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Fred Graham 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, performing 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 until the 1970s.
Birth Name
Charles Frederick Graham
Born
Monday, 26 October 1908
Died
Wednesday, 10 October 1979
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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TV's Western Heroes | (archive footage) | 2013 |
Obsessed with Vertigo | Police Officer | 1997 |
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
Guns of a Stranger | Sheriff Stoner | 1973 |
Pocket Money | Uncle Herb | 1972 |
Man and Boy | Blockers | 1971 |
Cyclotrode 'X' | Zane | 1966 |
D-Day on Mars | Baker / Curry / Logan / Ed Fletcher | 1966 |
Sakima and the Masked Marvel | Hart - Janson - Pete | 1966 |
Target: Sea of China | Kurt Daley | 1966 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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TV's Western Heroes | (archive footage) | 2013 |
Obsessed with Vertigo | Police Officer | 1997 |
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
Guns of a Stranger | Sheriff Stoner | 1973 |
Pocket Money | Uncle Herb | 1972 |
Man and Boy | Blockers | 1971 |
Cyclotrode 'X' | Zane | 1966 |
D-Day on Mars | Baker / Curry / Logan / Ed Fletcher | 1966 |
Sakima and the Masked Marvel | Hart - Janson - Pete | 1966 |
Target: Sea of China | Kurt Daley | 1966 |
Arizona Raiders | Quantrell | 1965 |
The Giant Gila Monster | Sheriff Jeff | 1962 |
Hazel | Bob | 1961 |
A Fever in the Blood | State Police Sergeant | 1961 |
North to Alaska | Ole | 1960 |
The Alamo | Bearded Volunteer | 1960 |
Surfside 6 | Hank | 1960 |
Seven Ways from Sundown | Chief Waggoner | 1960 |
Thriller | Sgt. Hannigan | 1960 |
Shotgun Slade | Sheriff | 1959 |
Not for Hire | Jones | 1959 |
Law of the Plainsman | Joe Graham | 1959 |
Laramie | Bell / Pete | 1959 |
Bonanza | Baxter | 1959 |
The Horse Soldiers | Union Soldier | 1959 |
Woman Obsessed | Officer Follette | 1959 |
These Thousand Hills | Brice | 1959 |
Rio Bravo | 2nd Burdette Man in Shootout | 1959 |
The Untouchables | Guard | 1959 |
Rawhide | Bartender / Shannon / The Bartender | 1959 |
U.S. Marshal | Prison Guard | 1958 |
Lawman | Hart / Bartender | 1958 |
Yancy Derringer | Laney | 1958 |
The Rifleman | Hank - a Drunk | 1958 |
The Texan | Torrey Davis / Moore / Chad Rogers / Barkeep | 1958 |
Frontier Doctor | Sheriff Quinn | 1958 |
Wanted: Dead or Alive | Frank | 1958 |
Badman's Country | Blackjack Ketchum | 1958 |
Vertigo | Policeman on Rooftop | 1958 |
Return to Warbow | Tom - Wagon Driving Guard | 1958 |
Man Without a Gun | Deputy | 1957 |
26 Men | Alton Slaughter | 1957 |
Casey Jones | Joe Welch | 1957 |
Domino Kid | Haimes | 1957 |
Jet Pilot | Sergeant | 1957 |
The Californians | 3rd Mate / Henchman | 1957 |
The Restless Gun | Second Deputy / Sheriff Barclay | 1957 |
Maverick | 1st Miner | 1957 |
Perry Mason | Sheriff / Fire Chief | 1957 |
Man in the Shadow | Empire Ranch Guard | 1957 |
M Squad | Tiger Phil Kelly | 1957 |
Wagon Train | The Bartender | 1957 |
Sugarfoot | Red | 1957 |
Have Gun - Will Travel | Stocker | 1957 |
The Restless Breed | Henchman | 1957 |
Tales of Wells Fargo | Joe - Outlaw Leader / Red / Sam Craig | 1957 |
The Wings of Eagles | Officer in Brawl | 1957 |
Official Detective | Johnson | 1957 |
Accused of Murder | Policeman | 1956 |
Zane Grey Theatre | First Drover / Osborne | 1956 |
Broken Arrow | Sergeant / Sgt. Dobbs / Thug | 1956 |
The Sheriff of Cochise | Dave Snyder / Rancher #2 | 1956 |
