Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-07-07

Deathday

1957-11-30 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Fred Sears
Frederick Francis Sears

Fred F. Sears

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frederick Francis Sears (1913-1957) was an American film actor and director. Though a marginalized figure in 1950s cinema, he created 52 feature films in a number of genres for Columbia Pictures from 1949 to 1957, before his premature death at the age of 44.

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Known For

4.8%

The Giant Claw

Jun 1, 1957

5.6%

The Werewolf

Jul 1, 1956

6.7%

The Man from Colorado

Aug 7, 1948

6.4%

Shockproof

Jan 25, 1949

6.1%

Tokyo Joe

Oct 26, 1949

6.3%

Convicted

Aug 1, 1950

6.3%

Johnny Allegro

May 26, 1949

5.7%

The Family Secret

Oct 21, 1951

7.2%

Slightly French

Feb 2, 1949

5.6%

Blondie's Anniversary

Dec 18, 1947

6.4%

Blondie Knows Best

Oct 17, 1946

4.0%

Brave Warrior

May 31, 1952

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Acting

1957

The Giant Claw as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1956

The Werewolf as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1953

Flame of Calcutta as Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1952		The Rough, Tough West as Pete Walker / Doctor (uncredited)
1952		Brave Warrior as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1952		Laramie Mountains as Major Markham

1951		The Kid from Amarillo as Jonathan Cole
1951		The Family Secret
1951		Cyclone Fury as Captain Barham
1951		Bonanza Town as Henry Hardison
1951		Fort Savage Raiders as Col. Sutter (as Fred Sears)
1951		My True Story as E. H. Carlyle
1951		Gasoline Alley as Smite (uncredited)

1950		Frontier Outpost as Major Copeland
1950		A Snitch in Time as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1950		Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard as Peters
1950		On the Isle of Samoa as Pilot (uncredited)
1950		Convicted as Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
1950		David Harding, Counterspy as Peters
1950		Texas Dynamo as Hawkins

1949		Renegades of the Sage as Lieutenant Jones
1949		Tokyo Joe as Medical Major (uncredited)
1949		Bandits of El Dorado as Ranger Captain Richard Henley (as Fred Sears)
1949		South of Death Valley as Sam Ashton
1949		The Secret Of St. Ives as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1949		The Blazing Trail as Luke Masters (as Fred Sears)
1949		Johnny Allegro
1949		Laramie as Colonel Ron Dennison (as Fred Sears)
1949		Home in San Antone as Rado Announcer Breezy
1949		Slightly French as Cameraman (uncredited)
1949		Shockproof as Clerk (Uncredited)

1948		Smoky Mountain Melody as Mr. Crump
1948		Rusty Leads the Way as Jack Coleman (uncredited)
1948		The Gallant Blade as Lawrence
1948		Singin' Spurs as Mr. Hanson (as Fred Sears)
1948		The Man from Colorado as Veteran (uncredited)
1948		The Fuller Brush Man as Bartender (uncredited)
1948		Whirlwind Raiders as Tracy Beaumont
1948		Adventures in Silverado as Hatfield (as Fred Sears)

1947		Blondie's Anniversary as Bert Dalton (as Fred Sears)
1947		It Had to Be You as Fireman (uncredited)
1947		Blondie in the Dough as Quinn (as Fred Sears)
1947		The Corpse Came C.O.D. as Det. Dave Short (as Fred Sears)
1947		Law of the Canyon as Dr. Middleton (uncredited)
1947		Blondie's Holiday as Gambler (uncredited)
1947		Millie's Daughter as Escort Manager (uncredited)

1946

Blondie Knows Best as Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

Directing

1958		Badman's Country as Director
1958		Ghost of the China Sea as Director
1958		Crash Landing as Director
1958		Going Steady as Director
1958		The World Was His Jury as Director

1957		Calypso Heat Wave as Director
1957		Escape from San Quentin as Director
1957		The Night the World Exploded as Director
1957		The Giant Claw as Director
1957		Utah Blaine as Director

1956		Don't Knock The Rock as Director
1956		Rumble on the Docks as Director
1956		Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! as Director
1956		Miami Exposé as Director
1956		Earth vs. the Flying Saucers as Director
1956		The Werewolf as Director
1956		Rock Around the Clock as Director
1956		Fury at Gunsight Pass as Director
1956		Inside Detroit as Director

1955		Teen-Age Crime Wave as Director
1955		Apache Ambush as Director
1955		Chicago Syndicate as Director
1955		Cell 2455 Death Row as Director
1955		Too Old for Dolls as Director

1954		Overland Pacific as Director
1954		The Outlaw Stallion as Director
1954		The Miami Story as Director
1954		Massacre Canyon as Director
1954		Wyoming Renegades as Director

1953		El Alaméin as Director
1953		The Nebraskan as Director
1953		Sky Commando as Director
1953		Mission Over Korea as Director
1953		The 49th Man as Director
1953		Ambush at Tomahawk Gap as Director
1953		Target Hong Kong as Director

1952		The Ford Television Theatre as Director
1952		The Kid from Broken Gun as Director
1952		Last Train from Bombay as Director
1952		Blackhawk as Director
1952		The Hawk of Wild River as Director
1952		Smoky Canyon as Director

1951		Pecos River as Director
1951		Bonanza Town as Director
1951		Snake River Desperadoes as Director
1951		Ridin' the Outlaw Trail as Director
1951		Prairie Roundup as Director

1950		Lightning Guns as Director
1950		Raiders of Tomahawk Creek as Director
1950		Across the Badlands as Director

1949		Horsemen of the Sierras as Director
1949		Desert Vigilante as Director