Fred Burns: movies and TV shows
Fred Burns has 139 credits in the archive: 139 films and 0 TV series, from 1912 to 1943. Highest rated: Riders of the Rio Grande (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1912 – 1943 · busiest year: 1940 (13 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | A Lady Takes a Chance | Team Driver | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 65 |
| 1943 | Wagon Tracks West | Townsman (uncredited) | Film | 9.0 | 65 |
| 1943 | Man from Music Mountain | Rescott | Film | 5.4 | 65 |
| 1943 | Calling Wild Bill Elliott | Man at Church Service | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1943 | Riders of the Rio Grande | Townsman | Film | 10.0 | 65 |
| 1943 | Idaho | Ed | Film | 6.2 | 65 |
| 1943 | Silver Spurs | Buckboard Driver | Film | 4.8 | 65 |
| 1943 | Song of Texas | Race Official | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1943 | Boss of Rawhide | Townsman | Film | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1942 | The Sons of the Pioneers | Rancher | Film | 9.0 | 64 |
| 1942 | Heart of the Golden West | Clem Buffington | Film | 4.2 | 64 |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Westerner | Film | 6.4 | 64 |
| 1942 | South of Santa Fe | Rancher | Film | 5.0 | 64 |
| 1942 | Sunset on the Desert | Jim Prentiss | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 1942 | Man from Cheyenne | Rancher Harry | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1942 | The Lone Prairie | Film | 8.5 | 64 | |
| 1942 | Sunset Serenade | Langdon | Film | 6.2 | 64 |
| 1941 | Bad Man of Deadwood | Colorado Jack Breen | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 1941 | Robin Hood of the Pecos | Townsman (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1941 | Ridin' the Cherokee Trail | Rancher Wyatt | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1941 | Jesse James at Bay | Homesteader | Film | 4.8 | 63 |
| 1941 | Nevada City | Railroad Worker | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1941 | Sheriff of Tombstone | Mine Owner | Film | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1941 | Red River Valley | Cattle Rancher | Film | 7.5 | 63 |
| 1941 | Doomed Caravan | Luke | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 1941 | In Old Cheyenne | Rancher Pa Whipple | Film | 4.6 | 63 |
| 1940 | Adventures of Red Ryder | Cattleman Jackson | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 1940 | Three Men from Texas | Rancher | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1940 | The Ranger and the Lady | Winslow | Film | 7.3 | 62 |
| 1940 | The Border Legion | Miner | Film | 5.0 | 62 |
| 1940 | Rocky Mountain Rangers | Shotgun Rider | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1940 | Colorado | Sheriff Jeff Harkins | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 1940 | Young Buffalo Bill | Stage Driver | Film | 4.6 | 62 |
| 1940 | Under Texas Skies | Stage Driver | Film | 5.8 | 62 |
| 1940 | Young Bill Hickok | Mr. Waddell | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 1940 | Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride | Allen | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 1940 | Gaucho Serenade | Cowhand | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1940 | Texas Stagecoach | Sheriff | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 1940 | Thundering Frontier | Hank Loomis | Film | 10.0 | 62 |
| 1939 | Rough Riders' Round-up | First Stage Driver | Film | 5.2 | 61 |
| 1939 | Days of Jesse James | Muncie Sheriff | Film | 5.1 | 61 |
| 1939 | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Cavalry Officer Long | Film | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1939 | Wall Street Cowboy | Sheriff | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 1939 | New Frontier | Fiddle Player | Film | 5.7 | 61 |
| 1939 | Saga of Death Valley | Wilson | Film | 6.7 | 61 |
| 1939 | In Old Monterey | Fred | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 1939 | Sunset Trail | Trail Patrol Member | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1939 | Frontier Pony Express | Marshal in St. Jo | Film | 5.0 | 61 |
| 1939 | In Old Caliente | Settler Wagon Master | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1939 | Southward Ho! | Doctor | Film | 5.5 | 61 |
| 1939 | The Arizona Kid | Melton - Volunteer | Film | 6.1 | 61 |
| 1938 | Under Western Stars | Rankin, leader of mob to blow up dam | Film | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1938 | In Old Mexico | Henchman | Film | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1937 | North of the Rio Grande | Juror | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1937 | Springtime in the Rockies | Rancher Harris | Film | 5.5 | 59 |
| 1937 | Gunsmoke Ranch | Livery Stable Owner | Film | 4.3 | 59 |
| 1937 | Two-Fisted Sheriff | Stagecoach Driver | Film | 3.8 | 59 |
| 1937 | Empty Holsters | Townsman (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1937 | Trailing Trouble | Sheriff Jake Jones | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1936 | Custer's Last Stand | Wagon Driver | Film | 5.3 | 58 |
| 1936 | California Mail | Hank Ferguson | Film | 4.9 | 58 |
| 1936 | The Fugitive Sheriff | Courthouse Deputy (uncredited) | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 1936 | Too Much Beef | Judge | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 1936 | Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Rancher | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1935 | The Law of 45's | Sheriff Tom | Film | 5.3 | 57 |
| 1935 | Lawless Range | Rancher (uncredited) | Film | 4.3 | 57 |
| 1934 | The Brand of Hate | Fiddle Player | Film | 5.6 | 56 |
