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Fred Scott

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.


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Born:
Feb 14, 1902
Movie/TV Credits:
21
First Appeared:
In the movie Rio Rita 1929-09-15
Latest Project:
Movie Future Kick 1991-11-19
Known For
Poster of Code of the Fearless
Poster of Knight of the Plains
Poster of Melody of the Plains
Poster of The Grand Parade
Filmography
Movie Future Kick Gus 1991-11-19
Movie Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (archive footage) 1976-05-01
Movie Thundering Hoofs Dave Armstrong 1942-07-24
Movie Ridin' the Trail Fred Martin 1940-07-27
Movie Code of the Fearless Fred Jamison 1939-01-05
Movie In Old Montana Fred Dawson 1939-02-05
Movie Two Gun Troubador Fred Dean Jr 1939-03-05
Movie Knight of the Plains Fred 1938-05-07
Movie Songs and Bullets Melody Hardy 1938-05-14
Movie The Singing Buckaroo Grant Gordon 1937-01-15
Movie The Roaming Cowboy Cal Brent 1937-01-04
Movie Melody of the Plains Steve Condon 1937-04-01
Movie Make a Wish Minstrel 1937-09-01
Movie The Fighting Deputy Tom Bentley 1937-12-05
Movie Moonlight on the Range Jeff Peters / Tom Killer Dane 1937-06-10
Movie The Last Outlaw Larry Dixon - Movie Singing Cowboy 1936-06-19
Movie Romance Rides the Range Barry Glendon 1936-09-01
Movie Beyond Victory Fred 1931-04-03
Movie The Grand Parade Kelly 1930-02-02
Movie Swing High Garry 1930-05-18
Movie Rio Rita Singing Texas Ranger 1929-09-15