Fred Aldrich

Acting

Born:December 23, 1904
Died:January 25, 1979(aged 74)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
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Fred Aldrich (December 23, 1904 – January 25, 1979) was an American film and television actor. Born in New York. 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. Over the course of his film career he would appear in such notable films as: Kitty Foyle (1940), starring Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan; 1945's The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring George Sanders; Tycoon (1947), starring John Wayne and Laraine Day; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, with Bing Crosby and Rhonda Fleming; Young Man with a Horn, starring Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, and Doris Day; the Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn vehicle, Pat and Mike (1952); again with Paul Newman in 1956's Somebody Up There Likes Me; The Last Angry Man, starring Paul Muni; with Rock Hudson and Doris Day in Lover Come Back (1961); the spy spoof, Our Man Flint (1966), starring James Coburn; and 1967's A Big Hand for the Little Lady, starring Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, and Jason Robards. Aldrich made an appearance to the 1956 film The Conqueror, which starred John Wayne and Susan Hayward. His television credits include appearances on such shows as The Rifleman, Have Gun - Will Travel, Bat Masterson, The Untouchables, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, and Perry Mason. Aldrich died on January 25, 1979, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 74.

Filmography (78 movies)

Sunset Boulevard movie poster
8.3
8.3

Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Cop Dragging Body from Pool (uncredited)

Undercover Maisie movie poster
8.0
8.0

Undercover Maisie

1947

as Bouncer (Uncredited)

Wanderer of the Wasteland movie poster
7.5
7.5

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1945

as Killer (uncredited)

Somebody Up There Likes Me movie poster
7.3
7.3

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956

as Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

Where the Sidewalk Ends movie poster
7.2
7.2

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

as Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

What a Way to Go! movie poster
7.1
7.1

What a Way to Go!

1964

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Pinky movie poster
7.1
7.1

Pinky

1949

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Omaha Trail movie poster
7.0
7.0

The Omaha Trail

1942

as Oxen Train Bullwhacker

The Fleet's In movie poster
7.0
7.0

The Fleet's In

1942

as Bouncer at Brawl

I'll Be Seeing You movie poster
6.9
6.9

I'll Be Seeing You

1944

as Sidewalk Cowboy (uncredited)

Lover Come Back movie poster
6.9
6.9

Lover Come Back

1961

as Harrison - Peter Ramsey's Chauffeur (uncredited)

House of Strangers movie poster
6.9
6.9

House of Strangers

1949

as Construction Worker (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington movie poster
6.7
6.7

Mr. Skeffington

1944

as Speakeasy Bouncer (uncredited)

River of No Return movie poster
6.7
6.7

River of No Return

1954

as Prospector (uncredited)

The Great Sinner movie poster
6.6
6.6

The Great Sinner

1949

as Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)

Al Capone movie poster
6.6
6.6

Al Capone

1959

as Funeral Spectator

Storm Warning movie poster
6.6
6.6

Storm Warning

1951

as Townsman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)

Kitty Foyle movie poster
6.5
6.5

Kitty Foyle

1940

as Man at Premiere / Policeman (uncredited)

A Date with the Falcon movie poster
6.5
6.5

A Date with the Falcon

1942

as Spectator at Airport (uncredited)

Love Thy Neighbor movie poster
6.5
6.5

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

as Dock Worker

Bell, Book and Candle movie poster
6.5
6.5

Bell, Book and Candle

1958

as Mover (uncredited)

Raintree County movie poster
6.4
6.4

Raintree County

1957

as Townsman (uncredited)

Scared Stiff movie poster
6.4
6.4

Scared Stiff

1953

as Dockworker (uncredited)

The Quiet Gun movie poster
6.4
6.4

The Quiet Gun

1957

as Townsman (uncredited)

Address Unknown movie poster
6.4
6.4

Address Unknown

1944

as Rock-Tossing-Rioter (uncredited)

Our Man Flint movie poster
6.4
6.4

Our Man Flint

1966

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

The Lodger movie poster
6.4
6.4

The Lodger

1944

711 Ocean Drive movie poster
6.3
6.3

711 Ocean Drive

1950

as Peterson - Carl's Chauffeur (uncredited)

The Strangler movie poster
6.3
6.3

The Strangler

1964

as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court movie poster
6.3
6.3

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

as Peasant (uncredited)

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates movie poster
6.3
6.3

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956

as Townsman (uncredited)

None Shall Escape movie poster
6.3
6.3

None Shall Escape

1944

as Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

Crash Dive movie poster
6.3
6.3

Crash Dive

1943

as German Seaman

Once Upon a Honeymoon movie poster
6.2
6.2

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

as German Storm Trooper (uncredited)

