Fred Scott

Known for ActingBorn 1902-02-14Died 1991-12-16

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Roaming Cowboy

Rodeo Rhythm

Two Gun Troubador

Beyond Victory

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Corner Gas

Melody of the Plains

Moonlight on the Range

Romance Rides the Range

Rio Rita

Bride of the Storm

Swing High

Songs and Bullets

The Grand Parade

In Old Montana

The Rangers' Round-Up

Flash Gordon

The Last Outlaw

Knight of the Plains

The Fighting Deputy

Make a Wish

Ridin' the Trail

Thundering Hoofs

The Singing Buckaroo

Code of the Fearless