Fred Coby
- Birthday
- Mar 1, 1916
Bio: Lithe, dark-haired Fred Coby (born Frederick G. Beckner Jr.} turned into freakish Rondo Hatton in the 1946 horror melodrama The Brute Man, a chiller so tasteless and badly made that Universal sold it outright to Poverty Row company PRC. Coby stayed with PRC for Don Ricardo Returns (1946), a Zorro rip-off written by actor Duncan Renaldo and based on Johnston… More Bio: Lithe, dark-haired Fred Coby (born Frederick G. Beckner Jr.} turned into freakish Rondo Hatton in the 1946 horror melodrama The Brute Man, a chiller so tasteless and badly made that Universal sold it outright to Poverty Row company PRC. Coby stayed with PRC for Don Ricardo Returns (1946), a Zorro rip-off written by actor Duncan Renaldo and based on Johnston McCulley, the creator of the original. Although handsome -- Coby's slight resemblance to Tyrone Power may have won him the role in the first place -- Don Ricardo was too cheaply made to have any impact on the moviegoing audience. He spent the remainder of his career as a stunt performer and bit player. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
Fred Coby Videos
Jailhouse Rock
The Ten Commandments
No Time For Sergeants
My Man Godfrey
Pat And Mike
Filmography
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Experiment in Terror (1962)
- F.B.I. Agent
- 100%
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No Time for Sergeants (1958)
- Sentry
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My Man Godfrey (1957)
- Investigator
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Jailhouse Rock (1957)
- Bartender
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The Night the World Exploded (1957)
- Ranger Brown
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