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Fred Aldrich was an American character actor of both film and television. He would break into the film industry in 1939, appearing in two films that year in small roles: My Son Is Guilty, and the notable, Confessions of a Nazi Spy, which starred Edward G. Robinson and George Sanders. In the course of his thirty-year career he would appear in over 170 films, in small and bit roles. With the advent of television, Aldrich would work in that medium as well, making his first small screen appearance on I Love Lucy, on which he would appear multiple times over the life of the series.
Born
Friday, 23 December 1904
Died
Thursday, 25 January 1979
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Smith! | Restaurant Patron | 1969 |
| The Shakiest Gun in the West | Passerby | 1968 |
| Who's Minding the Mint? | Guard | 1967 |
| The High Chaparral | Poker Player, Townsman | 1967 |
| The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin | Barfly | 1967 |
| A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Barfly | 1966 |
| Our Man Flint | Restaurant Patron | 1966 |
| Batman | Onlooker in Park | 1966 |
| Get Smart | Barfly | 1965 |
| I Spy | Machinist | 1965 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Smith! | Restaurant Patron | 1969 |
| The Shakiest Gun in the West | Passerby | 1968 |
| Who's Minding the Mint? | Guard | 1967 |
| The High Chaparral | Poker Player, Townsman | 1967 |
| The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin | Barfly | 1967 |
| A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Barfly | 1966 |
| Our Man Flint | Restaurant Patron | 1966 |
| Batman | Onlooker in Park | 1966 |
| Get Smart | Barfly | 1965 |
| I Spy | Machinist | 1965 |
| My Mother the Car | Courtroom Spectator / Man in Sauna | 1965 |
| Young Dillinger | Rocco's Henchman at Warehouse | 1965 |
| Kiss Me, Stupid | Bar Patron | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Settler, Trapper, Asa, Barfly, Blacksmith | 1964 |
| Calhoun: County Agent | Townsman | 1964 |
| What a Way to Go! | Restaurant Patron | 1964 |
| The Best Man | Delegate | 1964 |
| The Strangler | Apartment House Manager | 1964 |
| A Tiger Walks | Hunter | 1964 |
| The Gun Hawk | Barfly in Sanctuary | 1963 |
| Irma la Douce | Diner Patron | 1963 |
| Zotz! | Cop | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Townsman | 1962 |
| Sam Benedict | Courtroom Spectator, Protester | 1962 |
| The Interns | Cop | 1962 |
| The Music Man | Brighton Townsman | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | Miner, Prisoner | 1962 |
| Red Nightmare | Judge | 1962 |
| Lover Come Back | Harrison - Peter Ramsey's Chauffeur | 1961 |
| The George Raft Story | Dance Hall Bouncer | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Mourner | 1961 |
| King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein | O'Brien Hood | 1961 |
| The Young Savages | Court Bailiff | 1961 |
| Madison Avenue | Audience Member | 1961 |
| North to Alaska | Worker Unloading Boat | 1960 |
| Klondike | Townsman | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Courtroom Spectator, Juror, Townsman | 1960 |
| One Foot in Hell | Barfly | 1960 |
| Tall Story | Moving Man | 1960 |
| The Last Angry Man | Fisherman on Boat | 1959 |
| Career | Actor | 1959 |
| Bourbon Street Beat | Convict | 1959 |
| The Rebel | Blacksmith | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Pedestrian | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Townsman, Barfly, Ranch Hand | 1959 |
| Cry Tough | Street Extra | 1959 |
| The Lawless Years | Prison Guard | 1959 |
| Al Capone | Funeral Spectator | 1959 |
| Rio Bravo | Barfly | 1959 |
| The Hangman | Yard Worker | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Club Patron, Diner Patron, Gambling House Patron, Hood, Ice Truck Driver, Man at Airport, Man Being Questioned, Man in Soup Kitchen, Nitti Gangster, Spectator at Fire, Spectator at Shooting, Spectator Listening to Speech, Warehouse Worker, Worker, Brewery Employee, Canadian Gold Truck Driver | 1959 |
| Black Saddle | Townsman | 1959 |
| Bell Book and Candle | Mover | 1958 |
| The Buccaneer | Pirate | 1958 |
| The Last Hurrah | Man at Campaign HQ | 1958 |
| Bat Masterson | Barfly, Miner | 1958 |
