Fred Coby

Fred Coby

Born: March 1, 1916
Died: September 27, 1970
in Nevada County, California, USA

Movies for Fred Coby...

Experiment in Terror
Title: Experiment in Terror
Character: FBI Agent (uncredited)
Released: April 12, 1962
Type: Movie
A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.
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Cimarron
Title: Cimarron
Character: Oil Worker (uncredited)
Released: December 1, 1960
Type: Movie
The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
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My Man Godfrey
Title: My Man Godfrey
Character: Investigator
Released: October 11, 1957
Type: Movie
The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. He proves a great success, but keeps his past to himself. When an old flame turns up Irene's sister Cordelia starts making waves.
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The Night the World Exploded
Title: The Night the World Exploded
Character: Ranger Brown
Released: June 14, 1957
Type: Movie
With his assistant, Laura Hutchinson, Dr. David Conway develops a device to advance the fledgling science of earthquake prediction. After forecasting a large trembleor that will rock California within twenty-four hours, Conway cannot persuade the Governor to act. When the prediction proves true and further tests indicate that there are more quakes to come, Conway and Laura seek to perfect their device. Subsequent tests deep within Carlsbad Caverns discover an unknown element—E-112—that is responsible for the earthquakes and threatens to destroy the globe if it ever reaches the surface. The team determines that with only four weeks until Armageddon, the race is on to neutralize the killer element before it takes a devastating toll.
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Illegal
Title: Illegal
Character: Prison Guard (uncredited)
Released: October 9, 1955
Type: Movie
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.
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A Bullet for Joey
Title: A Bullet for Joey
Character: Radio Man (uncredited)
Released: April 15, 1955
Type: Movie
Raoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American atomic scientist. Joe Victor a gangster who is hired to carry out the abduction, balks when he learns what is at stake and helps Leduc out instead.
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Crime Wave
Title: Crime Wave
Character: Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
Released: October 22, 1953
Type: Movie
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.
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Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
Title: Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
Character: Cady
Released: July 4, 1951
Type: Movie
Two federal agents battle a gang that hijacks trucks carrying materials vital for the security of the country and sells them to foreign powers.
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Halls of Montezuma
Title: Halls of Montezuma
Character: Capt. McCreavy (uncredited)
Released: January 4, 1951
Type: Movie
Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into battle on a heavily fortified island. This action-packed story follows the squad as they pick their way through enemy-infested jungles on a time sensitive mission to find the source of the enemy rockets. As the mission progresses, the squad and leader overcome many challenges as they are transformed into an effective and efficient fighting unit.
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The Great Jewel Robber
Title: The Great Jewel Robber
Character: Tom Colt - Convict (uncredited)
Released: July 15, 1950
Type: Movie
Director Peter Godfrey's 1950 drama, inspired by true events, dramatizes the crime spree of the notorious jewel thief known as "The Hollywood Raffles", whose famous robbery victims included such real-life celebrities as Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith and Dennis Morgan. David Brian stars in the title role, and he's supported by John Archer, Marjorie Reynolds, Jacqueline de Wit, Alix Talton, Ned Glass, Perdita Chandler and columnist Sheilah Graham, playing herself.
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White Heat
Title: White Heat
Character: Happy Taylor (uncredited)
Released: September 2, 1949
Type: Movie
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
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Ride, Ryder, Ride!
Title: Ride, Ryder, Ride!
Character: Henry W. Iverson
Released: February 2, 1949
Type: Movie
Riding the plains with Little Beaver and Buckskin Blodgett, Red Ryder encounters bandits trying to hold up the stagecoach carrying Libby Brooks, owner of the Devil's Hole newspaper
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Walk a Crooked Mile
Title: Walk a Crooked Mile
Released: September 2, 1948
Type: Movie
A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that the information leaked would go to a hostile nation. To investigate the case more efficiently, Dan O'Hara, an FBI agent, and Philip Grayson, a Scotland Yard sleuth, join forces. Will they manage to stop the spy ring from achieving their aim?
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Jungle Goddess
Title: Jungle Goddess
Character: Pilot
Released: August 13, 1948
Type: Movie
When a plane carrying the daughter of a millionaire crashes in an African jungle, two pilots set out to collect the reward. They discover that she has become the goddess of a primitive tribe. An insurgent witch doctor and fierce wild animals make escape from the jungle difficult for the trio.
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The Counterfeiters
Title: The Counterfeiters
Character: Piper
Released: May 28, 1948
Type: Movie
Scotland Yard cop goes undercover to nab counterfeiter and his gang.
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The Prairie
Title: The Prairie
Character: Abner Bush
Released: November 27, 1947
Type: Movie
The Prairie is set at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. Hoping to find their destiny in the new territory, the Bush Family heads southward in a covered wagon. Sharing the family's numerous dangers and hardships are Ellen Wade (Lenore Aubert), sole survivor of an Indian attack, and army mapmaker Paul Hover (Alan Baxter). Cousins Abiram (Russ Vincent) and Asa (Jack Mitchum) duke it out over Ellen's affections
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Lady Chaser
Title: Lady Chaser
Released: November 25, 1946
Type: Movie
A poisoned aspirin creates headaches for a woman who received the deadly pill from a stranger, then passed it on to her uncle.
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Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Title: Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Character: Bill Ryan
Released: November 16, 1946
Type: Movie
A couple of gamblers pressure the local night club owner to rig things so the local college rowing crew will lose their upcoming race.
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Don Ricardo Returns
Title: Don Ricardo Returns
Character: Don Ricardo
Released: November 5, 1946
Type: Movie
After being shanghaied in a plot to have him declared dead and take over his ranchero and other properties, Don Ricardo, disguised as a peon, returns to Old California, and begins the fight to reclaim what is his.
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The Brute Man
Title: The Brute Man
Character: Young Hal Moffet
Released: October 1, 1946
Type: Movie
A facially disfigured and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those he blames for his condition.
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Without Reservations
Title: Without Reservations
Character: French Officer (uncredited)
Released: May 13, 1946
Type: Movie
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.
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The Scarlet Horseman
Title: The Scarlet Horseman
Character: Tioga
Released: January 22, 1946
Type: Movie
Government agents work to interfere with schemes to trick the Comanches into war with the Texans.
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They Were Expendable
Title: They Were Expendable
Character: Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Released: December 7, 1945
Type: Movie
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.
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A Guy Named Joe
Title: A Guy Named Joe
Character: Cadet (uncredited)
Released: December 24, 1943
Type: Movie
A cocky Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he's killed on a mission, he is sent back to Earth by heavenly General with a new assignment.