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.
Known For
Credits
- 2004 · Corner Gas as Player 1
- 1976 · Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch as (archive footage)
- 1942 · Thundering Hoofs as Dave Armstrong
- 1940 · Ridin' the Trail as Fred Martin
- 1939 · Two Gun Troubador as Fred Dean Jr
- 1939 · In Old Montana as Fred Dawson
- 1939 · Code of the Fearless as Fred Jamison
- 1938 · Songs and Bullets as Melody Hardy
- 1938 · Knight of the Plains as Fred
- 1938 · The Rangers' Round-Up as Ranger Tex Duncan
- 1937 · The Fighting Deputy as Tom Bentley
- 1937 · Make a Wish as Minstrel
- 1937 · Moonlight on the Range as Jeff Peters / Tom Killer Dane
- 1937 · Melody of the Plains as Steve Condon
- 1937 · The Singing Buckaroo as Grant Gordon
- 1937 · The Roaming Cowboy as Cal Brent
- 1936 · Romance Rides the Range as Barry Glendon
- 1936 · The Last Outlaw as Larry Dixon - Movie Singing Cowboy
- 1931 · Beyond Victory as Fred
- 1930 · Swing High as Garry
- 1930 · The Grand Parade as Kelly
- 1929 · Rio Rita as Singing Texas Ranger
- 1926 · Bride of the Storm as Spike Mulligan