| Lawman | Townsman, Barfly, Gil Brock | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Townsman, Spectator at Hanging | 1958 |
| Bronco | Bartender, Rancher, Townsman | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Bus Passenger | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Townsman, Barfly | 1958 |
| Raintree County | Townsman | 1957 |
| Tombstone Territory | Train Passenger | 1957 |
| Harbor Command | Diner Patron | 1957 |
| The Californians | Charlie, Deputy, Juror, Townsman | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Barfly | 1957 |
| Maverick | Bill Ferguson, Poker Player, Stevedore, Stockbroker | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Courtroom Spectator, Stagehand | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Courtroom Spectator | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Hotel Guest | 1957 |
| The Oklahoman | Townsman at Barn Dance | 1957 |
| The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm | Logger | 1957 |
| Lizzie | Bar Patron | 1957 |
| Public Pigeon No. 1 | Heavy Truck Driver | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Barfly | 1957 |
| The Tattered Dress | Man on Courthouse Steps | 1957 |
| The Quiet Gun | Townsman | 1957 |
| The 27th Day | Russian Officer | 1957 |
| Man in the Vault | Bank Guard | 1956 |
| Reprisal! | Lyncher | 1956 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Extra | 1956 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Townsman | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Townsman | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Judge | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Outlaw | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu | Hood | 1956 |
| The Boss | Gunman | 1956 |
| Rebel in Town | Blacksmith | 1956 |
| Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | Townsman | 1956 |
| Somebody Up There Likes Me | Ringside Photographer - Zale Fight | 1956 |
| Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | Airplane Passenger / Air Intelligence Command Officer / Man in Saucer Attack | 1956 |
| The First Texan | Courtroom Spectator | 1956 |
| A Day of Fury | Barfly | 1956 |
| Hot Blood | Drunk Observer at Bar | 1956 |
| Slightly Scarlet | Policeman | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Miner | 1956 |
| The Conqueror | Chieftain #2 | 1956 |
| Come Next Spring | Churchgoer | 1956 |
| The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing | Man in Audience | 1955 |
| Tennessee's Partner | Townsman | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Townsman | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Townsman, Guard, Poker Player | 1955 |
| Son of Sinbad | Torturer | 1955 |
| Seven Angry Men | Harper's Ferry Townsman | 1955 |
| Stranger on Horseback | Blacksmith | 1955 |
| A Life at Stake | Suspicious Stranger | 1955 |
| Jupiter's Darling | Soldier | 1955 |
| Prince of Players | Stagehand | 1955 |
| There's No Business Like Show Business | Private Detective | 1954 |
| The Yellow Mountain | Miner | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Trial Spectator | 1954 |
| Climax! | Townsman | 1954 |
| Brigadoon | Townsman | 1954 |
| River of No Return | Prospector | 1954 |
| Rails Into Laramie | Workman | 1954 |
| Phantom of the Rue Morgue | Barfly | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Hood, Mr. Ziegler, Police Officer | 1954 |
| Rose Marie | Woodsman in Saloon | 1954 |
| The Boy from Oklahoma | Townsman | 1954 |
| The Long, Long Trailer | Chef at Trailer Show | 1954 |
| Three Young Texans | Saloon Bouncer | 1954 |
| Vigilante Terror | Townsman | 1953 |
| Calamity Jane | Chicagoan | 1953 |
| So Big | Moving Man | 1953 |
| City of Bad Men | Townsman | 1953 |
| Those Redheads from Seattle | Barfly | 1953 |
| Latin Lovers | Workman | 1953 |
| The Band Wagon | Hot Dog Vendor | 1953 |
| Houdini | Bouncer | 1953 |
| South Sea Woman | Bouncer at Krastner's | 1953 |
| Tarzan and the She-Devil | Guard | 1953 |
| The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms | Radio Operator | 1953 |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | Boater | 1953 |
| Powder River | Barfly | 1953 |
| The Vanquished | Henchman | 1953 |
| Raiders of the Seven Seas | Pirate | 1953 |
| Rebel City | Fred | 1953 |