The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Pete Brown | 1956 |
Thunder Over Arizona | Chalky | 1956 |
7 Men from Now | Henchman | 1956 |
The Last Hunt | Bartender | 1956 |
The Steel Jungle | Second Detective | 1956 |
Backlash | Ned McCloud | 1956 |
The Conqueror | Subuya - Mongol Warrior | 1956 |
Perils of the Wilderness | Henchman | 1956 |
The Vanishing American | Walker's Deputy | 1955 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Rinditch | 1955 |
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Ed Latimer / Squint Baxter | 1955 |
Steve Donovan, Western Marshal | Towers | 1955 |
Cheyenne | Curly Watts / Ed Grimes | 1955 |
Gunsmoke | Cowboy | 1955 |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mel | 1955 |
The Road to Denver | Constable | 1955 |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Casey Moore | 1955 |
Panther Girl of the Kongo | Nick Burgass [Ch. 7] | 1955 |
Ricochet Romance | Policeman | 1954 |
The Magical World of Disney | Roy / Henchman / Casey Moore | 1954 |
Climax! | Yank | 1954 |
The Lineup | Willard Peabody | 1954 |
It's a Great Life | Policeman | 1954 |
Rear Window | Detective | 1954 |
Demetrius and the Gladiators | The Decurion | 1954 |
Witness to Murder | Plainclothes Man | 1954 |
Public Defender | Officer Davis | 1954 |
Overland Pacific | Jenks - Stage Driver | 1954 |
Trader Tom of the China Seas | Kurt Daley | 1954 |
Escape from Fort Bravo | Jones | 1953 |
The War of the Worlds | Looter | 1953 |
The Golden Blade | Sergeant | 1953 |
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders | Mason - Henchman [Ch.1-2, 10] | 1953 |
Affair with a Stranger | Mounted Policeman | 1953 |
The Farmer Takes a Wife | Brawling Railroader | 1953 |
Split Second | A.F. Captain in Helicopter | 1953 |
Code Two | Motor Squad Duty Sgt. Payne | 1953 |
A Perilous Journey | Whiskers | 1953 |
Trouble Along the Way | Bill Sackheim | 1953 |
Kansas Pacific | Corvin | 1953 |
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe | Nordahl | 1953 |
The Silver Whip | Freighter | 1953 |
Biff Baker, U.S.A. | Portagee Mike Swabo | 1952 |
The Big Sky | Sam Eggelston | 1952 |
Old Oklahoma Plains | Henchman Cameron / Cameron - Henchman | 1952 |
Dreamboat | Bartender | 1952 |
Scarlet Angel | Cass Walters | 1952 |
Brave Warrior | Man in Canoe Fight | 1952 |
The Sellout | Police Desk Clerk | 1952 |
Denver & Rio Grande | Railroad Worker | 1952 |
The San Francisco Story | Scud | 1952 |
Rancho Notorious | Ace Maguire | 1952 |
Death Valley Days | Toomey - Cafe Proprietor / Teamster / Pete / Oliver / Mac Clayton / Irv Rawlings / Dusty Hilleger / Crocker / Council Member / Armstrong - Assayer / Alfred Sherwood | 1952 |
Fort Osage | Henchman Logan | 1952 |
This Woman Is Dangerous | Highway Patrolman / Highway Patrolman (Uncredited) | 1952 |
Colorado Sundown | Daniel Hurley | 1952 |
The Pride of St. Louis | Tommy Alexander | 1952 |
The Roy Rogers Show | Bill Bedford / Brad Reardon / Doc Smiley / Escaped Convict / Henchman / Hobo / Outlaw Leader | 1951 |
Overland Telegraph | Joe - Henchman | 1951 |
Angels in the Outfield | Chunk (coach) / Chunk | 1951 |
Across the Wide Missouri | Brown | 1951 |
Schlitz Playhouse | Sheriff | 1951 |
Close to My Heart | Prison Guard | 1951 |
The Strip | Detective | 1951 |
Flying Leathernecks | MP Sergeant | 1951 |
The Adventures of Kit Carson | Clay Munger / Jim Stacy | 1951 |
The Amos 'n Andy Show | Airfield Mechanic | 1951 |
Lorna Doone | Outrider | 1951 |
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Al | 1951 |
The Range Rider | Tom / Henchman | 1951 |
Heart of the Rockies | Devery | 1951 |
