Where to watch Fred Astaire in the UK
Find every Fred Astaire film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 4 May 2026.
Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor and choreographer. He is widely regarded as the most influential dancer in the history of film. Born as Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 10, 1899, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz, a brewer, he entered show business at age 5. He was successful in vaudeville and on Broadway as well as in London's West End together with his sister Adele, a partnership that lasted 27 years. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (19…
Fred Astaire films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring Fred Astaire, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
Fred Astaire TV shows streaming in the UK
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee /Presenter
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Guest
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Joe Quinlan
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Fred Addams
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
- Dinah! (1974) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- MGM Parade (1955) as actor 'Broadway Melody of 1940' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) as Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- It Takes a Thief (1968) as Alister Mundy
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- Rain Man (1988) as Self (archived footage)
- Swing Time (1936) as Lucky Garnett
- Alcoa Premiere (1961) as Self - Host
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Talking Pictures (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- The Emmy Awards (1949) as Self
- The Towering Inferno (1974) as Harlee Claiborne
- Funny Face (1957) as Dick Avery
- The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood (1987) as Self
- Easter Parade (1948) as Don Hewes
- Ghost Story (1981) as Ricky Hawthorne
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) Thanks
- General Electric Theater (1953) as J. Willingham Bardley
- La La La (2018) as Various Roles (archive footage)
- Hollywood and the Stars (1963) as Self (archive footage)
- Sid & Judy (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Paris When It Sizzles (1964) Vocals
- Top Hat (1935) as Jerry Travers
- Holiday Inn (1942) as Ted Hanover
- On the Beach (1959) as Julian Osborn
- Dancing Lady (1933) as Fred Astaire
- Silk Stockings (1957) as Steve Canfield
- Flying Down to Rio (1933) as Fred Ayres
- The Gay Divorcee (1934) as Guy Holden
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) as S.D. Kluger (voice)
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as Self - Host / Narrator
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) as Johnny Brett
- Shall We Dance (1937) as Petrov
- Let's Dance (1950) as Donald Elwood
- Royal Wedding (1951) as Tom Bowen
- The Band Wagon (1953) as Tony Hunter
- Second Chorus (1941) as Danny O'Neill
- The Notorious Landlady (1962) as Franklyn Ambruster
- The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) as Santa Claus
- Roberta (1935) as Huck Haines
- Flashing Spikes (1962) as Narrator
- The Purple Taxi (1977) as Dr. Seamus Scully
- That's Dancing! (1985) as Self (archive footage)
- Daddy Long Legs (1955) as Jervis Pendleton III
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
- Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- You Were Never Lovelier (1942) as Robert Davis
- Carefree (1938) as Tony Flagg
- Finian's Rainbow (1968) as Finian McLonergan
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) as (archive footage)
- A Damsel in Distress (1937) as Jerry Halliday
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- The Belle of New York (1952) as Charlie Hill
- Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
- Three Little Words (1950) as Bert Kalmar
- Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- The Sky's the Limit (1943) as Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
- Blue Skies (1946) as Jed Potter
- You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as Robert Curtis
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) as Vernon Castle
- The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) as Josh Barkley
- Hooray for Hollywood (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Midas Run (1969) as John Pedley
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire — FAQ
Where can I watch Fred Astaire films in the UK?
Fred Astaire's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Fred Astaire's most popular films?
Most-watched Fred Astaire films currently: Rain Man (1988), Swing Time (1936), The Towering Inferno (1974), Funny Face (1957), Easter Parade (1948).
What TV shows has Fred Astaire appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), Golden Globe Awards (1944), The Mike Douglas Show (1961), What's My Line? (1950), Dr. Kildare (1961).
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