Fred Coby

{{Infobox person |name = Fred Coby |image = Fred Coby in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (The Black Ace).jpg |caption = Coby in ''Sergeant Preston of the Yukon'', 1957 |birth_name = Frederick G. Beckner Jr. |birth_date = {{birth date|1916|03|01}} |birth_place = California, U.S.<ref name="b">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xqUYAQAAIAAJ|title=The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses|page=111|first1=Billy|last1=Doyle|first2=Anthony|last2=Slide|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=1999|isbn=9780810835474|via=Google Books}}</ref> |death_date = {{death date and age|1970|09|27|1916|03|01}} |occupation = Film and television actor |years_active = 1943–1970 }}

'''Frederick G. Beckner Jr.''' (March 1, 1916 – September 27, 1970)<ref name="a">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eWVZAAAAMAAJ|title=Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers|page=171|first=Harris|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|date=1996|via=Google Books}}</ref> was an American film and television actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/54863-Fred-Coby?sid=1a60a3d1-85ce-441c-bd8b-398625ecd237&sr=51.31545&cp=1&pos=0&isMiscCredit=false|title=Fred Coby|work=American Film Institute|access-date=April 27, 2022}}</ref> He was known for playing Pony Deal in the fifth season of the American western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp''.<ref name="a" />

Coby died on September 27, 1970, at the age of 54.<ref name="b" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/fred-coby-an153461|title=Fred Coby|work=AllMovie|access-date=March 1, 2025}}</ref>

== Partial filmography == {{Div col}} * ''The Cross of Lorraine'' (1943) - French Soldier (uncredited) * ''Girl Crazy'' (1943) - Radio Man (uncredited) * ''Lost Angel'' (1943) - Bit Role (uncredited) * ''A Guy Named Joe'' (1943) - Cadet (uncredited) * ''Two Girls and a Sailor'' (1944) - Sailor (uncredited) * ''Meet the People'' (1944) - Marine (uncredited) * ''Marriage Is a Private Affair'' (1944) - Roger Poole (uncredited) * ''They Were Expendable'' (1945) - Officer at Airport (uncredited) * ''The Scarlet Horseman'' (1946) - Tioga * ''Without Reservations'' (1946) - French Officer (uncredited) * ''The Brute Man'' (1946) - Young Hal Moffat * ''Don Ricardo Returns'' (1946) - Don Ricardo * ''Sweethearts of Sigma Chi'' (1946) - Bill Ryan * ''Lady Chaser'' (1946) - Role (uncredited) * ''Unconquered'' (1947) - Royal American Soldier (uncredited) * ''The Prairie'' (1947) - Abner Bush * ''Devil's Cargo'' (1948) - Fred * ''The Counterfeiters'' (1948) - Piper * ''Jungle Goddess'' (1948) - Pilot * ''Walk a Crooked Mile'' (1948) - Fred (FBI Chemist) (uncredited) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1948) - Musketeer (uncredited) * ''The Man from Colorado'' (1948) - Veteran (uncredited) * ''Ride, Ryder, Ride!'' (1949) - Henry W. Iverson * ''State Department: File 649'' (1949) - Vice Consul (uncredited) * ''White Heat'' (1949) - Happy Taylor (uncredited) * ''The Great Jewel Robber'' (1950) - Tom Colt (Convict) (uncredited) * ''Halls of Montezuma'' (1951) - Capt. McCreavy (uncredited) * ''Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion'' (1951) - Cady<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BeZkAAAAMAAJ|title=Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies|page=353|first=Buck|last=Rainey|publisher=McFarland|date=1992|isbn=9780899505657|via=Google Books}}</ref> * ''The Mob'' (1951) - Plainclothesman (uncredited) * ''Bronco Buster'' (1952) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Pat and Mike'' (1952) - Trooper (uncredited) * ''Scarlet Angel'' (1952) - Soldier (uncredited) * ''My Man and I'' (1952) - Detective (uncredited) * ''Horizons West'' (1952) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''Above and Beyond'' (1952) - Guard (uncredited) * ''The Man from the Alamo'' (1953) - Soldier (uncredited) * ''Devil's Canyon'' (1953) - Cole Gorman (uncredited) * ''Crime Wave'' (1954) - Cop in Squad Car (uncredited) * ''A Bullet for Joey'' (1955) - Radio Man (uncredited) * ''Illegal'' (1955) - Prison Guard (uncredited) * ''D-Day the Sixth of June'' (1956) - Medic (uncredited) * ''Dakota Incident'' (1956) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956) - Tackmaster/Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited) * ''The Great American Pastime'' (1956) - Man in Stands (uncredited) * ''The Night the World Exploded'' (1957) - Ranger Brown * ''My Man Godfrey'' (1957) - Investigator * ''Jailhouse Rock'' (1957) - Jerry the Bartender (uncredited) * ''Death Valley Days'' (1957) - Captain Absalom Austin Townsend (episode "Rough and Ready") * ''No Time for Sergeants'' (1958) - Sentry (uncredited) * ''The Law and Jake Wade'' (1958) - Deputy (uncredited) * ''Onionhead'' (1958) - Coast Guard Recruiting Officer (uncredited) * ''Last Train from Gun Hill'' (1959) - Luke (uncredited) * ''Platinum High School'' (1960) - Officer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/platinum-high-school-am68523|title=Platinum High School (1960)|work=AllMovie|access-date=March 1, 2025}}</ref> * ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1960) - Sheriff (uncredited) * ''Key Witness'' (1960) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''Cimarron'' (1960) - Oil Worker (uncredited) * ''Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)'' (1960) season 2 episode 28 (''Vendetta'') : Lieutenant Carson * ''Ada'' (1961) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''Experiment in Terror'' (1962) - FBI Agent (uncredited) * ''Billy Rose's Jumbo'' (1962) - Andy (uncredited) {{div col end}}

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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0168032}} *{{TCMDb name|36032%7C54863}} *[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/fred_coby/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]

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