Fred F. Sears

Born: 1913-07-07

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred F. Sears,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Giant Claw

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1957-06-01

Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like...

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Convicted

as Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Released: 1950-08-01

A prison warden fights to prove one of his inmates was wrongly convicted.

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Renegades of the Sage

as Lieutenant Jones
Released: 1949-11-24

The plot finds Steve/Durango attempting to capture ex-Civil War guerilla fighter Miller who may...

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Tokyo Joe

as uncredited
Released: 1949-10-26

An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life...

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The Werewolf

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1956-07-01

The arrival in a small mountain town of a dissheveled stranger launches a series of murders...

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Shockproof

as Clerk (Uncredited)
Released: 1949-01-25

Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful...

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Johnny Allegro

as uncredited
Released: 1949-05-26

Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal...

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The Man from Colorado

as Veteran (uncredited)
Released: 1948-08-07

Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of...

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Smoky Mountain Melody

as Mr. Crump
Released: 1948-12-16

Country-western favorite Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys star in the Columbia musical...

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It Had to Be You

as Fireman (uncredited)
Released: 1947-12-07

A chronic runaway bride is haunted by her conscience, who becomes reality.

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Adventures in Silverado

as Hatfield (as Fred Sears)
Released: 1948-03-25

Author Robert Louis Stevenson takes a trip to Napa Valley, California, in 1880 and gets involved...

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Bandits of El Dorado

as Ranger Captain Richard Henley (as Fred Sears)
Released: 1949-10-19

Wanted outlaws have mysteriously disappeared. Ranger Captain Henley and Steve have a plan to...

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Blondie in the Dough

as Quinn (as Fred Sears)
Released: 1947-10-16

BBlondie opens a bakery in her home to help fill the family cookie jar. Her tasty cookies...

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The Kid from Amarillo

as Jonathan Cole
Released: 1951-10-29

Charles "Durango" Starrett and his pal Smiley Burnette go after smugglers. Our heroes travel...

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Blondie's Anniversary

as Bert Dalton (as Fred Sears)
Released: 1947-12-18

Blondie finds a valuable watch that has been hidden by hubby Dagwood. She assumes that it's a...

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Blondie's Holiday

as Gambler (uncredited)
Released: 1947-04-10

Dagwood gets a raise due to a new contract with a bank manager. Blondie misunderstanding the...

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My True Story

as E. H. Carlyle
Released: 1951-03-08

Ann Martin is serving time as a jewel thief. Paroled and determined to stay clean, she quickly...

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The Corpse Came C.O.D.

as Det. Dave Short (as Fred Sears)
Released: 1947-06-02

Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and...

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David Harding, Counterspy

as Peters
Released: 1950-07-13

A Counterspy in the US military is killed under suspicious circumstances. His friend, Jerry...

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The Family Secret

as uncredited
Released: 1951-10-21

When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the...

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Blondie Knows Best

as Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
Released: 1946-10-17

Dagwood Bumstead poses as his boss Mr. Dithers so that a big business deal can be consummated...

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The Gallant Blade

as Lawrence
Released: 1948-10-12

Larry Parks in a Cinecolor swashbuckler.

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Fort Savage Raiders

as Col. Sutter (as Fred Sears)
Released: 1951-03-14

Fort Savage Raiders is another entry in Charles Starrett's "Durango Kid" western series....

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Singin' Spurs

as Mr. Hanson (as Fred Sears)
Released: 1948-09-22

In order to help neighboring Indians irrigate their farms, the Hotshots plan to put on a fair...

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Brave Warrior

as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1952-05-31

In Indiana of the early 1800s, conflict once again arises between the United States and Great...

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The Rough, Tough West

as Pete Walker / Doctor (uncredited)
Released: 1952-06-14

Charles Starrett returns as the Durango Kid in Columbia's Rough, Tough, West. For most of the...

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Law of the Canyon

as Dr. Middleton (uncredited)
Released: 1947-04-23

Freight wagons are being stolen and ransomed back to their owners. Government agent Steve...

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Slightly French

as Cameraman (uncredited)
Released: 1949-02-02

A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a...

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Flame of Calcutta

as Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1953-07-20

A British captain and a French official's daughter save the East India Company.

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A Snitch in Time

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1950-12-07

The Stooges are painters who are re-staining some furniture at a boarding house, unaware that a...

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On the Isle of Samoa

as Pilot (uncredited)
Released: 1950-08-03

After committing a robbery, a man is inspired to confess by a lovely native girl he meets on a...

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Gasoline Alley

as Smite (uncredited)
Released: 1951-01-02

A young man tries to get rich by opening a diner. Comedy based on the popular comic strip.

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South of Death Valley

as Sam Ashton
Released: 1949-08-08

When Steve Downey arrives to reopen his brother-in-law's gold mine, he finds a war between the...

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Texas Dynamo

as Hawkins
Released: 1950-06-01

Charles Starrett plays The Durango Kid in the 1950 Columbia western Texas Dynamo. As a novelty,...

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Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard

as Peters
Released: 1950-11-21

A federal agent joins forces with a British lawman to foil a spy ring.

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Whirlwind Raiders

as Tracy Beaumont
Released: 1948-05-12

It's 1873 and the disbanded Texas Rangers have been replaced by the corrupt Texas State Police....

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Frontier Outpost

as Major Copeland
Released: 1950-12-29

Federal agent Steve Lawton works undercover with his assistant, Smiley Burnette, to track down...

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Bonanza Town

as Henry Hardison
Released: 1951-07-26

Using marked bills, Steve is looking for the supposedly dead Henry Hardison. Coming to Bonanza...

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Laramie

as Colonel Ron Dennison (as Fred Sears)
Released: 1949-05-19

A major Indian uprising is expected and Wyoming military posts are alerted. Colonel Dennison is...

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Millie's Daughter

as Escort Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1947-03-20

An errant mother tries to teach her daughter to avoid the same errors she made by choosing a...

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Cyclone Fury

as Captain Barham
Released: 1951-08-14

A late entry in Columbia's seemingly endless Durango Kid Western series, Cyclone Fury was...

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The Blazing Trail

as Luke Masters (as Fred Sears)
Released: 1949-06-05

Old Mike Brady built Brady Town and was a leader, but a bullet from an unknown assailant has...

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Laramie Mountains

as Major Markham
Released: 1952-04-19

Markham and his men have found gold on the Indian reservation and are trying to get rid of them...

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Home in San Antone

as Rado Announcer Breezy
Released: 1949-04-14

Posing as unemployed musicians, Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys, are being helped by Ted...

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