Fred F. Sears

Biography

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.

Directed

1. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) — Director
2. The Giant Claw (1957) — Director
3. The Werewolf (1956) — Director
4. Chicago Syndicate (1955) — Director
5. Rock Around the Clock (1956) — Director
6. Cell 2455 Death Row (1955) — Director
7. The Night the World Exploded (1957) — Director
8. Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953) — Director
9. Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955) — Director
10. Apache Ambush (1955) — Director
11. The Miami Story (1954) — Director
12. Don't Knock The Rock (1956) — Director
13. Crash Landing (1958) — Director
14. Badman's Country (1958) — Director
15. Miami Exposé (1956) — Director
16. Wyoming Renegades (1954) — Director
17. Overland Pacific (1954) — Director
18. Utah Blaine (1957) — Director
19. Rumble on the Docks (1956) — Director
20. Last Train from Bombay (1952) — Director
21. Blackhawk (1952) — Director
22. The World Was His Jury (1958) — Director
23. The Hawk of Wild River (1952) — Director
24. Target Hong Kong (1953) — Director
25. The Nebraskan (1953) — Director
26. Ghost of the China Sea (1958) — Director
27. Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956) — Director
28. Snake River Desperadoes (1951) — Director
29. The Ford Television Theatre (1952) — Director
30. Escape from San Quentin (1957) — Director
31. Sky Commando (1953) — Director
32. The Outlaw Stallion (1954) — Director
33. Massacre Canyon (1954) — Director
34. The Kid from Broken Gun (1952) — Director
35. Bonanza Town (1951) — Director
36. The 49th Man (1953) — Director
37. Going Steady (1958) — Director
38. Pecos River (1951) — Director
39. Inside Detroit (1955) — Director
40. Smoky Canyon (1952) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Giant Claw (1957) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2. The Werewolf (1956) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
3. The Man from Colorado (1948) — Veteran (uncredited)
4. Tokyo Joe (1949) — Medical Major (uncredited)
5. Shockproof (1949) — Clerk (Uncredited)
6. Convicted (1950) — Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
7. Johnny Allegro (1949)
8. The Family Secret (1951)
9. Brave Warrior (1952) — Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
10. A Snitch in Time (1950) — Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
11. Blondie Knows Best (1946) — Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
12. Blondie's Anniversary (1947) — Bert Dalton (as Fred Sears)
13. Slightly French (1949) — Cameraman (uncredited)
14. The Fuller Brush Man (1948) — Bartender (uncredited)
15. David Harding, Counterspy (1950) — Peters
16. Gasoline Alley (1951) — Smite (uncredited)
17. Blondie's Holiday (1947) — Gambler (uncredited)
18. My True Story (1951) — E. H. Carlyle
19. The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947) — Det. Dave Short (as Fred Sears)
20. The Gallant Blade (1948) — Lawrence
21. Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (1950) — Peters
22. Laramie (1949) — Colonel Ron Dennison (as Fred Sears)
23. It Had to Be You (1947) — Fireman (uncredited)
24. Blondie in the Dough (1947) — Quinn (as Fred Sears)
25. The Secret Of St. Ives (1949) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
26. On the Isle of Samoa (1950) — Pilot (uncredited)
27. Bonanza Town (1951) — Henry Hardison
28. The Rough, Tough West (1952) — Pete Walker / Doctor (uncredited)
29. Millie's Daughter (1947) — Escort Manager (uncredited)
30. Rusty Leads the Way (1948) — Jack Coleman (uncredited)
31. Whirlwind Raiders (1948) — Tracy Beaumont
32. The Blazing Trail (1949) — Luke Masters (as Fred Sears)
33. South of Death Valley (1949) — Sam Ashton
34. Laramie Mountains (1952) — Major Markham
35. Cyclone Fury (1951) — Captain Barham
36. Smoky Mountain Melody (1948) — Mr. Crump
37. Adventures in Silverado (1948) — Hatfield (as Fred Sears)
38. The Big Gusher (1951) — Sheriff
39. Flame of Calcutta (1953) — Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
40. Frontier Outpost (1950) — Major Copeland