| 1934 | The Red Rider | Townsman | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1933 | Gordon of Ghost City | Barfly | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1933 | Trailing North | Ranger Jim Powers | Film | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1933 | War of the Range | Sheriff Ben Barlow | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1933 | The Dude Bandit | Sheriff Jim | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1933 | Jaws of Justice | Man at Dance | Film | 5.2 | 55 |
| 1932 | Ride Him, Cowboy | Vigilante Member (uncredited) | Film | 4.9 | 54 |
| 1932 | The Fourth Horseman | Henchman | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1932 | Texas Tornado | Sheriff | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1931 | Law of the Rio Grande | First Sheriff | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1931 | The Arizona Terror | Sheriff | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1931 | The Sunrise Trail | Sheriff Jim | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 1931 | Freighters of Destiny | Sheriff | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1931 | Sundown Trail | Station Agent | Film | 7.8 | 53 |
| 1931 | Branded | Prestonville Sheriff | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1930 | Headin' North | U. S. Marshal Harrison | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1930 | The Apache Kid's Escape | 1st Sheriff | Film | 5.3 | 52 |
| 1930 | Parade of the West | Copeland | Film | 9.0 | 52 |
| 1930 | Men Without Law | Sheriff Jim | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1930 | The Mounted Stranger | Steve Gary | Film | 9.0 | 52 |
| 1930 | Fighting Thru | Sheriff Miles Clay | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1930 | Mountain Justice | Sandy McTavish (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1930 | The Cheyenne Kid | Sheriff Hank Bates | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 1929 | Rio Rita | Wilkins | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1929 | Tide of Empire | Vigilante | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1929 | The California Mail | John Harrison | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1927 | The Flying U Ranch | Cowhand (Uncredited) | Film | — | 49 |
| 1927 | The Overland Stage | Butterfield | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1927 | Set Free | Hale | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1926 | The Grey Vulture | Sheriff | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1926 | Wild to Go | Simon Purdy | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1926 | The Unknown Cavalier | Sheriff | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1926 | Haunted Range | Charlie Titus | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1925 | Triple Action | Chief of Rangers | Film | 9.0 | 47 |
| 1925 | The Demon Rider | Sheriff Jim Lane | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1924 | Breed of the Border | Deputy Leverie | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1924 | The Western Wallop | Marshal Malloy | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1924 | The Desert Secret | Film | 10.0 | 46 | |
| 1923 | Cyclone Jones | Jack Thompson | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1920 | Ruth of the Rockies | Burton | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1918 | Bound in Morocco | Bandit Chief | Film | — | 40 |
| 1917 | Sunlight's Last Raid | Bill Warned | Film | — | 39 |
| 1917 | The Hero of the Hour | Foreman | Film | — | 39 |
| 1917 | The Fighting Trail | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1917 | The Eyes of the World | Brian Oakley | Film | — | 39 |
| 1916 | The Good Bad-Man | Sheriff | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1916 | Sold for Marriage | A Policeman | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1916 | Ben Blair | Tom Blair | Film | — | 38 |
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation | Klansman (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1915 | How Hazel Got Even | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1915 | Martyrs of the Alamo | Captain Dickinson | Film | 5.2 | 37 |
| 1915 | Jordan Is a Hard Road | McMahon Man | Film | — | 37 |
| 1915 | His Lesson | Film | 8.0 | 37 | |
| 1915 | The Buried Treasure | The Tourist | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1914 | Home, Sweet Home | The Sheriff | Film | 5.0 | 36 |
| 1914 | Sierra Jim's Reformation | The Sheriff | Film | — | 36 |
| 1914 | The Tavern of Tragedy | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1914 | Down by the Sounding Sea | The Old Beachcomber | Film | — | 36 |
| 1914 | At Dawn | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1914 | Moonshine Molly | Henry Boone - Molly's Father | Film | — | 36 |
| 1914 | The Saving Grace | Mr. Shipton - the Minister | Film | — | 36 |
| 1914 | The Forest Thieves | Asa Hatch | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1913 | An Indian's Loyalty | The Ranch Hand | Film | — | 35 |
| 1913 | An Indian's Loyalty | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1913 | During the Round-Up | The Foreman | Film | — | 35 |
| 1913 | The Adopted Brother | Outside Sheriff's Office | Film | 4.7 | 35 |
| 1912 | The Craven | Tom Beckett - the Suitor | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1912 | A Girl of the West | Film | 6.0 | 34 | |
| 1912 | The Spirit of the Range | Peggy's Brother | Film | — | 34 |
| 1912 | How States Are Made | Harvey Mattson - a Pioneer | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1912 | The Greater Love | Jack Manton - the Sheriff | Film | 6.7 | 34 |