Actor. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He got his start on the stage after making a hit in a Knights of Pythias benefit in Gosport.  In 1913 Frederick along with Sydney Shields starred in “Reckless Age”, a play produced by Cecil B. De Mille shortly before he switched to film. He was an actor, known for The Big Trail in 1930, One Way Passage and Two Seconds both in 1932. He was married to Jessie Lawrie. Other films he played in were, Running Wild in 1927, No Other Woman in 1933, Mata Hari in 1931, I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang in 1932,  Belle of the Nineties, in 1934,  Theodora Goes Wild, in 1936, Jezebel, in 1938,  Silver Queen, in 1942,  The Foxes of Harrow, in 1947 and Ann of Green Gables, in 1919. Frederick would appear in a total of 122 films between 1914 and 1947. He died at the age of 86. (bio by: Shock)