Mystery Broadcast movie poster
6.2
6.2

Mystery Broadcast

1943

as Policeman (uncredited)

Slightly Scarlet movie poster
6.2
6.2

Slightly Scarlet

1956

Woman in Hiding movie poster
6.2
6.2

Woman in Hiding

1950

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Johnny O'Clock movie poster
6.2
6.2

Johnny O'Clock

1947

as Hotel Doorman

Deadline at Dawn movie poster
6.1
6.1

Deadline at Dawn

1946

as Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

Gambling House movie poster
6.1
6.1

Gambling House

1950

as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

The Strange Woman movie poster
6.1
6.1

The Strange Woman

1946

as Sailor in Saloon (uncredited)

Larceny in Her Heart movie poster
6.0
6.0

Larceny in Her Heart

1946

as Asylum Orderly

Pretty Baby movie poster
6.0
6.0

Pretty Baby

1950

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein movie poster
6.0
6.0

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

1961

as O'Brien Hood (uncredited)

Man in the Dark movie poster
6.0
6.0

Man in the Dark

1953

as Cop (uncredited)

Public Pigeon No. 1 movie poster
6.0
6.0

Public Pigeon No. 1

1957

as Heavy Truck Driver (uncredited)

Calhoun movie poster
6.0
6.0

Calhoun

1964

as Townsman (uncredited)

An American Romance movie poster
5.9
5.9

An American Romance

1944

as Assembly Line Worker (uncredited)

Bunco Squad movie poster
5.9
5.9

Bunco Squad

1950

as Bunco Unit Detective at Desk (uncredited)

Cry Tough movie poster
5.8
5.8

Cry Tough

1959

Badman's Territory movie poster
5.7
5.7

Badman's Territory

1946

as Townsman at Dance (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood movie poster
5.7
5.7

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

as Assistant to Robert Z. Leonard (uncredited)

A Woman's Secret movie poster
5.6
5.6

A Woman's Secret

1949

as Policeman (Uncredited)

Wake of the Red Witch movie poster
5.6
5.6

Wake of the Red Witch

1948

as Seaman

Lady in the Death House movie poster
5.4
5.4

Lady in the Death House

1944

as Guard (uncredited)

Tall Story movie poster
5.4
5.4

Tall Story

1960

as Moving Man (uncredited)

Hot Blood movie poster
5.3
5.3

Hot Blood

1956

as Drunk Observer at Bar (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball movie poster
5.3
5.3

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946

as Ship Officer (uncredited)

Invisible Ghost movie poster
5.2
5.2

Invisible Ghost

1941

as Guard at Ralph's Execution (uncredited)

The Tattered Dress movie poster
5.2
5.2

The Tattered Dress

1957

as Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)

The Dolly Sisters movie poster
5.2
5.2

The Dolly Sisters

1945

as Soldier

Captive Wild Woman movie poster
5.2
5.2

Captive Wild Woman

1943

as Roustabout (uncredited)

A Life at Stake movie poster
5.2
5.2

A Life at Stake

1955

as Suspicious Stranger (uncredited)

The Yellow Mountain movie poster
5.2
5.2

The Yellow Mountain

1954

as (uncredited)

One Foot in Hell movie poster
5.1
5.1

One Foot in Hell

1960

as Barfly (uncredited)

Big Town Scandal movie poster
5.0
5.0

Big Town Scandal

1948

as Policeman (uncredited)

Deep in the Heart of Texas movie poster
5.0
5.0

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942

as Henchman

Oklahoma Outlaws movie poster
5.0
5.0

Oklahoma Outlaws

1943

as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)

Big Town After Dark movie poster
4.9
4.9

Big Town After Dark

1947

as Police Car Driver (uncredited)

Big Town movie poster
4.8
4.8

Big Town

1946

as Cop (uncredited)

The Unknown Man movie poster
4.8
4.8

The Unknown Man

1951

Detective Kitty O'Day movie poster
4.6
4.6

Detective Kitty O'Day

1944

as Policeman Joe Kasinski (uncredited)

The Phantom of 42nd Street movie poster
4.5
4.5

The Phantom of 42nd Street

1945

as Detective (uncredited)

A Likely Story movie poster
4.2
4.2

A Likely Story

1947

as Man in Tiny's Place (uncredited)

The Conqueror movie poster
3.4
3.4

The Conqueror

1956

as Chieftain #2 (uncredited)

Mrs. Mike movie poster
2.0
2.0

Mrs. Mike

1949

as Louis Beauclaire

Riders of the Dawn movie poster

Riders of the Dawn

1945

as Townsman (uncredited)

A Town Has Turned to Dust movie poster

A Town Has Turned to Dust

1958

as Townsman

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