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | (archive footage) | 1951 |
Valentino | Chef | 1951 |
Dallas | Tough in Saloon | 1950 |
The Jack Benny Program | Taller Detective with Bogie | 1950 |
Mister 880 | Man Slugged by Steve in Prologue Montage | 1950 |
The Fuller Brush Girl | Rocky Mitchell | 1950 |
No Way Out | Wilson | 1950 |
Convicted | Guard in Laundry | 1950 |
The Great Jewel Robber | Brad Morrow - Bartender | 1950 |
The Asphalt Jungle | Truck Driver | 1950 |
Buccaneer's Girl | Barfly | 1950 |
When Willie Comes Marching Home | Male Nurse in Hospital Corridor | 1950 |
Sands of Iwo Jima | Officer | 1950 |
Samson and Delilah | Priest | 1949 |
Port of New York | New York City Detective | 1949 |
Border Incident | Leathercoat with Motorcycle | 1949 |
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Sgt. Hench | 1949 |
The Woman on Pier 13 | Grip Wilson | 1949 |
Trapped | Patrol Car Cop Outside Nightclub | 1949 |
The Fighting Kentuckian | Carter Ward | 1949 |
The Lone Ranger | Blackie / Pete / Red | 1949 |
Tulsa | Charlie - Cherokee's Foreman | 1949 |
Wake of the Red Witch | Sailor in Fright / Sailor in Fight | 1949 |
The Man from Colorado | Parks | 1949 |
Adventures of Don Juan | Pressgang sergeant | 1948 |
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | Bank Robber [Ch . 1] | 1948 |
Congo Bill | Villabo | 1948 |
The Untamed Breed | Cowhand | 1948 |
Son of God's Country | Hagen - Henchman / Henchman Hagen | 1948 |
They Live by Night | Motorcycle Cop | 1948 |
The Street with No Name | Bank Clerk | 1948 |
The Timber Trail | Frank - Henchman / Henchman Frank | 1948 |
Fort Apache | Cavalryman | 1948 |
The Bold Frontiersman | Smokey / Henchman Smokey | 1948 |
The Miracle of the Bells | Man | 1948 |
Slippy McGee | Truck Driver | 1948 |
Brick Bradford | Black | 1947 |
On the Old Spanish Trail | Marcos - Henchman / Henchman Marcos | 1947 |
Michigan Kid | Brawler | 1947 |
Jesse James Rides Again | Hawks - Henchman [Chs. 6-8] / Hawks | 1947 |
They Won't Believe Me | Deputy Sheriff | 1947 |
The Trespasser | Davis | 1947 |
The Vigilantes Return | Stage Driver | 1947 |
Buffalo Bill Rides Again | Jackson - Rancher | 1947 |
Bells of San Angelo | Mine Henchman Guarding Lee | 1947 |
The Sea of Grass | Poker Game Spectator | 1947 |
Son of Zorro | Quirt - Henchman [Ch. 4] / Henchman Quirt [Ch. 4] | 1947 |
The Falcon's Adventure | Joe - Police Driver | 1946 |
The Razor's Edge | Corsican Joining Fistfight | 1946 |
Out California Way | Ace Hanlon | 1946 |
The Crimson Ghost | Zane [Ch. 8] / Snyder [Chs. 1-2] | 1946 |
The Strange Woman | Street Rowdy | 1946 |
The Inner Circle | Duke's Henchman | 1946 |
Daughter of Don Q | Rollins - Killer [Ch. 6] | 1946 |
Red River Renegades | Henchman | 1946 |
My Pal Trigger | Jenks | 1946 |
Traffic in Crime | Henchman | 1946 |
Do You Love Me | Doorman | 1946 |
Passkey to Danger | Bert | 1946 |
The Phantom Rider | Harry (Ch's 3-4) | 1946 |
The Cherokee Flash | Tom Stanton | 1945 |
Colorado Pioneers | Chicago Hoodlum | 1945 |
Road to Utopia | Henchman with Ace at Bar | 1945 |
Dakota | Bouncer | 1945 |
Bandits of the Badlands | Duke Lee | 1945 |
Phantom of the Plains | Chuck - Henchman | 1945 |
The Purple Monster Strikes | Baker / Curry / Ed Fletcher / Logan / Lab Thug | 1945 |
Within These Walls | Guard | 1945 |
Federal Operator 99 | Hinds | 1945 |
Code of the Lawless | Rancher | 1945 |
Nob Hill | Bouncer | 1945 |
Santa Fe Saddlemates | Burke's 1st Guard | 1945 |
Manhunt of Mystery Island | Blake - Thug B-6 in Winery [Ch. 4] | 1945 |
Great Stagecoach Robbery | Bank Brawler | 1945 |
