Fred Scott
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Aliases: Fred Leedon Scott
Gender: Male
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Movie Involvements: 18
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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 theater 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.
Most Famous Work
Knight of the Plains
(1938) Fred
Ridin' the Trail
(1940) Fred Martin
The Singing Buckaroo
(1937) Grant Gordon
Thundering Hoofs
(1942) Dave Armstrong
Melody of the Plains
(1937) Steve Condon
Moonlight on the Range
(1937) Jeff Peters / Tom Killer Dane
In Old Montana
(1939) Fred Dawson
Code of the Fearless
(1939) Fred JamisonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | (archive footage) | |
| 1942 | Dave Armstrong | |
| 1940 | Fred Martin | |
| 1939 | Fred Dean Jr | |
| Fred Dawson | ||
| Fred Jamison | ||
| 1938 | Melody Hardy | |
| Fred | ||
| Ranger Tex Duncan | ||
| 1937 | Tom Bentley | |
| Minstrel | ||
| Jeff Peters / Tom Killer Dane | ||
| Steve Condon | ||
| Grant Gordon | ||
| Cal Brent | ||
| 1936 | Barry Glendon | |
| Larry Dixon - Movie Singing Cowboy | ||
| 1931 | Fred | |
| 1930 | Garry | |
| Kelly | ||
| 1926 | Spike Mulligan | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
