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1902-02-14
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Fred Scott

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1976 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1942 Thundering Hoofs Actor Dave Armstrong 58
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1940 Ridin' the Trail Actor Fred Martin 59
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1939 Two Gun Troubador Actor Fred Dean Jr N/A
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1939 In Old Montana Actor Fred Dawson 58
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1939 Code of the Fearless Actor Fred Jamison 59
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1938 Songs and Bullets Actor Melody Hardy 59
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1938 Knight of the Plains Actor Fred 58
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1938 The Rangers' Round-Up Actor Ranger Tex Duncan 58
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1937 The Fighting Deputy Actor Tom Bentley 58
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1937 Make a Wish Actor Minstrel 59
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1937 Moonlight on the Range Actor Jeff Peters / Tom Killer Dane N/A
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1937 Melody of the Plains Actor Steve Condon N/A
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1937 The Singing Buckaroo Actor Grant Gordon 58
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1937 The Roaming Cowboy Actor Cal Brent N/A
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1936 Romance Rides the Range Actor Barry Glendon N/A
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1936 The Last Outlaw Actor Larry Dixon - Movie Singing Cowboy 59
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1931 Beyond Victory Actor Fred N/A
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1930 Swing High Actor Garry 59
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1930 The Grand Parade Actor Kelly N/A
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1929 Rio Rita Actor Singing Texas Ranger 59
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1926 Bride of the Storm Actor Spike Mulligan N/A
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