- Films
- 38
- Avg rating
- 6.82
- Peak run
- 1934’36
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Fred by the numbers
Average
6.82
35 rated films
Vote weighted
6.85
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.46
rating spread
Career
49y
1933 to 1981
Total votes
302K
across every film
Best
7.7
Top Hat
Worst
6.3
Ghost Story
Newest first
Filmography
| 1981 |  Ghost Story | Ricky Hawthorne | 6.3 | 11,253 |
| 1977 | The Purple Taxi | Dr. Seamus Scully | · | 745 |
| 1976 | The Amazing Dobermans | Daniel | · | 476 |
| 1974 |  The Towering Inferno | Harlee Claiborne | 7.0 | 53,643 |
| 1968 | Finian's Rainbow | Finian McLonergan | 6.1 | 4,643 |
| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady | Franklyn Ambruster | 6.7 | 3,377 |
| 1961 | The Pleasure of His Company | Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole | 6.6 | 1,006 |
| 1959 |  On the Beach | Julian Osborn | 7.1 | 16,424 |
| 1957 |  Funny Face | Dick Avery | 7.0 | 36,020 |
| 1957 | Silk Stockings | Steve Canfield | 6.8 | 4,683 |
| 1955 | Daddy Long Legs | Jervis Pendleton III | 6.7 | 4,640 |
| 1953 |  The Band Wagon | Tony Hunter | 7.4 | 13,790 |
| 1952 | The Belle of New York | Charlie Hill | 6.1 | 1,242 |
| 1951 | Royal Wedding | Tom Bowen | 6.7 | 6,753 |
| 1950 | Let's Dance | Donald Elwood | · | 691 |
| 1950 | Three Little Words | Bert Kalmar | 6.9 | 2,304 |
| 1949 | The Barkleys of Broadway | Josh Barkley | 7.0 | 3,770 |
| 1948 |  Easter Parade | Don Hewes | 7.3 | 12,235 |
| 1946 | Blue Skies | Jed Potter | 6.4 | 1,691 |
| 1945 | Yolanda and the Thief | Johnny Parkson Riggs | 5.9 | 1,269 |
Better together?
Fred Astaire's regulars
- Ginger RogersCo-star · 10 films · 7.13 avg▲+0.29
- Mark SandrichDirector and actor · 7 films · 7.16 avg▲+0.15
- Keenan WynnCo-star · 4 films · 6.45 avg▼−0.16
- Eric BloreCo-star · 3 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.56
- Edward Everett HortonCo-star · 3 films · 7.47 avg▲+0.49
- Charles WaltersDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.11
- Vincente MinnelliDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.57 avg▼−0.24
- George StevensDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.12
- William A. SeiterDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.05 avg▲+0.30
- Stanley DonenDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.15
- H.C. PotterDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.30 avg▼−0.47
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Fred Astaire
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1975Fred Astaire
- WonSpecial Award · Academy Awards 1950Fred Astaire
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.