Portrait of Fred Burns

Acting

Fred Burns

Career

Active from 1912 to 1942, busiest in 1930 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for Martyrs of the Alamo
Martyrs of the Alamo
GoodWatch score49/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fred Burns Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Western 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Frontier Justice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

39 titles ยท average score 55
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)

A Lady Takes a Chance
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Team Driver

Sunset on the Desert
Sunset on the Desert (1942)

as Jim Prentiss

The Sons of the Pioneers
The Sons of the Pioneers (1942)

as Rancher

Heart of the Golden West
Heart of the Golden West (1942)

as Clem Buffington

Ridin' the Cherokee Trail
Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941)

as Rancher Wyatt

Bad Man of Deadwood
Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Colorado Jack Breen

Robin Hood of the Pecos
Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
GoodWatch score 46

as Townsman (uncredited)

Thundering Frontier
Thundering Frontier (1940)

as Hank Loomis

Colorado
Colorado (1940)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sheriff Jeff Harkins

The Ranger and the Lady
The Ranger and the Lady (1940)

as Winslow

Adventures of Red Ryder
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)

as Cattleman Jackson

1930s

51 titles ยท average score 52
Trailing Trouble
Trailing Trouble (1937)

as Sheriff Jake Jones

The Law of 45's
The Law of 45's (1935)

as Sheriff Tom

Trailing North
Trailing North (1933)

as Ranger Jim Powers

Jaws of Justice
Jaws of Justice (1933)

as Man at Dance

Ride Him, Cowboy
Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
GoodWatch score 43

as Vigilante Member (uncredited)

The Sunrise Trail
The Sunrise Trail (1931)

as Sheriff Jim

Headin' North
Headin' North (1930)

as U. S. Marshal Harrison

The Apache Kid's Escape
The Apache Kid's Escape (1930)

as 1st Sheriff

The Mounted Stranger
The Mounted Stranger (1930)

as Steve Gary

Fighting Thru
Fighting Thru (1930)

as Sheriff Miles Clay

Men Without Law
Men Without Law (1930)

as Sheriff Jim

Parade of the West
Parade of the West (1930)

as Copeland

1920s

16 titles ยท average score 61
Rio Rita
Rio Rita (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

as Wilkins

Tide of Empire
Tide of Empire (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Vigilante

The California Mail
The California Mail (1929)

as John Harrison

The Flying U Ranch
The Flying U Ranch (1927)

as Cowhand (Uncredited)

Set Free
Set Free (1927)

as Hale

The Grey Vulture
The Grey Vulture (1926)

as Sheriff

Wild to Go
Wild to Go (1926)

as Simon Purdy

Haunted Range
Haunted Range (1926)

as Charlie Titus

The Demon Rider
The Demon Rider (1925)

as Sheriff Jim Lane

Breed of the Border
Breed of the Border (1924)

as Deputy Leverie

Cyclone Jones
Cyclone Jones (1923)

as Jack Thompson

Ruth of the Rockies
Ruth of the Rockies (1920)

as Burton

1910s

24 titles ยท average score 59
Bound in Morocco
Bound in Morocco (1918)

as Bandit Chief

Ben Blair
Ben Blair (1916)

as Tom Blair

The Good Bad-Man
The Good Bad-Man (1916)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sheriff

Sold for Marriage
Sold for Marriage (1916)

as A Policeman

Martyrs of the Alamo
Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
GoodWatch score 49

as Captain Dickinson

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
GoodWatch score 70

as Klansman (uncredited)

The Buried Treasure
The Buried Treasure (1915)

as The Tourist

Home, Sweet Home
Home, Sweet Home (1914)
GoodWatch score 53

as The Sheriff

The Adopted Brother
The Adopted Brother (1913)

as Outside Sheriff's Office

The Greater Love
The Greater Love (1912)

as Jack Manton - the Sheriff

The Craven
The Craven (1912)

as Tom Beckett - the Suitor

How States Are Made
How States Are Made (1912)

as Harvey Mattson - a Pioneer