Dean Fredericks

Acting

Dean Fredericks

Born 1924-01-21 · Los Angeles, California, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Dean Fredericks (January 21, 1924–June 30, 1999) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of the comic strip character Steve Canyon in a 34-episode television series of the same name which aired from 1958-1959 on NBC. He was born Frederick Joseph Foote in Los Angeles, California. On October 31, 1942, he enlisted as a private in the cavalry of the United States Army and served during World War II. He received a Purple Heart medal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dean Fredericks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Savage Sam poster
5.2

Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while Old Yeller's son, Sam, tracks their trail.

Savage Sam

1963

The Light in the Forest poster
6.7

A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to hate.

The Light in the Forest

1958

Rails Into Laramie poster
6.5

A federal agent arrives in Laramie to try to find out who is behind the efforts to stop the construction of a new railroad track.

Rails Into Laramie

1954

The Phantom Planet poster
4.0

After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.

The Phantom Planet

1961

Utah Blaine poster
6.6

Western about Calhoun helping to overcome land-grabbing outlaws.

Utah Blaine

1957

Jesse James vs. the Daltons poster
5.9

Joe Branch, reputed to be the son of Jesse James, comes riding into Coffeyville Kansas, looking for proof one way or the other regarding the question of who his father was.

Jesse James vs. the Daltons

1954

Gun Fever poster
5.2

Luke Ram seeks revenge against the white renegade who lead a Sioux raiding party against his father's stagecoach way station, killing all the inhabitants except himself. He's joined by his mining partner, young Sam Weller, not realizing that they man they seek is Weller's father, in whose gang Sam rode as a young man.

Gun Fever

1958

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold poster
6.6

Three Indians were brutally murdered by a gang of hooded outlaws. Each one possessed a silver medallion, which were sections cut off from a large silver plaque which served as a treasure map to a secret location where a large amount of gold is reputedly stashed. Two more medallions are unaccounted for, and the The Lone Ranger and his friend Tonto must use all their resources to intercept the gang, prevent further carnage and save the owners of the medallions.

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

1958

The Living Bible poster
6.0

Witness the story of Jesus, beginning with his birth in Bethlehem, to his crucifixion, death, and triumphant resurrection.

The Living Bible

1952

The Final Hour poster
7.0

Two episodes of the TV series "The Virginian" edited together.

The Final Hour

1965

Escape from San Quentin poster
6.3

Desmond plays convict Mike Gilbert, who goes on the lam with fellow prisoners Gruber and Graham when he finds out his wife is divorcing him and feels he has nothing to lose. Gruber intends to get his robbery loot, which his father, Curly, has successfully hidden from the law. After commandeering a plane, they double-cross Graham, who assembles his gang to get revenge - and Gruber's loot. Meanwhile, Gilbert falls in love with Robbie, his ex-wife’s sister. Through Robbie’s influence, Gilbert decides to go straight, but his cohorts aren’t quite so willing to reform.

Escape from San Quentin

1957

The Disembodied poster
4.8

When men on a photo safari stumble into a misanthropic doctor’s remote camp with a wounded comrade, the doctor's restless wife supplements her usual pursuit (voodoo, especially as a way to off her husband) with a new one: seduction. As men lose their hearts (sometimes literally) to the alluring voodoo priestess, she embarks on a killing spree that turns the jungle blood red.

The Disembodied

1957

Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road poster
NR

Daniel and his friends have troubles with Indians on their way to Kentucky.

Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road

1961

Silent Raiders poster
6.3

Allied commandos try to knock out Nazi communications on the French coast.

Silent Raiders

1954

Daniel Boone: The Promised Land poster
NR

The wagon train on the way to Kentucky has to lighten the loads to get across the mountains and battle Indians.

Daniel Boone: The Promised Land

1961

Wild Harvest poster
4.6

Melodrama about the inhuman treatment of migratory workers in California vineyards by the boss, and the formers' rebellion against him.

Wild Harvest

1962

Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path poster
NR

In North Carolina, Daniel Boone hears amazing tales about Kentucky and decides to move his family there. But first he has to find the Indian path that will lead him and earn enough money trapping to repay a loan. The Indians are not happy that settlers are coming, and make life difficult for them.

Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path

1960