Fred Scott

Personal Info

Birthday

February 14, 1902

Day of Death

1991-12-16

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Also Known As

Fred Leedon Scott

Fred Scott

Biography

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.

Known For

Corner Gas

Code of the Fearless

Make a Wish

Swing High

Knight of the Plains

The Singing Buckaroo

The Grand Parade

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Filmography

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