Fred Astaire chronology of performances

{{Short description|Performances by American dancer and musician}}

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

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

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| align="center" bgcolor=#F0F8FF width=200" | stage

| align="center" width="200" | motion pictures

| align="center" bgcolor=CCFFCC width="200" | radio

| align="center" bgcolor=lightyellow width="200" | television

1905—1920

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TitleDateTheatreRoleDance PartnerDirectorLyricsMusic
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| Juvenile Artists Presenting an
Electric Musical Toe-Dancing Novelty

| 1905

| Keyport, New Jersey
(location of performance)

| Himself

| Adele Astaire

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| Orpheum Circuit

| 1906

| (2 tours)

| Himself

| Adele Astaire

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| Benefit Performance - Rainy Saturday

| 1911

| Proctor's 5th Avenue

| Himself

| Adele Astaire

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| Aurelia and Minnie Coccia Tour
(vaudeville)

| 1913

| (tour)

| Himself

| Adele Astaire

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| Interstate Circuit

| c.1914

| (tour in Texas)

| Himself

| Adele Astaire

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| Orpheum Circuit

| c. 1915

| (tour)

| Himself

| Adele Astaire

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| Over the Top

| Nov. 28 1917

| 44th St. Roof

| Himself

| Adele Astaire

| Joseph Herbert

| Charles Manning
Matthew Woodward

| Sigmund Romberg
Herman Timberg

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| The Passing Show of 1918

| July 25, 1918

| Winter Garden

| Himself

| Adele Astaire

| J.C. Huffman

| Harold R. Atteridge

| Sigmund Romberg
Jean Schwartz

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| 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 {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}}.

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TitleDateTheatreRoleDance PartnerDirectorLyricsMusic
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| The Love Letter

| Oct. 4 1921

| Globe

| Richard Kolner

| Adele Astaire

| Edward Royce

| William LeBaron

| Victor Jacobi

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| For Goodness Sake

| Feb. 20 1922

| Lyric

| Teddy Lawrence

| Adele Astaire

| Priestley Morrison

| Arthur Jackson

| William Daly
Paul Lannin

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| The Bunch and Judy

| Nov. 28 1922

| Globe

| Gerald Lane

| Adele Astaire

| Fred Latham

| Anne Caldwell

| Jerome Kern

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| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}}
Stop Flirting
(For Goodness Sake)

| May 30, 1923

| Queen's

| Teddy Lawrence

| Adele Astaire

| Felix Edwardes

| Arthur Jackson

| William Daly
Paul Lannin

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| Lady, Be Good

| Dec. 1 1924

| Liberty

| Dick Trevor

| Adele Astaire

| Felix Edwardes

| Ira Gershwin

| George Gershwin

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| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}}
Lady, Be Good

| Apr. 14 1926

| Empire

| Dick Trevor

| Adele Astaire

| Felix Edwardes

| Ira Gershwin

| George Gershwin

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| Funny Face

| Nov. 22 1927

| Alvin

| Jimmie Reeves

| Adele Astaire

| Edward MacGregor

| Ira Gershwin

| George Gershwin

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| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}}
Funny Face

| Nov. 8 1928

| Prince's

| Jimmie Reeves

| Adele Astaire

| Felix Edwardes

| Ira Gershwin

| George Gershwin

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| 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 {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}}.

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TitleDateTheatre,
Studio,
or Network
RoleDance PartnerDirectorLyricsMusic
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| The Band Wagon

| June 3, 1931

| New Amsterdam

| Himself

| Adele Astaire
Tilly Losch

| Hassard Short

| Howard Dietz

| Arthur Schwartz

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| Gay Divorce

| Nov. 29 1932

| Ethel Barrymore

| Guy Holden

| Claire Luce

| Howard Lindsay

| colspan="2" | Cole Porter

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| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}}
Gay Divorce

| Nov. 2 1933

| Palace

| Guy Holden

| Claire Luce

| Felix Edwardes

| colspan="2" | 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

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| Your Hit Parade

| Aug. 12 1935

| NBC

| Himself

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Top Hat

| Aug. 16, 1935

| RKO

| Jerry Travers

| Ginger Rogers

| Mark Sandrich

| colspan="2" | Irving Berlin

Follow the Fleet

| Feb. 19, 1936

| RKO

| Bake Baker

| Ginger Rogers

| Mark Sandrich

| colspan="2" | Irving Berlin

Swing Time

| Aug. 26, 1936

| RKO

| "Lucky" Garnett

| Ginger Rogers

| George Stevens

| Dorothy Fields

| Jerome Kern

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| The Packard Hour

| Sept. 15 1936

| NBC

| Himself (Host)

