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Fred Graham

Fred Graham

Acting1908Springer, New Mexico, USA

Biography

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Fred Graham (1908 – 1979) was an American actor and stuntman, who performed in scores of films from the 1930s. A semi-professional baseball player, Graham appeared mainly in Westerns, doing stunts and playing opposite John Wayne among others. He also featured alongside Wayne in several films with director John Ford. He played small roles in two Alfred Hitchcock films, notably Vertigo, as the Police Officer who falls to his death in its famous opening scene while trying to help James Stewart. He continued working in films to the 1970s.

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Acting History

1972
Pocket Money
as Uncle Herb
1966
The Claw Monsters
as Nick Burgass (archive footage) (uncredited)
1965
Arizona Raiders
as Quantrell
1962
Surfside 6
TVas Hank• 1 eps
Hazel
TVas Bob• 1 eps
1961
Bonanza
TVas Baxter (uncredited)• 1 eps
Rawhide
TVas Shannon• 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas First Drover / Osborne• 1 eps
1960
North to Alaska
as Ole (uncredited)
The Alamo
as Bearded Volunteer (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown
as Chief Waggoner
The Fatal Impulse
as Sgt. Hannigan
Thriller
TVas Sgt. Hannigan• 1 eps
Maverick
TVas Bartender (uncredited)• 1 eps
Law of the Plainsman
TVas Joe Graham• 1 eps
The Untouchables
TVas Guard (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Texan
TVas Chad Rogers / Torrey Davis / Barkeep / Moore• 1 eps
Perry Mason
TVas Fire Chief / Sheriff• 1 eps
The Alamo
Stunts
1959
Rio Bravo
as 2nd Burdette Man in Shootout (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
The Giant Gila Monster
as Sheriff Jeff
M Squad
TVas Tiger Phil Kelly (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Rifleman
TVas Hank - a Drunk (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Killer Shrews
Stunt Coordinator
Rio Bravo
Stunts
1958
Vertigo
as Policeman on Rooftop (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVas Stocker• 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Frank (uncredited)• 1 eps
Sugarfoot
TVas Red• 1 eps
Yancy Derringer
TVas Laney
Lawman
TVas Bartender (uncredited) / Hart• 1 eps
1957
Gunsmoke
TVas Cowboy• 1 eps
The Restless Gun
TVas Sheriff Barclay• 1 eps
Broken Arrow
TVas Sgt. Dobbs• 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Rinditch• 1 eps
Wagon Train
TVas The Bartender• 1 eps
Casey Jones
TVas Joe Welch
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TVas Mel (uncredited)• 1 eps
1956
The Conqueror
as Subuya - Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
7 Men from Now
as Henchman
Thunder Over Arizona
as Chalky (uncredited)
Backlash
as Ned McCloud
The Last Hunt
as Bartender
The Steel Jungle
as Second Detective
Cheyenne
TVas Curly Watts (uncredited) / Ed Grimes (uncredited)• 1 eps
1955
The Lone Ranger
TVas Blackie / Red / Pete• 1 eps
1954
Rear Window
as Detective (uncredited)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Casey Moore (uncredited)
Witness to Murder
as Plainclothes Man (uncredited)
Overland Pacific
as Jenks - Stage Driver
Public Defender
TVas Officer Davis• 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas Henchman (uncredited) / Roy (uncredited)
1953
The War of the Worlds
as Looter (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
as Bill Sackheim
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Jones (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
TVas Taller Detective with Bogie (uncredited)• 1 eps
1952
Rancho Notorious
as Ace Maguire (uncredited)
Colorado Sundown
as Daniel Hurley
This Woman Is Dangerous
as Highway Patrolman (Uncredited)
Old Oklahoma Plains
as Henchman Cameron
Fort Osage
as Logan (uncredited)
The Big Sky
as Sam Eggelston (uncredited)
1951
The Flying Leathernecks
as MP Sergeant (uncredited)
Overland Telegraph
as Joe - Henchman
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TVas Jim Stacy / Clay Munger
1950
The Great Jewel Robber
as Brad Morrow - Bartender (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Woman on Pier 13
as Grip Wilson
Old 880
as Man Slugged by Steve in Prologue Montage (uncredited)
Convicted
as Guard in Laundry (uncredited)
Sands of Iwo Jima
as Officer (uncredited)
Buccaneer's Girl
as Barfly (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Male Nurse in Hospital Corridor (uncredited)
No Way Out
as Wilson (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Rocky Mitchell
Destination Murder
Stunt Double
1949
Trapped
as Patrol Car Cop Outside Nightclub (uncredited)
Border Incident
as Leathercoat with Motorcycle (uncredited)
Tulsa
as Charlie - Cherokee's Foreman (uncredited)
Trapped
Stunts
1948
Congo Bill
as Villabo
Fort Apache
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
The Man from Colorado
as Parks (uncredited)
The Bold Frontiersman
as Henchman Smokey
Wake of the Red Witch
as Sailor in Fight
The Timber Trail
as Henchman Frank
Son of God’s Country
as Henchman Hagen
The Street with No Name
as Bank Clerk (Uncredited)
1947
The Trespasser
as Davis, printer-henchman
They Won't Believe Me
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Son of Zorro
as Henchman Quirt [Ch. 4]
On the Old Spanish Trail
as Henchman Marcos
1946
Road to Utopia
as Henchman with Ace at Bar (uncredited)
The Inner Circle
as Duke's Henchman
Out California Way
as Ace Hanlon
The Crimson Ghost
as Snyder [Chs. 1-2] / Zane [Ch. 8]
Traffic in Crime
as Henchman
Daughter of Don Q
as Rollins - Killer [Ch. 6]
The Strange Woman
as Street Rowdy (uncredited)
1945
Jeep-Herders
as Oil Worker Throwing Rag (uncredited)
Dakota
as Bouncer (uncredited)
The Cherokee Flash
as Tom Stanton
Dick Tracy
Stunt Double
1944
Murder, My Sweet
as Man (uncredited)
Marshal of Reno
as Henchman Drake
The Woman in the Window
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
Stunt Double
1943
Guadalcanal Diary
as Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Saloon Brawler
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Meade's Henchman (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy
as Jones - Undercover Marine
Panama Hattie
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
1941
Manpower
as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Waiter with Steak (uncredited)
Highway West
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
1940
East of the River
as Slugged Policeman (uncredited)
New Moon
as Bondsman
The Golden Fleecing
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1939
The Roaring Twenties
as Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
as Guard in Cell (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Convict Pushed into Brawl (uncredited)
Dodge City
as Al (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as American Legionnaire at Bund Meeting (uncredited)
1938
Give Me a Sailor
as Delivery Man (uncredited)
The Dawn Patrol
as Running Man on Airfield
1937
Dead End
Stunts
1936
After the Thin Man
as Newspaper Distributor (uncredited)
Annie Laurie
as Castle Guard
Libeled Lady
as Press Man (uncredited)
1935
A Thrill for Thelma
as Policeman (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Murder in the Fleet
as Crewman (Uncredited)

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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/26/1908
Day of Death
10/10/1979
Place of Birth
Springer, New Mexico, USA