Fred Burns

Biography

Career Overview

Fred Burns has 134 screen credits in a career dating back to 1912. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Hopalong Cassidy Collection with 5 titles. Signature works include The Saving Grace, How States Are Made, The Greater Love. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

134

Birth Date

1878-04-22 00:00:00

Birth Place

Fort Keogh, Montana, USA

Known For

• The Saving Grace
• 

  How States Are Made
• 

  The Greater Love
• 

  Wild to Go
• The Desert Secret
• The Buried Treasure

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• Hopalong Cassidy Collection (5 titles)
• The Three Mesquiteers Collection (4 titles)
• Red Ryder Collection (1 titles)
• The Life of a Nation Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Robert Thornby (2 collaborations)
• Charles Bennett (2 collaborations)
• Dorothy Gish (1 collaborations)
• George Siegmann (1 collaborations)
• Richard Cummings (1 collaborations)
• Bob Burns (1 collaborations)
• Jennie Lee (1 collaborations)
• Dark Cloud (1 collaborations)
• Anne Schaefer (1 collaborations)
• Edna Fisher (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (133 credits)

  • Boss of Rawhide

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Man from Music Mountain

    Rescott

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Wagon Tracks West

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Silver Spurs

    Buckboard Driver

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Song of Texas

    Race Official

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Riders of the Rio Grande

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Calling Wild Bill Elliott

    Man at Church Service

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Idaho

    Ed

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Heart of the Golden West

    Clem Buffington

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Lone Prairie

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Sunset Serenade

    Langdon

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Sons of the Pioneers

    Rancher

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    Westerner

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • South of Santa Fe

    Rancher

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Man from Cheyenne

    Rancher Harry

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Red River Valley

    Cattle Rancher

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Jesse James at Bay

    Homesteader

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Bad Man of Deadwood

    Colorado Jack Breen

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Nevada City

    Railroad Worker

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Sheriff of Tombstone

    Mine Owner

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • In Old Cheyenne

    Rancher Pa Whipple

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Ridin' the Cherokee Trail

    Rancher Wyatt

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Robin Hood of the Pecos

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Doomed Caravan

    Luke

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Border Legion

    Miner

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Thundering Frontier

    Hank Loomis

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Three Men from Texas

    Rancher

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Young Bill Hickok

    Mr. Waddell

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Under Texas Skies

    Stage Driver

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Colorado

    Sheriff Jeff Harkins

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

    Allen

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Ranger and the Lady

    Winslow

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Adventures of Red Ryder

    Cattleman Jackson

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Rocky Mountain Rangers

    Shotgun Rider

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Texas Stagecoach

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Gaucho Serenade

    Cowhand

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Young Buffalo Bill

    Stage Driver

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Days of Jesse James

    Muncie Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Saga of Death Valley

    Wilson

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Arizona Kid

    Melton - Volunteer

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • In Old Monterey

    Fred

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • New Frontier

    Fiddle Player

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Wall Street Cowboy

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • In Old Caliente

    Settler Wagon Master

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Frontier Pony Express

    Marshal in St. Jo

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Southward Ho!

    Doctor

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Rough Riders' Round-up

    First Stage Driver

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Lone Ranger Rides Again

    Cavalry Officer Long

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Sunset Trail

    Trail Patrol Member

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • In Old Mexico

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Under Western Stars

    Rankin, leader of mob to blow up dam

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Springtime in the Rockies

    Rancher Harris

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Trailing Trouble

    Sheriff Jake Jones

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Empty Holsters

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • North of the Rio Grande

    Juror

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Two-Fisted Sheriff

    Stagecoach Driver

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Gunsmoke Ranch

    Livery Stable Owner

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • California Mail

    Hank Ferguson

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Fugitive Sheriff

    Courthouse Deputy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Hopalong Cassidy Returns

    Rancher

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Too Much Beef

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Custer's Last Stand

    Wagon Driver

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Law of 45's

    Sheriff Tom

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Lawless Range

    Rancher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Brand of Hate

    Fiddle Player

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Red Rider

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Jaws of Justice

    Man at Dance

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • War of the Range

    Sheriff Ben Barlow

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Gordon of Ghost City

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Trailing North

    Ranger Jim Powers

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Dude Bandit

    Sheriff Jim

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Fourth Horseman

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Ride Him, Cowboy

    Vigilante Member (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Texas Tornado

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Freighters of Destiny

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Arizona Terror

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Sundown Trail

    Station Agent

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Branded

    Prestonville Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Law of the Rio Grande

    First Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Sunrise Trail

    Sheriff Jim

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Fighting Thru

    Sheriff Miles Clay

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Apache Kid's Escape

    1st Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Headin' North

    U. S. Marshal Harrison

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Men Without Law

    Sheriff Jim

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Cheyenne Kid

    Sheriff Hank Bates

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Mounted Stranger

    Steve Gary

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Parade of the West

    Copeland

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Rio Rita

    Wilkins

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The California Mail

    John Harrison

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Tide of Empire

    Vigilante

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Flying U Ranch

    Cowhand (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Set Free

    Hale

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Overland Stage

    Butterfield

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Unknown Cavalier

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Wild to Go

    Simon Purdy

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Haunted Range

    Charlie Titus

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Grey Vulture

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Triple Action

    Chief of Rangers

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Breed of the Border

    Deputy Leverie

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Western Wallop

    Marshal Malloy

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Desert Secret

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Cyclone Jones

    Jack Thompson

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Ruth of the Rockies

    Burton

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Bound in Morocco

    Bandit Chief

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Sunlight's Last Raid

    Bill Warned

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Fighting Trail

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Hero of the Hour

    Foreman

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Eyes of the World

    Brian Oakley

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Good Bad-Man

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Sold for Marriage

    A Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Ben Blair

    Tom Blair

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Jordan Is a Hard Road

    McMahon Man

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Martyrs of the Alamo

    Captain Dickinson

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Buried Treasure

    The Tourist

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Birth of a Nation

    Klansman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • How Hazel Got Even

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • His Lesson

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • At Dawn

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Forest Thieves

    Asa Hatch

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Saving Grace

    Mr. Shipton - the Minister

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Sierra Jim's Reformation

    The Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Tavern of Tragedy

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Moonshine Molly

    Henry Boone - Molly's Father

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Down by the Sounding Sea

    The Old Beachcomber

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Home, Sweet Home

    The Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Adopted Brother

    Outside Sheriff's Office

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • An Indian's Loyalty

    The Ranch Hand

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • During the Round-Up

    The Foreman

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Greater Love

    Jack Manton - the Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • The Craven

    Tom Beckett - the Suitor

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • How States Are Made

    Harvey Mattson - a Pioneer

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • A Girl of the West

    actor

    actors
    1912

• writing (1 credits)

  • An Indian's Loyalty

    writer

    writing
    1913