Fred D. Scott
Biography
Black American character actor. A graduate of Ithaca College and Dillard College, he studied voice culture and performing arts. As a surgical technician for the U.S. Army in World War II, he was decorated for service in the South Pacific. He contracted tuberculosis during the war and was unable to continue plans to become an opera singer. He studied theatre at San Jose State College and began appearing in plays in and around San Francisco. He relocated to Hollywood in the early 1970s and spent the next three decades appearing in commercials, television programs and films. He died in August, 2002 at the age of 83.
83years old at death
- Born Ithaca
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Fred Daniel Scott, Fred Scott, Frederick Daniel Scott and Fred S. Scott
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 12 years1973 to 1985
Every film, newest first
- 1985Weird ScienceIMDb rating 6.6
- 1984The Burning BedIMDb rating 7.2
- 1980GalaxinaIMDb rating 3.7
- 1977Abar, the First Black SupermanIMDb rating 4.3
- 1973The Bad BunchIMDb rating 4.8
Genres
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Worked with
Fred D. Scott shares two films with Hugh Warden, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Hugh Warden2 films together, 1973 to 1980
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William SachsDirector, 1 film, 1980
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