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. He spent three years at Pathé as Helen Twelvetrees leading man. He broke into Westerns with a singing part in a Harry Carey film. For a while, Scott did opera and stage performances before returning to Hollywood and becoming a leading man in many musical Westerns produced by Spectrum Pictures earning him the nickname "The Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo." He made nearly two dozen films with comedy sidekick Al St. John, and some of his films were produced by Stan Laurel. Scott retired from film in the late 1940s and managed his own rental properties. He died on December 16, 1991 in Riverside, California.
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. He spent three years at Pathé as Helen Twelvetrees leading man. He broke into Westerns with a singing part in a Harry Carey film. For a while, Scott did opera and stage performances before returning to Hollywood and becoming a leading man in many musical Westerns produced by Spectrum Pictures earning him the nickname "The Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo." He made nearly two dozen films with comedy sidekick Al St. John, and some of his films were produced by Stan Laurel. Scott retired from film in the late 1940s and managed his own rental properties. He died on December 16, 1991 in Riverside, California.
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Filmography (Movies)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/05/1976
Thundering Hoofs
Character:Dave Armstrong
Release Date:24/07/1942
Rodeo Rhythm
Character:Buck Knapp
Release Date:13/03/1942
Ridin' the Trail
Character:Fred Martin
Release Date:27/07/1940
Two Gun Troubador
Character:Fred Dean Jr
Release Date:05/03/1939
In Old Montana
Character:Fred Dawson
Release Date:05/02/1939
Code of the Fearless
Character:Fred Jamison
Release Date:05/01/1939
Songs and Bullets
Character:Melody Hardy
Release Date:14/05/1938
Knight of the Plains
Character:Fred
Release Date:07/05/1938
The Rangers' Round-Up
Character:Ranger Tex Duncan
Release Date:09/02/1938
The Fighting Deputy
Character:Tom Bentley
Release Date:05/12/1937
Make a Wish
Character:Minstrel
Release Date:01/09/1937
Moonlight on the Range
Character:Jeff Peters / Tom Killer Dane
Release Date:10/06/1937
Melody of the Plains
Character:Steve Condon
Release Date:01/04/1937
The Singing Buckaroo
Character:Grant Gordon
Release Date:15/01/1937
The Roaming Cowboy
Character:Cal Brent
Release Date:04/01/1937
Romance Rides the Range
Character:Barry Glendon
Release Date:01/09/1936
The Last Outlaw
Character:Larry Dixon - Movie Singing Cowboy
Release Date:19/06/1936
Flash Gordon
Character:Soldier
Release Date:06/04/1936
Beyond Victory
Character:Fred
Release Date:03/04/1931
Swing High
Character:Garry
Release Date:18/05/1930
The Grand Parade
Character:Kelly
Release Date:02/02/1930
Rio Rita
Character:Singing Texas Ranger
Release Date:15/09/1929
Bride of the Storm
Character:Spike Mulligan
Release Date:20/02/1926
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