| Split Second | Hunter - Driver of Car | 1953 |
| Scared Stiff | Dockworker | 1953 |
| Man in the Dark | Cop | 1953 |
| Woman They Almost Lynched | Townsman | 1953 |
| The Redhead from Wyoming | Townsman | 1953 |
| The Raiders | Juror | 1952 |
| Lost in Alaska | Bearded Prospector | 1952 |
| Thundering Caravans | Townsman | 1952 |
| Pat and Mike | Golf Spectator | 1952 |
| Carbine Williams | Prisoner | 1952 |
| Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick | Victoria Driver | 1952 |
| The Sniper | Man at Line-Up | 1952 |
| Mutiny | Seaman | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Townsman | 1952 |
| At Sword's Point | Executioner | 1952 |
| Double Dynamite | Policeman | 1951 |
| The Unknown Man | First Bailiff | 1951 |
| Two Tickets to Broadway | Man in Bus Terminal | 1951 |
| Golden Girl | Man in Saloon Audience | 1951 |
| Anne of the Indies | Pirate at Inn | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Butcher, Cop, Crook, Customer, Stagehand | 1951 |
| Journey Into Light | Foreman | 1951 |
| The Mob | Dockworker in Bar | 1951 |
| Tomorrow Is Another Day | Lunch Counter Customer | 1951 |
| Francis Goes to the Races | Racetrack Spectator | 1951 |
| M | Sam | 1951 |
| Missing Women | Al | 1951 |
| Storm Warning | Townsman on Courthouse Steps | 1951 |
| Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Marsden's Henchman | 1951 |
| Gambling House | Court Bailiff | 1950 |
| Short Grass | Townsman | 1950 |
| Highway 301 | Cop with Machine Gun | 1950 |
| Kansas Raiders | Trooper | 1950 |
| Chain Gang | Convict | 1950 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Racetrack Patron | 1950 |
| Wyoming Mail | Henchmsn | 1950 |
| Dark City | Civilian Detective | 1950 |
| Pretty Baby | Train Passenger | 1950 |
| Bunco Squad | Bunco Unit Detective at Desk | 1950 |
| Sunset Blvd. | Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool | 1950 |
| Where the Sidewalk Ends | Detective at Staff Meeting | 1950 |
| Once a Thief | Police Squad Car Driver | 1950 |
| 711 Ocean Drive | Peterson - Carl's Chauffeur | 1950 |
| Young Man with a Horn | Doorman | 1950 |
| The Traveling Saleswoman | Cowpuncher | 1950 |
| Francis | Nathanial - Soldier Patient in Psychiatric Ward | 1950 |
| Woman in Hiding | Bus Passenger | 1950 |
| Mrs. Mike | Louis Beauclaire | 1949 |
| Master Minds | Carnival Patron | 1949 |
| The Woman on Pier 13 | Man at Union Meeting | 1949 |
| Pinky | Townsman | 1949 |
| The Fighting Kentuckian | Militiaman | 1949 |
| House of Strangers | Construction Worker | 1949 |
| The Great Sinner | Gambling Casino Patron | 1949 |
| Follow Me Quietly | Detective at Briefing | 1949 |
| The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Townsman | 1949 |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Peasant | 1949 |
| Fighting Fools | Cop at Ringside | 1949 |
| Wake of the Red Witch | Seaman | 1949 |
| I Shot Jesse James | Townsman | 1949 |
| Brothers in the Saddle | Townsman | 1949 |
| A Woman's Secret | Policeman / Policeman (Uncredited) | 1949 |
| The Paleface | Barfly | 1948 |
| Appointment with Murder | Policeman | 1948 |
| Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Policeman at Fight Arena | 1948 |
| Superman | Cop at Museum | 1948 |
| The Counterfeiters | Policeman | 1948 |
| Big Town Scandal | Policeman | 1948 |
| Speed to Spare | Policeman | 1948 |
| Smart Woman | Policeman in Courtroom | 1948 |
| My Dog Rusty | Truck Driver | 1948 |
| Here Comes Trouble | Hood at Burlesque House | 1948 |
| Tycoon | Foreman | 1947 |
| Big Town After Dark | Police Car Driver | 1947 |
| The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap | Trial Spectator | 1947 |
| Code of the Saddle | Telegrapher | 1947 |
| The Corpse Came C.O.D. | Newspaperman in Office | 1947 |
| The Long Night | Ticket Taker | 1947 |
| Violence | Strong Arm Man in Riot | 1947 |
| A Likely Story | Man in Tiny's Place | 1947 |
| Three on a Ticket | Police Officer | 1947 |
| Fall Guy | Policeman | 1947 |
| Undercover Maisie | Bouncer / Bouncer (Uncredited) | 1947 |
| Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | Doorman at Nightclub | 1947 |
| Vigilantes of Boomtown | Man at Governor's Meeting | 1947 |
| Johnny O'Clock | Hotel Doorman | 1947 |
| Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Ship Officer | 1946 |
