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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.

Known For

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Player 1

Corner Gas

2004

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(archive footage)

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976

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Dave Armstrong

Thundering Hoofs

1942

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Buck Knapp

Rodeo Rhythm

1942

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Fred Martin

Ridin' the Trail

1940

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Fred Dean Jr

Two Gun Troubador

1939

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Fred Dawson

In Old Montana

1939

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Fred Jamison

Code of the Fearless

1939

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Melody Hardy

Songs and Bullets

1938

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Fred

Knight of the Plains

1938

Credits

Corner Gas

as Player 1

2004

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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

as (archive footage)

1976

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Thundering Hoofs

as Dave Armstrong

1942

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Rodeo Rhythm

as Buck Knapp

1942

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Ridin' the Trail

as Fred Martin

1940

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Two Gun Troubador

as Fred Dean Jr

1939

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In Old Montana

as Fred Dawson

1939

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Code of the Fearless

as Fred Jamison

1939

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Songs and Bullets

as Melody Hardy

1938

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Knight of the Plains

as Fred

1938

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The Rangers' Round-Up

as Ranger Tex Duncan

1938

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The Fighting Deputy

as Tom Bentley

1937

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Make a Wish

as Minstrel

1937

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Moonlight on the Range

as Jeff Peters / Tom Killer Dane

1937

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Melody of the Plains

as Steve Condon

1937

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The Singing Buckaroo

as Grant Gordon

1937

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The Roaming Cowboy

as Cal Brent

1937

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Romance Rides the Range

as Barry Glendon

1936

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The Last Outlaw

as Larry Dixon - Movie Singing Cowboy

1936

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Flash Gordon

as Soldier

1936

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Beyond Victory

as Fred

1931

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Swing High

as Garry

1930

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The Grand Parade

as Kelly

1930

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Rio Rita

as Singing Texas Ranger

1929

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Bride of the Storm

as Spike Mulligan

1926

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