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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

| colspan="2" | Irving Berlin

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| The Screen Guild Theater
(Episode: "Miss Brown of Worcester")

| Jan. 15 1939

| NBC

| Jerry Gale

| Loretta Young
Herbert Marshall

| Ernst Lubitsch

| colspan="2" | Oscar Bradley

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

| Mar. 31, 1939

| RKO

| Vernon Castle

| Ginger Rogers

| H.C. Potter

| colspan="2" | (numerous composers)

Broadway Melody of 1940

| Feb. 14, 1940

| MGM

| Johnny Brett

| Eleanor Powell
George Murphy

| Norman Taurog

| colspan="2" | 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

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TitleDateStudio
or Network
RoleDance Partner
and/or Co-Star
DirectorLyricsMusic
You'll Never Get Rich

| Sept. 25, 1941

| Columbia

| Robert Curtis

| Rita Hayworth

| Sidney Lanfield

| colspan="2" | Cole Porter

Holiday Inn

| Aug. 4, 1942

| Paramount

| Ted Hanover

| Bing Crosby
Marjorie Reynolds
Virginia Dale

| Mark Sandrich

| colspan="2" | Irving Berlin

You Were Never Lovelier

| Nov. 19, 1942

| Columbia

| Robert "Bob" Davis

| Rita Hayworth

| William A. Seiter

| Johnny Mercer

| Jerome Kern

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| The Screen Guild Theater
(Episode: "Holiday Inn")

| Jan. 11, 1943

| NBC

| Ted Hanover

| Bing Crosby
Dinah Shore

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| colspan="2" | Irving Berlin

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| The Eddie Cantor Show

| April 28, 1943

| CBS

| Himself

| Eddie Cantor
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz

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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

| rowspan=2|Lucille Bremer

| rowspan=2|Vincente Minnelli

| colspan="2" | (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

| colspan="2" | Irving Berlin

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| The Bob Hope Show

| Feb. 17 1948

| NBC

| Himself

| Bob Hope

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Easter Parade

| June 30, 1948

| MGM

| Don Hewes

| Judy Garland
Ann Miller

| rowspan=2|Charles Walters

| colspan="2" | 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

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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

| colspan="2" | Frank Loesser

1951—1960

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TitleDateStudio
or Network
RoleDance Partner
and/or Co-Star
DirectorLyricsMusic
Royal Wedding

| Mar. 8, 1951

| MGM

| Tom Bowen

| Jane Powell

| Stanley Donen

| Alan Jay Lerner

| Burton Lane

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| The Screen Guild Theater
(Episode: "Easter Parade")

| Mar. 22 1951

| ABC

| Don Hewes

| Judy Garland

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| colspan="2" | 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

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| The Ed Sullivan Show

| Feb. 14 1954

| CBS

| Himself

| Ed Sullivan

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| The Ed Sullivan Show

| Apr. 3, 1955

| CBS

| Himself

| Ed Sullivan
Sammy Davis Jr.

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| What's My Line?

| Apr. 3, 1955

| CBS

| Himself (Mystery Guest)

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| Franklin Heller

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Daddy Long Legs

| May 4, 1955

| 20th Century Fox

| Jervis Pendleton III

| Leslie Caron

| Jean Negulesco

| colspan="2" | Johnny Mercer

Funny Face

| Feb. 17, 1957

| Paramount

| Dick Avery

| Audrey Hepburn

| Stanley Donen

| Ira Gershwin

| Leonard Gershe

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| The Ed Sullivan Show

| Mar. 3, 1957

| CBS

| Himself

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| The Ed Sullivan Show

| Apr. 7, 1957

| CBS

| Himself

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| Person to Person

| June 7, 1957

| CBS

| Himself

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| Franklin J. Schaffner

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Silk Stockings

| July 18, 1957

| MGM

| Steve Canfield

| Cyd Charisse

| Rouben Mamoulian

| colspan="2" | Cole Porter

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| Home

| July 25, 1957

| NBC

| Himself

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| General Electric Theater
(Episode: "Imp on a Cobweb Leash")

| Dec. 3, 1957

| CBS

| Paul Ashcroft

| Joan Tetzel

| Robert B. Sinclair

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| The 30th Annual Academy Awards

| Mar. 28 1958

| NBC

| Himself
(Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film)

| Dana Wynter

| Alan Handley

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| What's My Line?

| June 8, 1958

| CBS

| Himself (Mystery Guest)

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| Franklin Heller

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| An Evening with Fred Astaire

| Oct. 17, 1958

| NBC

| Himself

| Barrie Chase

| Bud Yorkin

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| The Ed Sullivan Show

| June 28, 1959

| CBS

| Himself

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| General Electric Theater
(Episode: "Man on a Bicycle")

| Sept. 3, 1959

| CBS

| J. Willingham Bardley

| Stanley Adams

| Herschel Daugherty

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| Another Evening with Fred Astaire

| Nov. 4, 1959

| NBC

| Himself

| Barrie Chase

| Bud Yorkin

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On the Beach

| Dec. 17, 1959

| United Artists

| Julian Osborne

| Gregory Peck
Ava Gardner

| Stanley Kramer

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| The Steve Allen Show
10th Annual Magazine Awards

| Dec. 28, 1959

| NBC

| Himself (Recipient)

| Steve Allen

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| The Steve Allen Show

| June 20, 1960

| NBC

| Himself

| Steve Allen

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| Astaire Time

| Sept. 28, 1960

| NBC

| Himself

| Barrie Chase

| Greg Garrison

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1961—1970

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TitleDateStudio
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RoleCo-StarDirector
The Pleasure of His Company

| June 1, 1961

| Paramount

| Biddeford "Pogo" Poole

| Debbie Reynolds

| George Seaton

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| Alcoa Premiere
(Episode: "Mr. Easy")

| Feb. 13, 1962

| ABC

| Andrew E. Whitbeck

| Joanna Barnes

| John Newland

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| The 34th Annual Academy Awards

| Apr. 9, 1962

| ABC

| Himself (Presenter: Best Picture)

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| Richard Dunlap

The Notorious Landlady

| June 26, 1962

| Columbia

| Franklyn Ambruster

| Kim Novak
Jack Lemmon

| Richard Quine

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| Alcoa Premiere
(Episode: "Moment of Decision")

| July 10, 1962

| ABC

| Alex Berringer

| Maureen O'Sullivan

| John Newland

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| Here's Hollywood

| Sept. 27, 1962

| NBC

| Himself

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| Alcoa Premiere
(Episode: "Guest in the House")

| Oct.11, 1962

| ABC

| Ivor St. George

| Lloyd Bochner

| Ted Post

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| Alcoa Premiere
(Episode: "Mr. Lucifer")

| Nov. 11, 1962

| ABC

| Mr. Lucifer

| Elizabeth Montgomery

| Alan Crosland Jr.

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| Alcoa Premiere
(Episode: "Blues for a Hanging")

| Dec. 27, 1962

| ABC

| Alex Berringer

| Janis Paige

| Bernard Girard

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| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(Episode: "Think Pretty")

| Oct. 2, 1964

| NBC

| Fred Addams

| Barrie Chase

| Jack Arnold

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| The 37th Annual Academy Awards

| Apr. 5, 1965

| ABC

| Himself (Presenter: Best Original Song)

| align="center" |—

| Richard Dunlap

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| The Hollywood Palace

| Oct 2, 1965

| ABC

| Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer)

| Margot Fonteyn
Paul Lynde

| Grey Lockwood

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| Dr. Kildare
(Episode: "Going Home")

