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 3 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.
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Guest
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee /Presenter
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Joe Quinlan
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Fred Addams
- Dinah! (1974) as Self
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) as Chameleon / Captain Dimitri
- It Takes a Thief (1968) as Alister Mundy
- MGM Parade (1955) as actor 'Broadway Melody of 1940' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- Rain Man (1988) as Self (archived footage)
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Alcoa Premiere (1961) as Self - Host
- Talking Pictures (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- The Emmy Awards (1949) as Self
- The Towering Inferno (1974) as Harlee Claiborne
- La La La (2018) as Various Roles (archive footage)
- Funny Face (1957) as Dick Avery
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) Thanks
- Ghost Story (1981) as Ricky Hawthorne
- The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood (1987) as Self
- Easter Parade (1948) as Don Hewes
- Holiday Inn (1942) as Ted Hanover
- General Electric Theater (1953) as J. Willingham Bardley
- On the Beach (1959) as Julian Osborn
- Top Hat (1935) as Jerry Travers
- The Band Wagon (1953) as Tony Hunter
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
- Hollywood and the Stars (1963) as Self (archive footage)
- Silk Stockings (1957) as Steve Canfield
- Paris When It Sizzles (1964) Vocals
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as Self - Host / Narrator
- Sid & Judy (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) as S.D. Kluger (voice)
- Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Shall We Dance (1937) as Petrov
- The Gay Divorcee (1934) as Guy Holden
- That's Dancing! (1985) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
- The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) as Santa Claus
- The Notorious Landlady (1962) as Franklyn Ambruster
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- Roberta (1935) as Huck Haines
- Dancing Lady (1933) as Fred Astaire
- Finian's Rainbow (1968) as Finian McLonergan
- Royal Wedding (1951) as Tom Bowen
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
- Swing Time (1936) as Lucky Garnett
- Daddy Long Legs (1955) as Jervis Pendleton III
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) as (archive footage)
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- Let's Dance (1950) as Donald Elwood
- The Purple Taxi (1977) as Dr. Seamus Scully
- Flying Down to Rio (1933) as Fred Ayres
- Carefree (1938) as Tony Flagg
- You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as Robert Curtis
- Second Chorus (1941) as Danny O'Neill
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
- The Belle of New York (1952) as Charlie Hill
- Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) as Johnny Brett
- Blue Skies (1946) as Jed Potter
- You Were Never Lovelier (1942) as Robert Davis
- Flashing Spikes (1962) as Narrator
- Three Little Words (1950) as Bert Kalmar
- The Lion Roars Again (1975) as Self
- Hooray for Hollywood (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) as Josh Barkley
- Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Follow the Fleet (1936) as Bake Baker
- Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993) as Self (archive footage)
- The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977) as S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)
- Midas Run (1969) as John Pedley
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), The Towering Inferno (1974), La La La (2018), Funny Face (1957), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985).
What TV shows has Fred Astaire appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Mike Douglas Show (1961), Golden Globe Awards (1944), What's My Line? (1950), Dr. Kildare (1961).
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