kluger (Narrator) - Voice Only	Mickey Rooney	Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr.

1971—1980

Title	Date	Studio or Network	Role	Co-Star	Director
'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin	Jan. 17, 1972	NBC	Himself	Jack Lemmon Ethel Merman Leslie Uggams	Martin Charnin Walter C. Miller
Make Mine Red, White and Blue	Sept. 2, 1972	NBC	Himself (Host)	The 5th Dimension Michelle Lee	Bill Hobin Hal Alexander
Imagine	Dec. 23, 1972	ABC	Himself (Guest appearance)	John Lennon Yoko Ono	Steve Gebhardt John Lennon Yoko Ono
Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra	Nov. 18, 1973	NBC	Himself (Audience member)	Frank Sinatra	Marty Pasetta
That's Entertainment!	May 23, 1974	MGM	Himself (Co-host)	—	Jack Haley Jr.
Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals	Oct. 24, 1974	ABC	Himself (Host)	—	Marc Breaux
The Towering Inferno	Dec. 14, 1974	Warner Bros. 20th Century-Fox	Harlee Claiborne	Steve McQueen Paul Newman Jennifer Jones	John Guillermin
The Merv Griffin Show	Mar. 17, 1975	Syndication	Himself	Merv Griffin	—
At Long Last Cole	Apr. 10, 1975	ABC	Himself	—	Ronald Lyon
The 29th Annual Tony Awards	Apr. 20, 1975	ABC	Himself (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress, Musical)	—	Clark Jones
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Oct. 27, 1975	NBC	Himself	Johnny Carson	—
Merry Christmas, Fred, from the Crosby's	Dec. 3, 1975	CBS	Himself	Bing Crosby	Dwight Hemion
The Lion Roars Again	1975	MGM	Himself	—	Jack Haley Jr.
Parkinson	Feb. 14, 1976	BBC1	Himself	Michael Parkinson	—
The Mike Douglas Show	Feb. 20, 1976	CBS	Himself	Mike Douglas	—
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	May 4, 1976	NBC	Himself	Johnny Carson	—
That's Entertainment, Part II	May 16, 1976	MGM	Himself (Co-host)	Gene Kelly	Gene Kelly
Dinah!	Nov. 19, 1976	ABC	Himself	Dinah Shore	—
The Amazing Dobermans	Nov. 19, 1976	Golden Films	Daniel Hughes	James Franciscus Barbara Eden	Byron Ross Chudnow
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town	Apr. 6, 1977	ABC	S.D. Kluger (Narrator) - Voice Only	Skip Hinnant	Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr.
The Purple Taxi (French title: Un taxi mauve)	May 21, 1977	ParaFrance	Dr. Scully	Charlotte Rampling Philippe Noiret	Yves Boisset
The 50th Annual Academy Awards	Apr. 3, 1978	ABC	Himself (Presenter: Best Original Song)	—	Marty Pasetta
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Apr. 5, 1978	NBC	Himself	Johnny Carson	—
A Family Upside Down	Apr. 9, 1978	NBC	Ted Long	Helen Hayes	David Lowell Rich
Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend	May 25, 1978	ABC	Himself	Bing Crosby	Marshall Flaum
The 1st Kennedy Center Honors	Dec. 5, 1978	CBS	Himself (Honoree)	—	Don Mischer
The 36th Annual Golden Globe Awards	Jan. 27, 1979	NBC	Himself (Presenter: Henrietta Award)	—
Battlestar Galactica (Episode: "The Man with Nine Lives")	Jan. 28, 1979	ABC	Chameleon/Captain Dimitri	Richard Hatch Dirk Benedict	Rod Holcomb
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Dec. 21, 1979	NBC	Himself	Johnny Carson	—
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit	Dec. 23, 1979	NBC	Costume Shop Proprietor / Chauffeur / Hot Dog Vendor / Policeman / Cab Driver / Jeweler / Floor Walker / Choral Director / Santa Claus	Gary Burghoff John Byner Bert Convy	Corey Allen
Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972	Feb. 3, 1980	NBC	Himself	Bob Hope	Malcolm Leo
Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat	Mar. 10, 1980	PBS	Himself	—	David Heeley
Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance	Mar. 14, 1980	PBS	Himself	—	David Heeley

1981—1987

Title	Date	Studio or Network	Role	Co-Star	Director
The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire	Apr. 18, 1981	CBS	Himself (Honoree)	David Niven (Host)	Marty Pasetta
Ghost Story	Dec. 18, 1981	Universal	Ricky Hawthorne	John Houseman Melvyn Douglas Douglas Fairbanks Jr.	John Irvin
The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish	Apr. 17, 1984	CBS	Himself	Lillian Gish	—
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey	Sept. 25, 1984	Castle Hill	Himself	—	George Stevens Jr.
The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly	May 7, 1985	CBS	Himself	Gene Kelly	Don Mischer
All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan	Dec. 8, 1985	CBS	Himself	Ronald Reagan	Dick McDonough
The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood (Episode: "Let's Face the Music and Dance")	July 10, 1987	BBC	Himself	—	—
American Masters (Episode: "George Gershwin Remembered")	Aug. 24, 1987	PBS	Gentleman in The Babbit and the Bromide	Gene Kelly (in this routine)	—
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 25th Anniversary Special	Oct. 1, 1987	NBC	Himself (archive footage)	Johnny Carson	—

Sources

• Fred Astaire on IMDb
• Fred Astaire at the TCM Movie Database
• Fred Astaire at the Internet Broadway Database
• Green, Stanley, & Burt Goldblatt. Starring Fred Astaire, Dodd 1973, ISBN 0-396-06877-4
• Mueller, John. Astaire Dancing — The Musical Films of Fred Astaire, Knopf 1985, ISBN 0-394-51654-0