| Nov. 22, 1965

| NBC

| Joe Quinlen

| Richard Chamberlain
Raymond Massey

| Herschel Daugherty

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| Dr. Kildare
(Episode: "The Tent Dwellers")

| Nov. 23, 1965

| NBC

| Joe Quinlen

| Richard Chamberlain
Raymond Massey

| Herschel Daugherty

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| Dr. Kildare
(Episode: "A Gift of Love")

| Nov. 29, 1965

| NBC

| Joe Quinlen

| Richard Chamberlain
Raymond Massey

| Herschel Daugherty

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| Dr. Kildare
(Episode: "Fathers and Daughters")

| Nov. 30, 1965

| NBC

| Joe Quinlen

| Richard Chamberlain
Raymond Massey

| Herschel Daugherty

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| The Hollywood Palace

| Jan. 22, 1966

| ABC

| Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer)

| Petula Clark
Mickey Rooney

| Grey Lockwood

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| The Hollywood Palace

| Mar. 12, 1966

| ABC

| Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer)

| Ethel Merman
Jack Jones

| Grey Lockwood

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| The Hollywood Palace

| Apr. 30, 1966

| ABC

| Himself (Host/Singer/Dancer)

| Herb Alpert
Louis Nye

| Grey Lockwood

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| The 39th Annual Academy Awards

| Apr. 10, 1967

| ABC

| Himself (Co-Presenter: Writing Awards)

| Ginger Rogers

| Richard Dunlap

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| The Fred Astaire Show

| Feb 7, 1968

| NBC

| Himself

| Barrie Chase
Simon & Garfunkel

| Robert Scheerer

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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

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| It Takes a Thief
(Episode: "The Great Casino Caper")

| Oct. 16, 1969

| ABC

| Alistair Mundy

| Robert Wagner

| Jack Arnold

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| It Takes a Thief
(Episode: "The Three Virgins in Rome")

| Nov. 6, 1969

| ABC

| Alistair Mundy

| Robert Wagner

| Jack Arnold

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| It Takes a Thief
(Episode: "The Second Time Around")

| Dec. 4, 1969

| ABC

| Alistair Mundy

| Robert Wagner

| Gerd Oswald

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| It Takes a Thief
(Episode: "An Evening With Alistair Mundy")

| Mar. 9, 1970

| ABC

| Alistair Mundy

| Robert Wagner

| Jack Arnold

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| It Takes a Thief
(Episode: "Beyond a Treasonable Doubt")

| Mar. 16, 1970

| ABC

| Alistair Mundy (voice only, uncredited)

| Robert Wagner

| Jack Arnold

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| The 42nd Annual Academy Awards

| Apr. 7, 1970

| ABC

| Himself
(Presenter: Best Supporting Actress, Documentary Awards)

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| Jack Haley Jr.

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| The Dick Cavett Show

| Nov. 10, 1970

| ABC

| Himself

| Dick Cavett

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| The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

| Nov 17, 1970

| ABC

| The Baltimore Kid

| Walter Brennan
Edgar Buchanan

| George McCowan

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| Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

| Dec. 14, 1970

| ABC

| S.D. Kluger (Narrator) - Voice Only

| Mickey Rooney

| Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.

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1971—1980

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RoleCo-StarDirector
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| 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

| Jan. 17, 1972

| NBC

| Himself

| Jack Lemmon
Ethel Merman
Leslie Uggams

| Martin Charnin
Walter C. Miller

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| Make Mine Red, White and Blue

| Sept. 2, 1972

| NBC

| Himself (Host)

| The 5th Dimension
Michelle Lee

| Bill Hobin
Hal Alexander

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| Imagine

| Dec. 23, 1972

| ABC

| Himself (Guest appearance)

| John Lennon
Yoko Ono

| Steve Gebhardt
John Lennon
Yoko Ono

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| 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)

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| Jack Haley Jr.

