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Frederic Downs was born on 6 May 1916 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The California Kid (1974), Studio One (1948) and Perry Mason (1957). He died on 24 April 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- January 1, 1
- Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
May 4, 1998 · LOS ANGELES -- The death of Frederic Downs, 81, whose five-decade acting career ranged from Broadway to films to both the infancy and maturity of television, was announced recently.
May 1, 1998 · Frederic Downs, 81, whose five-decade acting career ranged from Broadway to films to both the infancy and maturity of television.
Frederic Downs was born on May 6, 1916 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The California Kid (1974), Perry Mason (1957) and Red Zone Cuba (1966). He died on April 24, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- May 6, 1916
- April 24, 1998
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Frederic Downs played the Justice of the Peace in the fourth season episode, "Once in a Vial" (1968).
Frederic Downs was an American stage, film and television actor and playwright. His five-decade acting career ranged from Broadway to films to both the infancy and maturity of television. Downs worked at nearly all the major film studios and on the top three commercial television networks, as well as touring with Lotte Lenya in Three Penny Opera. He was also in the original cast of Fiorello on Broadway in 1957. Additionally, Downs wrote drama, including a play about Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's Scrapbook.
His major movies included The Cotton Club and Splendor in the Grass.
In 1974 Downs received the Los Angeles Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Bus Stop.
Frederic Downs died on April 24, 1998. He was 81.
1.Frederic Downs on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on March 31, 2020.
2.Manus, Willard. "Actor Frederic Downs Dies" obituary, Playbill.com, May 4, 1998. Retrieved on March 31, 2020, edited.
Apr 24, 1998 · Searching to find out more about Frederic Downs? We have a full Biography, Photos, Theatre Credits, Videos and more! Check out Frederic Downs's bio now including film and tv, as well as on...
Apr 24, 1998 · Frederic Downs is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes Bug, Terror from the Year 5000, Experiment in Terror, The California Kid, I, the Jury, The Addams Family, Huckleberry Finn, and Shadow on the Land.
