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Frederic Downs
Born
May 6, 1916
Died: Apr 24, 1998
Lived 81 years
Place of Birth
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
12
Movies
9
TV Shows
Also Known As
Fred Downs
Fredric Downs
IMDb Profile
Frederic Downs
Acting
Movies
12
TV Shows
9
I, the Jury
as
Jack Williams
1982
Skag
Cast
1980
Huckleberry Finn
as
Ben Rucker
1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as
Papa Gehrig
1978
Bug
as
Henry Tacker
1975
The California Kid
as
Judge J.A. Hooker
1974
I Love My Wife
as
Minister
1970
Shadow on the Land
as
Drucker
1968
Way Down Cellar
as
Hotchfelter
1968
Experiment in Terror
as
Welk (uncredited)
1962
Terror from the Year 5000
as
Prof. Howard Erling
1958
The Trip to Bountiful
Cast
1953