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| Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals

| Oct. 24, 1974

| ABC

| Himself (Host)

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| Marc Breaux

The Towering Inferno

| Dec. 14, 1974

| Warner Bros.
20th Century-Fox

| Harlee Claiborne

| Steve McQueen
Paul Newman
Jennifer Jones

| John Guillermin

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| The Merv Griffin Show

| Mar. 17, 1975

| Syndication

| Himself

| Merv Griffin

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| At Long Last Cole

| Apr. 10, 1975

| ABC

| Himself

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| Ronald Lyon

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| The 29th Annual Tony Awards

| Apr. 20, 1975

| ABC

| Himself (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress, Musical)

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| Clark Jones

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| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

| Oct. 27, 1975

| NBC

| Himself

| Johnny Carson

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| Merry Christmas, Fred, from the Crosby's

| Dec. 3, 1975

| CBS

| Himself

| Bing Crosby

| Dwight Hemion

The Lion Roars Again

| 1975

| MGM

| Himself

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| Jack Haley Jr.

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| Parkinson

| Feb. 14, 1976

| BBC1

| Himself

| Michael Parkinson

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| The Mike Douglas Show

| Feb. 20, 1976

| CBS

| Himself

| Mike Douglas

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| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

| May 4, 1976

| NBC

| Himself

| Johnny Carson

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That's Entertainment, Part II

| May 16, 1976

| MGM

| Himself (Co-host)

| Gene Kelly

| Gene Kelly

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|Dinah!

| Nov. 19, 1976

| ABC

| Himself

| Dinah Shore

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The Amazing Dobermans

| Nov. 19, 1976

| Golden Films

| Daniel Hughes

| James Franciscus
Barbara Eden

| Byron Ross Chudnow

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| 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

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| The 50th Annual Academy Awards

| Apr. 3, 1978

| ABC

| Himself (Presenter: Best Original Song)

| align="center" |—

| Marty Pasetta

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| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

| Apr. 5, 1978

| NBC

| Himself

| Johnny Carson

| align="center" |—

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| A Family Upside Down

| Apr. 9, 1978

| NBC

| Ted Long

| Helen Hayes

| David Lowell Rich

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| Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend

| May 25, 1978

| ABC

| Himself

| Bing Crosby

| Marshall Flaum

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| The 1st Kennedy Center Honors

| Dec. 5, 1978

| CBS

| Himself (Honoree)

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| Don Mischer

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| The 36th Annual Golden Globe Awards

| Jan. 27, 1979

| NBC

| Himself (Presenter: Henrietta Award)

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| Battlestar Galactica
(Episode: "The Man with Nine Lives")

| Jan. 28, 1979

| ABC

| Chameleon/Captain Dimitri

| Richard Hatch
Dirk Benedict

| Rod Holcomb

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| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

| Dec. 21, 1979

| NBC

| Himself

| Johnny Carson

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| 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

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| Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours:
Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972

| Feb. 3, 1980

| NBC

| Himself

| Bob Hope

| Malcolm Leo

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| Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat

| Mar. 10, 1980

| PBS

| Himself

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| David Heeley

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| Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance

| Mar. 14, 1980

| PBS

| Himself

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| David Heeley

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1981—1987

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| 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

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| The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish

| Apr. 17, 1984

| CBS

| Himself

| Lillian Gish

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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

| Sept. 25, 1984

| Castle Hill

| Himself

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| George Stevens Jr.

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| The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly

| May 7, 1985

| CBS

| Himself

| Gene Kelly

| Don Mischer

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| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan

| Dec. 8, 1985

| CBS

| Himself

| Ronald Reagan

| Dick McDonough

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| The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood
(Episode: "Let's Face the Music and Dance")

| July 10, 1987

| BBC

| Himself

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| American Masters
(Episode: "George Gershwin Remembered")

| Aug. 24, 1987

| PBS

| Gentleman in The Babbit and the Bromide

| Gene Kelly (in this routine)

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| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
25th Anniversary Special

| Oct. 1, 1987

| NBC

| Himself (archive footage)

| Johnny Carson

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Sources

  • {{IMDb name| id=0000001 | name=Fred Astaire}}
  • {{tcmdb name | id=6516%7C54767 | name=Fred Astaire}}
  • {{IBDB name | id=30283 | name=Fred Astaire}}
  • 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}}

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Chronology

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