Ranking The 30 Best Actors of All-Time

21. Fred Astaire

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Dancer, musician, singer, actor…you name it, Fred Astaire probably did it. Astaire transformed the musical genre in Hollywood. He introduced dance to film alongside on-screen partner Ginger Rogers in classics such as Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936) , and Shall we Dance (1936). Although he died in 1987, his legacy of elegance, grace, and ingenuity on the dance floor has not faded. Over his 35-year film career, Astaire performed in 31 movie musicals. Simply put, he changed the way dance was filmed. Looking at almost any of Astaire’s incredible films, it’s hard not to repeat the cliche, “He made it look so easy.”