Fred F. Sears
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Fred Sears
Birth Place
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Born
July 07, 1912
Died
November 30, 1957
Biography
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Fred F. Sears possessed a strong directorial eye, and consequently, he found a career as a director. Sears's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the western "West of Dodge City" (1947) with Charles Starrett, the western "Law of the Canyon" (1947) with Charles Starrett and the George Brent mystery "The Corpse Came C.O.D." (1947). He also appeared in the Rita H...
Biography
Fred F. Sears possessed a strong directorial eye, and consequently, he found a career as a director. Sears's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the western "West of Dodge City" (1947) with Charles Starrett, the western "Law of the Canyon" (1947) with Charles Starrett and the George Brent mystery "The Corpse Came C.O.D." (1947). He also appeared in the Rita Hayworth musical "Down to Earth" (1947), "Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture" (1948) and the adventure "The Gallant Blade" (1948) with Larry Parks. In the forties and the fifties, Sears devoted his time to various credits, such as "The Blazing Trail" (1949), "The Lone Wolf and His Lady" (1949) and "Blackhawk" (1952). He also worked on "The Kid From Broken Gun" with Charles Starrett (1952). In the latter half of his career, Sears directed the Bill Haley and The Comets musical "Rock Around the Clock" (1956), "The Werewolf" (1956) with Steven Ritch and the sci-fi picture "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (1956) with Hugh Marlowe. He also appeared in the Jeff Morrow horror film "The Giant Claw" (1957) and "Crash Landing" (1958). Sears was most recently credited in "Earth Girls Are Easy" (1989) with Geena Davis. Sears passed away in November 1957 at the age of 45.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Going Steady
(1958)
Director
Crash Landing
(1958)
Director
The World Was His Jury
(1958)
Director
Ghost of the China Sea
(1958)
Director
Badman's Country
(1958)
Director
The Giant Claw
(1957)
Director
Don't Knock the Rock
(1957)
Director
Utah Blaine
(1957)
Director
The Night the World Exploded
(1957)
Director
Calypso Heat Wave
(1957)
Director
Escape from San Quentin
(1957)
Director
Rock Around the Clock
(1956)
Director
Fury at Gunsight Pass
(1956)
Director
Inside Detroit
(1956)
Director
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
(1956)
Director
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
(1956)
Director
Miami Expose
(1956)
Director
The Werewolf
(1956)
Director
Rumble on the Docks
(1956)
Director
Chicago Syndicate
(1955)
Director
Teen-Age Crime Wave
(1955)
Director
Apache Ambush
(1955)
Director
Wyoming Renegades
(1955)
Director
Cell 2455, Death Row
(1955)
Director
Overland Pacific
(1954)
Director
Massacre Canyon
(1954)
Director
El Alamein
(1954)
Director
The Miami Story
(1954)
Director
The Outlaw Stallion
(1954)
Director
Target Hong Kong
(1953)
Director
Sky Commando
(1953)
Director
Mission over Korea
(1953)
Director
The 49th Man
(1953)
Director
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
(1953)
Director
The Nebraskan
(1953)
Director
Last Train from Bombay
(1952)
Director
The Hawk of Wild River
(1952)
Director
The Kid from Broken Gun
(1952)
Director
Smoky Canyon
(1952)
Director
Blackhawk
(1952)
Director
Pecos River
(1951)
Director
Prairie Roundup
(1951)
Director
Bonanza Town
(1951)
Director
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
(1951)
Director
Snake River Desperadoes
(1951)
Director
Lightning Guns
(1950)
Director
Across the Badlands
(1950)
Director
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
(1950)
Director
Horsemen of the Sierras
(1949)
Director
Desert Vigilante
(1949)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
(1952)
Director
The Rough, Tough West
(1952)
Pete Walker
Laramie Mountains
(1952)
Maj. Markham
The Kid from Amarillo
(1951)
Jonathan Cole
My True Story
(1951)
Carlyle
Bonanza Town
(1951)
Henry Hardison
The Big Gusher
(1951)
Sheriff
Cyclone Fury
(1951)
Capt. Barham
The Family Secret
(1951)
Laboratory analyst
Saturday's Hero
(1951)
Reporter
Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
(1951)
Peters
Gasoline Alley
(1951)
Smite
Fort Savage Raiders
(1951)
Col. Sutter
Frontier Outpost
(1950)
Copeland
Convicted
(1950)
Fingerprint man
Beware of Blondie
(1950)
Patrolman
David Harding, Counterspy
(1950)
Peters
Beauty on Parade
(1950)
Master of ceremonies
Texas Dynamo
(1950)
Hawkins
On the Isle of Samoa
(1950)
Pilot
Hoedown
(1950)
Sam
Slightly French
(1949)
Cameraman
Laramie
(1949)
Col. Dennison
Johnny Allegro
(1949)
Desk clerk
The Crime Doctor's Diary
(1949)
Ballistics man
Bandits of El Dorado
(1949)
Captain Richard Henley
Shockproof
(1949)
Clerk
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
(1949)
Chemist
Home in San Antone
(1949)
Breezy
The Blazing Trail
(1949)
Luke Masters
Renegades of the Sage
(1949)
Lt. Jones
Tokyo Joe
(1949)
Medical major
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
(1949)
Tex Talbot
Lust for Gold
(1949)
Hotel clerk
South of Death Valley
(1949)
Sam Ashton
The Return of the Whistler
(1948)
Crandall
The Fuller Brush Man
(1948)
Bartender
Song of Idaho
(1948)
Announcer
Phantom Valley
(1948)
Ben Thiebold
Singin' Spurs
(1948)
Mr. Hanson
Whirlwind Raiders
(1948)
Tracy Beaumont
The Arkansas Swing
(1948)
Mr. Carlson
Smoky Mountain Melody
(1948)
Mr. Crump
The Gallant Blade
(1948)
Lawrence
Adventures in Silverado
(1948)
Hatfield
Rusty Leads the Way
(1948)
Jack Coleman
The Return of October
(1948)
Reporter
Millie's Daughter
(1947)
Escort manager
It Had to Be You
(1947)
Fireman
For the Love of Rusty
(1947)
Doc Levy
The Jolson Story
(1947)
Cutter
Sport of Kings
(1947)
Blondie's Holiday
(1947)
Blondie's Anniversary
(1947)
Dalton
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
(1947)
Detective Dave Short
Law of the Canyon
(1947)
Dr. Middleton
The Lone Hand Texan
(1947)
Sam Jason
Her Husband's Affairs
(1947)
Man at mayor's party
West of Dodge City
(1947)
Henry Hardison
The Son of Rusty
(1947)
Mr. Thompson
South of the Chisholm Trail
(1947)
Johnson
Down to Earth
(1947)
Orchestra leader
Blondie in the Dough
(1947)
Quinn
The Return of Rusty
(1946)
Detective
Blondie Knows Best
(1946)
Lone Star Moonlight
(1946)
Announcer
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Earth Girls Are Easy
(1988)
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