| The Strange Woman | Sailor in Saloon | 1946 |
| Big Town | Cop | 1946 |
| Boys' Ranch | Baseball Game Spectator | 1946 |
| Don't Gamble with Strangers | Police Officer | 1946 |
| In Fast Company | Customer | 1946 |
| Blonde for a Day | Accomplice | 1946 |
| Joe Palooka, Champ | Policeman | 1946 |
| Larceny in Her Heart | Asylum Attendant | 1946 |
| Somewhere in the Night | Police Detective | 1946 |
| Without Reservations | Train Passenger | 1946 |
| Badman's Territory | Townsman at Dance | 1946 |
| Ding Dong Williams | Studio Grip | 1946 |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | Handler Carrying Hogan from Ring | 1946 |
| Deadline at Dawn | Beefy Nightclub Guest / Club Patron | 1946 |
| A Letter for Evie | Uncle | 1946 |
| The Sailor Takes a Wife | Soldier in Nightclub | 1945 |
| San Antonio | Townsman | 1945 |
| The Spider | Workman | 1945 |
| The Dolly Sisters | Soldier | 1945 |
| Dakota | Train Passenger | 1945 |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Assistant to Robert Z. Leonard | 1945 |
| Lady on a Train | Cop in Lock-up | 1945 |
| Man from Oklahoma | Townsman | 1945 |
| The Woman in Green | Detective | 1945 |
| Nob Hill | Club Patron | 1945 |
| Wanderer of the Wasteland | Killer | 1945 |
| The Phantom Of 42Nd Street | Detective | 1945 |
| Dillinger | Convict in Prison Cafeteria | 1945 |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Hunter | 1945 |
| Fashion Model | Police Officer | 1945 |
| I'll Be Seeing You | Sidewalk Cowboy | 1945 |
| The Thin Man Goes Home | Train Passenger | 1944 |
| Something for the Boys | Soldier | 1944 |
| The Conspirators | German Soldier on Train | 1944 |
| Leave It to the Irish | Policeman | 1944 |
| When Strangers Marry | Police Detective | 1944 |
| Mr. Skeffington | Speakeasy Bouncer | 1944 |
| The Seventh Cross | Plant Workman | 1944 |
| Christmas Holiday | Bartender | 1944 |
| Address Unknown | Rock-Tossing-Rioter | 1944 |
| Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat | Policeman | 1944 |
| Detective Kitty O'Day | Policeman Joe Kasinski | 1944 |
| An American Romance | Uncredited / Assembly Line Worker | 1944 |
| Hot Rhythm | Angry Man in Nightclub | 1944 |
| It Happened Tomorrow | Show Spectator | 1944 |
| Up in Arms | Man in Midget Car | 1944 |
| Lady in the Death House | Guard | 1944 |
| Passage to Marseille | Seaman | 1944 |
| None Shall Escape | Man at Ceremony | 1944 |
| The Lodger | Plainclothesman | 1944 |
| The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | Aide | 1943 |
| Mystery Broadcast | Policeman | 1943 |
| Oklahoma Outlaws | Saloon Waiter | 1943 |
| Young Ideas | Peanut Vendor | 1943 |
| The Sky's the Limit | Pilot | 1943 |
| Hitler's Madman | German Machine Gunner | 1943 |
| Captive Wild Woman | Roustabout | 1943 |
| Mission to Moscow | Man at Bar in Montage | 1943 |
| Crash Dive | German Seaman | 1943 |
| Keep 'Em Sailing | Dock Worker | 1942 |
| Once Upon a Honeymoon | German Storm Trooper | 1942 |
| Gentleman Jim | Lumberjack | 1942 |
| Deep in the Heart of Texas | Henchman | 1942 |
| Secret Enemies | Policeman | 1942 |
| The Omaha Trail | Oxen Train Bullwhacker | 1942 |
| The Pied Piper | S.S. Officer | 1942 |
| It Happened in Flatbush | Burly Baseball Fan | 1942 |
| Pardon My Stripes | Guard | 1942 |
| Call Out the Marines | Marine | 1942 |
| The Fleet's In | Bouncer at Brawl | 1942 |
| A Date with the Falcon | Spectator at Airport | 1942 |
| Over My Dead Body | Joe, 1st Arresting Policeman | 1942 |
| All Through the Night | Police Officer | 1942 |
| Lady for a Night | Member of Quartet | 1942 |
| Never Give a Sucker an Even Break | Builder on Sound Stage | 1941 |
| Texas | Ringsider | 1941 |
| Honky Tonk | Bouncer | 1941 |
| Aloma of the South Seas | Native | 1941 |
| The Getaway | Dance Hall Bounder | 1941 |
| Invisible Ghost | Guard at Ralph's Execution | 1941 |
| Dutiful But Dumb | Firing Squad Member | 1941 |
| Kitty Foyle | Man at Premiere / Policeman | 1940 |
| Love Thy Neighbor | Dock Worker | 1940 |
| The Great Dictator | Soldier | 1940 |
| When the Daltons Rode | Townsman | 1940 |
| My Son Is Guilty | Police Detective | 1939 |
| Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Nazi at Bund Meeting | 1939 |
| Blackwell's Island | Detective | 1939 |
