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Fred Kohler Jr.

Fred Kohler Jr.

American actor (1911–1993)

Fred Kohler Jr. (July 8, 1911 – January 7, 1993) was an American actor who performed in a number of Westerns such as The Pecos Kid and Toll of the Desert.[1] He played nearly 130 film and television roles between 1929 and 1978.

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Kohler's mother was actress Marjorie Prole, [2] and his father was actor Fred Kohler.[3] Father and son appeared in two films together. In RKO's Lawless Valley, they played father and son outlaws. In one scene, Fred Jr.'s character says to his father's character, "Aw, that's crazy!", and Fred Sr. responds "Careful, son, you're talkin' to your dad, ya know!"[1]

From 1951 to 1958 Kohler played Jordan on The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok television series.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. [1]
    Hal Erickson (2016). "Fred Kohler Jr". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.
  2. [2]
    George A. Katchmer, A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses, page 193, McFarland, Inc., 2015
  3. [3]
    "Fred Kohler". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.
  4. [4]
    Norman Chance, Who Was Who on TV - Volume 3, page 471, Xlibris, 2010
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