About

Known credits:
81
Birthday:
1888-08-08
Place of birth:
Central City, Colorado, USA
Website:
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Fred C. Newmeyer

Overview

A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the Our Gang series and for directing several Harold Lloyd movies. With Sam Taylor, Newmeyer co-directed Lloyd in films including Safety Last! (1923), Girl Shy (1924), and The Freshman (1925). Newmeyer also had an extensive directing and acting resume in other comedy short films. He appeared as an actor in 71 films between 1914 and 1923.

Prior to his film career, Newmeyer played professional baseball. Partial statistics exist for his time as a left-handed pitcher in Minor League Baseball at the Class D level from 1911 to 1913 in the Southwest Texas League, Michigan State League, and Central Association.[6] He made at least 66 appearances and was the winning pitcher of at least 26 games.

Newmeyer was the original director of the first short in the Our Gang series, also titled Our Gang; his version tested poorly, and producer Hal Roach scrapped most of the footage and remade the short with Robert McGowan as the director. Newmeyer, after directing numerous other shorts at Roach, returned to the Our Gang series in 1936 to direct The Pinch Singer, Arbor Day, Mail and Female and the feature film General Spanky.

Newmeyer and his wife, Berna, had a son, Fred W. After his film career, Newmeyer worked with the athletic department of University High School in Los Angeles. Newmeyer died on April 24, 1967, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 78.

Known for

Acting
1923 Safety Last! Actor Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket 68
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1919 Captain Kidd's Kids Actor Ah Nix (Chinese Cook) 59
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1919 Bumping Into Broadway Actor 59
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1919 Don't Shove Actor 58
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1919 Count Your Change Actor 58
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1919 The Marathon Actor 59
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1919 Young Mr. Jazz Actor (uncredited) 58
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1919 A Sammy in Siberia Actor (uncredited) 58
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1917 We Never Sleep Actor N/A
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1917 Clubs Are Trump Actor 58
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1917 Love, Laughs and Lather Actor N/A
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1917 Rainbow Island Actor 58
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1917 From Laramie to London Actor N/A
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1917 By the Sad Sea Waves Actor 59
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1917 Pinched Actor 58
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1917 Lonesome Luke Loses Patients Actor N/A
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1917 Over the Fence Actor (uncredited) 58
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1917 Lonesome Luke, Messenger Actor 58
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1916 Luke Locates the Loot Actor N/A
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1916 Luke's Fireworks Fizzle Actor N/A
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1916 Luke, Rank Impersonator Actor N/A
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1916 Luke's Movie Muddle Actor 58
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1916 Luke, Patient Provider Actor N/A
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1916 Luke and the Bang-Tails Actor N/A
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1916 Luke's Speedy Club Life Actor N/A
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1916 Luke and the Mermaids Actor N/A
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1916 Luke Joins the Navy Actor 58
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1916 Luke Does the Midway Actor N/A
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1916 Luke's Lost Lamb Actor N/A
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1916 Luke, Crystal Gazer Actor N/A
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1916 Luke Rides Roughshod Actor N/A
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1916 Luke's Society Mixup Actor N/A
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1916 Luke's Late Lunchers Actor N/A
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Directing
2022 The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5 Directing Director N/A
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1937 Mail and Female Directing Director 59
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1936 General Spanky Directing Director 58
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1936 Arbor Day Directing Director 58
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1936 The Pinch Singer Directing Director 58
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1935 A Scream in the Night Directing Director 58
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1935 Secrets of Chinatown Directing Director 59
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1934 No Ransom Directing Director N/A
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1934 Lost In The Legion Directing Director N/A
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1934 The Big Race Directing Director N/A
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1934 The Moth Directing Director N/A
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1932 The Gambling Sex Directing Director N/A
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1932 The Night Rider Directing Director N/A
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1932 They Never Come Back Directing Director 59
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1932 Discarded Lovers Directing Director 58
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1931 Subway Express Directing Director N/A
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1930 Fast and Loose Directing Director 58
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1930 Queen High Directing Director 59
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1930 The Grand Parade Directing Director N/A
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1929 Sailor's Holiday Directing Director 58
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1929 Rainbow Man Directing Director N/A
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1928 The Night Bird Directing Director 59
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1928 Warming Up Directing Director N/A
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1927 That's My Daddy Directing Director N/A
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1927 On Your Toes! Directing Director N/A
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1927 Too Many Crooks Directing Director N/A
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1927 The Potters Directing Director N/A
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1927 The Lunatic at Large Directing Director N/A
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1926 The Quarterback Directing Director 59
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1926 The Savage Directing Director N/A
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1925 The Perfect Clown Directing Director 59
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1925 Seven Keys to Baldpate Directing Director N/A
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1925 The Freshman Directing Director 60
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1924 Hot Water Directing Director 59
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1924 Girl Shy Directing Director 60
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1923 Why Worry? Directing Director 59
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1923 Safety Last! Directing Director 68
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1922 Dr. Jack Directing Director 59
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1922 Grandma's Boy Directing Director 59
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1921 A Sailor-Made Man Directing Director 59
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1921 Never Weaken Directing Director 59
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1921 Among Those Present Directing Director 59
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1921 Now or Never Directing Director 59
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1920 Number, Please? Directing Co-Director 59
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1920 Money to Burn Directing Director N/A
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1920 Merely a Maid Directing Director N/A
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1920 Raise the Rent Directing Director 59
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1920 All Lit Up Directing Director 59
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