The Topeka Terror | Nick - Croupier | 1945 |
The Big Bonanza | Tom's Brother - Burly Barroom Brawler | 1944 |
Murder, My Sweet | Undetermined Role | 1944 |
Zorro's Black Whip | Black - Henchman | 1944 |
The Woman in the Window | Motorcycle Cop | 1944 |
Stagecoach to Monterey | Mac | 1944 |
Haunted Harbor | Mine Thug [Chs. 3, 15] / 2nd Bartender [Chs. 6-7] | 1944 |
Abroad with Two Yanks | Soldier Who Gets Punched | 1944 |
U-Boat Prisoner | American Lieutenant | 1944 |
Silver City Kid | Henchman in Ballard's Office | 1944 |
Louisiana Hayride | Testing Director | 1944 |
Marshal of Reno | Drake - Henchman / Henchman Drake | 1944 |
The Hairy Ape | Saloon Brawler | 1944 |
The Yellow Rose of Texas | Henchman | 1944 |
Silent Partner | Harden | 1944 |
The Tiger Woman | Goff - Thug with Dynamite [Ch. 2] / Cave Guard [Ch. 4] / Truck Driver in Cafe [Ch. 6] / Heavy with Travis [Ch. 10] / Heavy in Cafe [Ch. 12] | 1944 |
Tucson Raiders | Henchman | 1944 |
Outlaws of Santa Fe | Saloon Brawler | 1944 |
Buffalo Bill | Editor | 1944 |
Mojave Firebrand | Frank Brady - Miner | 1944 |
See Here, Private Hargrove | Soldier | 1944 |
Passage to Marseille | Thug Wrecking Newspaper Office | 1944 |
Captain America | Agent B-10 [Chs. 4, 8-9] / Farm Thug [Chs. 14-15] | 1944 |
In Old Oklahoma | Gardner's Man | 1943 |
Guadalcanal Diary | Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio | 1943 |
A Lady Takes a Chance | Saloon Brawler | 1943 |
The Lone Star Trail | Henchman | 1943 |
The Man from Down Under | Military Policeman | 1943 |
The Masked Marvel | Janson / Hart / Pete | 1943 |
Pilot #5 | Governor's Receptionist | 1943 |
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | Henchman | 1943 |
They Got Me Covered | FBI Agent Arresting Nichimuro | 1943 |
Lady Bodyguard | Attendant | 1943 |
Keep 'Em Sailing | Policeman | 1942 |
Gentleman Jim | Trainer | 1942 |
Panama Hattie | Shore Patrolman | 1942 |
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror | Meade's Henchman | 1942 |
Wake Island | First Civilian | 1942 |
My Favorite Spy | Jones - Undercover Marine | 1942 |
Larceny, Inc | Cop | 1942 |
Reap the Wild Wind | Jake | 1942 |
The Fleet's In | Sailor | 1942 |
Shadow of the Thin Man | Waiter with Steak | 1941 |
Navy Blues | Tough Sailor | 1941 |
Parachute Battalion | Cullins' Brother | 1941 |
Manpower | Lineman at Cafe Counter | 1941 |
Highway West | Bus Driver | 1941 |
Caught in the Draft | Blue Army Soldier Slugged by Don | 1941 |
Las Vegas Nights | Cowboy | 1941 |
The Penalty | Newspaper Truck Hopper | 1941 |
East of the River | Slugged Policeman | 1940 |
The Golden Fleecing | Taxi Driver | 1940 |
Winners of the West | Townsman | 1940 |
New Moon | Bondsman | 1940 |
Santa Fe Marshal | Henchman | 1940 |
The Roaring Twenties | Hood | 1939 |
Smashing the Money Ring | Convict Pushed into Brawl | 1939 |
Each Dawn I Die | Guard in Cell | 1939 |
Confessions of a Nazi Spy | American Legionnaire at Bund Meeting | 1939 |
Dodge City | Al | 1939 |
The Dawn Patrol | Running Man on Airfield | 1938 |
The Storm | Sailor | 1938 |
Give Me a Sailor | Delivery Man | 1938 |
The Shopworn Angel | Soldier Watching Wrestling Match | 1938 |
The Last Gangster | Newspaper Hopper on Truck | 1937 |
Maytime | Court Servant | 1937 |
After the Thin Man | Newspaper Distributor | 1936 |
Libeled Lady | Press Man | 1936 |
Romeo and Juliet | Capulet Guard-Escort | 1936 |
Rose-Marie | Corporal | 1936 |
A Thrill for Thelma | Policeman | 1935 |
Mutiny on the Bounty | Able-Bodied Seaman | 1935 |
Murder in the Fleet | Crewman / Crewman (Uncredited) | 1935 |
Death on the Diamond | Cardinal Player | 1934 |