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Fred F. Sears

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 7, 1913 (Died at 44)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthBoston, Massachusetts, USA
Career Span1946 – 1957
Known Credits96 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 0.7

Fred F. Sears

Also known as:Fred SearsFrederick Francis Sears
Total Works

96

95 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
6.1
Role: Director
The Man from Colorado
6.9
as Veteran (uncredited)
Shockproof
6.3
Shockproof
1949•movie
as Clerk (Uncredited)
Tokyo Joe
6.1
Tokyo Joe
1949•movie
as Medical Major (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 96 titles featuring Fred F. Sears

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
6.1

Role: Director

The Giant Claw
4.8
The Giant Claw
1957•movie

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Werewolf
5.6
The Werewolf
1956•movie

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Man from Colorado
6.9

as Veteran (uncredited)

Shockproof
6.3
Shockproof
1949•movie

as Clerk (Uncredited)

Tokyo Joe
6.1
Tokyo Joe
1949•movie

as Medical Major (uncredited)

Convicted
6.2
Convicted
1950•movie

as Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

Chicago Syndicate
6.0
Chicago Syndicate
1955•movie

Role: Director

Johnny Allegro
6.4
Johnny Allegro
1949•movie
Rock Around the Clock
5.8

Role: Director

Cell 2455 Death Row
5.6

Role: Director

The Night the World Exploded
5.1

Role: Director

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
6.6

Role: Director

The Family Secret
6.1
The Family Secret
1951•movie
Teen-Age Crime Wave
4.9

Role: Director

Apache Ambush
6.3
Apache Ambush
1955•movie

Role: Director

The Miami Story
4.9
The Miami Story
1954•movie

Role: Director

Don't Knock The Rock
5.8

Role: Director

Brave Warrior
4.9
Brave Warrior
1952•movie

as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crash Landing
6.1
Crash Landing
1958•movie

Role: Director

Badman's Country
5.6
Badman's Country
1958•movie

Role: Director

A Snitch in Time
6.1
A Snitch in Time
1950•movie

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Blondie's Anniversary
5.9

as Bert Dalton (as Fred Sears)

Blondie Knows Best
6.9
Blondie Knows Best
1946•movie

as Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

The Fuller Brush Man
6.4

as Bartender (uncredited)

Miami Exposé
6.0
Miami Exposé
1956•movie

Role: Director

Wyoming Renegades
6.1
Wyoming Renegades
1954•movie

Role: Director

Overland Pacific
5.6
Overland Pacific
1954•movie

Role: Director

Utah Blaine
6.6
Utah Blaine
1957•movie

Role: Director

Slightly French
7.5
Slightly French
1949•movie

as Cameraman (uncredited)

Rumble on the Docks
6.2

Role: Director

Last Train from Bombay
5.3

Role: Director

Blackhawk
6.2
Blackhawk
1952•movie

Role: Director

David Harding, Counterspy
6.4

as Peters

Gasoline Alley
5.8
Gasoline Alley
1951•movie

as Smite (uncredited)

Blondie's Holiday
6.6
Blondie's Holiday
1947•movie

as Gambler (uncredited)

My True Story
6.6
My True Story
1951•movie

as E. H. Carlyle

The World Was His Jury
6.1

Role: Director

The Hawk of Wild River
6.1

Role: Director

The Corpse Came C.O.D.
6.5

as Det. Dave Short (as Fred Sears)

The Gallant Blade
6.8
The Gallant Blade
1948•movie

as Lawrence

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
6.2

as Peters

Laramie
6.8
Laramie
1949•movie

as Colonel Ron Dennison (as Fred Sears)

It Had to Be You
7.8
It Had to Be You
1947•movie

as Fireman (uncredited)

Blondie in the Dough
6.5

as Quinn (as Fred Sears)

Target Hong Kong
5.8
Target Hong Kong
1953•movie

Role: Director

The Nebraskan
3.8
The Nebraskan
1953•movie

Role: Director

Ghost of the China Sea
5.4

Role: Director

Fury at Gunsight Pass
6.2

Role: Director

Snake River Desperadoes
4.9

Role: Director

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8

Role: Director

On the Isle of Samoa
7.3

as Pilot (uncredited)

Bonanza Town
6.3
Bonanza Town
1951•movie

as Henry Hardison

The Rough, Tough West
7.0

as Pete Walker / Doctor (uncredited)

Adventures in Silverado
7.0

as Hatfield (as Fred Sears)

Millie's Daughter
4.0
Millie's Daughter
1947•movie

as Escort Manager (uncredited)

Escape from San Quentin
6.3

Role: Director

Sky Commando
6.7
Sky Commando
1953•movie

Role: Director

The Outlaw Stallion
7.3

Role: Director

Massacre Canyon
6.7
Massacre Canyon
1954•movie

Role: Director

The Kid from Broken Gun
6.0

Role: Director

Rusty Leads the Way
8.0

as Jack Coleman (uncredited)

Whirlwind Raiders
7.5
Whirlwind Raiders
1948•movie

as Tracy Beaumont

The Blazing Trail
5.5
The Blazing Trail
1949•movie

as Luke Masters (as Fred Sears)

South of Death Valley
7.0

as Sam Ashton

Cyclone Fury
6.0
Cyclone Fury
1951•movie

as Captain Barham

Laramie Mountains
6.5
Laramie Mountains
1952•movie

as Major Markham

Smoky Mountain Melody
7.0

as Mr. Crump

The Big Gusher
7.0
The Big Gusher
1951•movie

as Sheriff

The 49th Man
6.5
The 49th Man
1953•movie

Role: Director

Going Steady
8.5
Going Steady
1958•movie

Role: Director

Pecos River
7.0
Pecos River
1951•movie

Role: Director

Inside Detroit
6.5
Inside Detroit
1955•movie

Role: Director

Smoky Canyon
7.5
Smoky Canyon
1952•movie

Role: Director

Mission Over Korea
6.0
Mission Over Korea
1953•movie

Role: Director

Lightning Guns
6.5
Lightning Guns
1950•movie

Role: Director

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
9.5
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
1956•movie

Role: Director

Flame of Calcutta
8.0
Flame of Calcutta
1953•movie

as Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Frontier Outpost
7.0
Frontier Outpost
1950•movie

as Major Copeland

Bandits of El Dorado
10.0

as Ranger Captain Richard Henley (as Fred Sears)

Renegades of the Sage
9.0

as Lieutenant Jones

The Kid from Amarillo
7.0

as Jonathan Cole

Fort Savage Raiders
9.0

as Col. Sutter

Texas Dynamo
7.0
Texas Dynamo
1950•movie

as Hawkins

Law of the Canyon
7.0
Law of the Canyon
1947•movie

as Dr. Middleton (uncredited)

Singin' Spurs
7.0
Singin' Spurs
1948•movie

as Mr. Hanson (as Fred Sears)

Home in San Antone
7.0
Home in San Antone
1949•movie

as Rado Announcer Breezy

Calypso Heat Wave
9.0
Calypso Heat Wave
1957•movie

Role: Director

Prairie Roundup
8.0
Prairie Roundup
1951•movie

Role: Director

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
10.0

Role: Director

Desert Vigilante
7.0
Desert Vigilante
1949•movie

Role: Director

Horsemen of the Sierras
7.0

Role: Director

Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
9.0

Role: Director

Across the Badlands
7.0

Role: Director

El Alaméin
8.0
El Alaméin
1953•movie

Role: Director

Too Old for Dolls
Too Old for Dolls
1955•movie

Role: Director