Directing
Fred F. Sears
Born 1913-07-07
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Department: Directing
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Fred F. Sears
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956
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The Ford Television Theatre
1952
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The Giant Claw
1957
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Miami Exposé
1956
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The Werewolf
1956
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The Man from Colorado
1948
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Shockproof
1949
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Tokyo Joe
1949
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Convicted
1950
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Rock Around the Clock
1956
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (100 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Badman's Country | Director | Movie | 1958 |
 | Ghost of the China Sea | Director | Movie | 1958 |
 | Crash Landing | Director | Movie | 1958 |
 | Going Steady | Director | Movie | 1958 |
 | The World Was His Jury | Director | Movie | 1958 |
 | Calypso Heat Wave | Director | Movie | 1957 |
 | Escape from San Quentin | Director | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Night the World Exploded | Director | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Giant Claw | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
| The Giant Claw | Director | Movie | 1957 |
 | Utah Blaine | Director | Movie | 1957 |
 | Don't Knock The Rock | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | Rumble on the Docks | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | Miami Exposé | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Werewolf | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
| The Werewolf | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | Rock Around the Clock | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | Fury at Gunsight Pass | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | Inside Detroit | Director | Movie | 1955 |
 | Teen-Age Crime Wave | Director | Movie | 1955 |
 | Apache Ambush | Director | Movie | 1955 |
 | Chicago Syndicate | Director | Movie | 1955 |
 | Cell 2455 Death Row | Director | Movie | 1955 |
 | Too Old for Dolls | Director | Movie | 1955 |
 | Overland Pacific | Director | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Outlaw Stallion | Director | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Miami Story | Director | Movie | 1954 |
 | Massacre Canyon | Director | Movie | 1954 |
 | Wyoming Renegades | Director | Movie | 1954 |
 | El Alaméin | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Nebraskan | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | Sky Commando | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | Mission Over Korea | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | Flame of Calcutta | Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1953 |
 | The 49th Man | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | Ambush at Tomahawk Gap | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | Target Hong Kong | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Ford Television Theatre | Director | TV Series | 1952 |
 | The Kid from Broken Gun | Director | Movie | 1952 |
 | Last Train from Bombay | Director | Movie | 1952 |
 | Blackhawk | Director | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Rough, Tough West | Pete Walker / Doctor (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
 | Brave Warrior | Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
 | Laramie Mountains | Major Markham | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Hawk of Wild River | Director | Movie | 1952 |
 | Smoky Canyon | Director | Movie | 1952 |
 | Pecos River | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Kid from Amarillo | Jonathan Cole | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Family Secret | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Cyclone Fury | Captain Barham | Movie | 1951 |
 | Bonanza Town | Henry Hardison | Movie | 1951 |
| Bonanza Town | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Big Gusher | Sheriff | Movie | 1951 |
 | Snake River Desperadoes | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | Fort Savage Raiders | Col. Sutter | Movie | 1951 |
 | My True Story | E. H. Carlyle | Movie | 1951 |
 | Ridin' the Outlaw Trail | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | Prairie Roundup | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | Gasoline Alley | Smite (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | Frontier Outpost | Major Copeland | Movie | 1950 |
 | A Snitch in Time | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Lightning Guns | Director | Movie | 1950 |
 | Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard | Peters | Movie | 1950 |
 | Raiders of Tomahawk Creek | Director | Movie | 1950 |
 | Across the Badlands | Director | Movie | 1950 |
 | On the Isle of Samoa | Pilot (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Convicted | Fingerprint Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | David Harding, Counterspy | Peters | Movie | 1950 |
 | Texas Dynamo | Hawkins | Movie | 1950 |
 | Renegades of the Sage | Lieutenant Jones | Movie | 1949 |
 | Horsemen of the Sierras | Director | Movie | 1949 |
 | Tokyo Joe | Medical Major (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Bandits of El Dorado | Ranger Captain Richard Henley (as Fred Sears) | Movie | 1949 |
 | South of Death Valley | Sam Ashton | Movie | 1949 |
| The Secret Of St. Ives | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 | |
 | The Blazing Trail | Luke Masters (as Fred Sears) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Johnny Allegro | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1949 |
 | Laramie | Colonel Ron Dennison (as Fred Sears) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Home in San Antone | Rado Announcer Breezy | Movie | 1949 |
 | Desert Vigilante | Director | Movie | 1949 |
 | Slightly French | Cameraman (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Shockproof | Clerk (Uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Smoky Mountain Melody | Mr. Crump | Movie | 1948 |
 | Rusty Leads the Way | Jack Coleman (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Gallant Blade | Lawrence | Movie | 1948 |
 | Singin' Spurs | Mr. Hanson (as Fred Sears) | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Man from Colorado | Veteran (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Fuller Brush Man | Bartender (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Whirlwind Raiders | Tracy Beaumont | Movie | 1948 |
 | Adventures in Silverado | Hatfield (as Fred Sears) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Blondie's Anniversary | Bert Dalton (as Fred Sears) | Movie | 1947 |
 | It Had to Be You | Fireman (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Blondie in the Dough | Quinn (as Fred Sears) | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Corpse Came C.O.D. | Det. Dave Short (as Fred Sears) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Law of the Canyon | Dr. Middleton (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Blondie's Holiday | Gambler (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Millie's Daughter | Escort Manager (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Blondie Knows Best | Man on Park Bench (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |