Fred Krone

Fred Krone

actor, stunts

Fred Krone was born on Jun 19, 1930 in USA. Fred Krone's big-screen debut came with The Range Rider - Season 3 directed by George Archainbaud in 1952, strarring Henchman / Henchman Chuck / Henchman Erv Torrie / .... Fred Krone is known for Yancy Derringer directed by Richard Sale, Jock Mahoney stars as Yancy Derringer and X Brands as Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah. The upcoming new movie Fred Krone plays is Megaforce which will be released on Jun 25, 1982.

Stuntman and actor Fred Krone was born on June 19, 1930 in Kentucky. Krone grew up in California and attended Hollywood High School in the 1940's. Fred originally planned on being a concert violinist but an accident in 1946 that resulted in some of his fingers getting blown off ended that choice. Krone started out doing stunt work with his sister as a youth and began his career as a professional stuntman in earnest in the early 1950's after actress Carolina Cotton introduced Krone to fellow stuntman Jock Mahoney. Fred's career as both an actor and stuntman spanned three decades altogether. Among the notable actors that Krone doubled are Steve McQueen, David Janssen, Myron Healey, Kirby Grant, Steven Hill, Gene Barry, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr.. In 1974 Fred voluntarily quit the film industry and went on to operate a very successful clock repair business that he eventually sold in 1992. A lifetime member of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures, Fred died of cancer at age 79 on January 12, 2010 in Santa Paula, California.

  • Birthday

    Jun 19, 1930
  • Place of Birth

    Arkansas, USA

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