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Fred Scott

Fred Scott

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 14, 1902
Died Dec 16, 1991 (89)
Birthplace None
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 24, 2024
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Biography

Fred Leedon Scott (February 14, 1902 - December 16, 1991) was an American actor best known as a singing cowboy star in Westerns during the 1930s and 1940s. Scott was born on February 14, 1902 in Fresno, California, United States. He took voice lessons as a child and started acting in community thea ... ter at sixteen followed by working with a traveling troupe. Scott's family moved to Llano del Rio. He found work as acowboy on a cattle ranch and tried to parlay the skills into film roles on horseback. He spent three years at Pathé as Helen Twelvetrees leading man. He broke into Westerns with a singing part in a Harry Carey film. For a while, Scott did opera and stage performances before returning to Hollywood and becoming a leading man in many musical Westerns produced by Spectrum Pictures earning him the nickname "The Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo." He made nearly two dozen films with comedy sidekick Al St. John, and some of his films were produced by Stan Laurel. Scott retired from film in the late 1940s and managed his own rental properties. He died on December 16, 1991 in Riverside, California.

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Filmography

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976

as (archive footage)

Thundering Hoofs

Thundering Hoofs

1942

as Dave Armstrong

Ridin' the Trail

Ridin' the Trail

1940

as Fred Martin

Code of the Fearless

Code of the Fearless

1939

as Fred Jamison

In Old Montana

In Old Montana

1939

as Fred Dawson

Two Gun Troubador

Two Gun Troubador

1939

as Fred Dean Jr

The Rangers' Round-Up

The Rangers' Round-Up

1938

as Ranger Tex Duncan

Knight of the Plains

Knight of the Plains

1938

as Fred

Songs and Bullets

Songs and Bullets

1938

as Melody Hardy

The Fighting Deputy

The Fighting Deputy

1937

as Tom Bentley

Melody of the Plains

Melody of the Plains

1937

as Steve Condon

The Roaming Cowboy

The Roaming Cowboy

1937

as Cal Brent

Moonlight on the Range

Moonlight on the Range

1937

as Jeff Peters / Tom Killer Dane

Make a Wish

Make a Wish

1937

as Minstrel

Romance Rides the Range

Romance Rides the Range

1936

as Barry Glendon

The Last Outlaw

The Last Outlaw

1936

as Larry Dixon - Movie Singing Cowboy

Beyond Victory

Beyond Victory

1931

as Fred

Swing High

Swing High

1930

as Garry

The Grand Parade

The Grand Parade

1930

as Kelly

Rio Rita

Rio Rita

1929

as Singing Texas Ranger

Bride of the Storm

Bride of the Storm

1926

as Spike Mulligan

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