Fred C. Newmeyer

born: 09 August 1888 Central City, Colorado, United States of America

died: 24 April 1967 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America (age 78)

American director and actor who, after a short career in professional baseball, began working at Rolin/Roach as a stock actor while eventually working his way up to the director's chair, notably helming or co-helming (with Sam Taylor) many of Harold Lloyd's best films at and post-Roach in the 1920s.  He apparently directed the original pilot for the "Our Gang" film series, but after it tested poorly, it was scrapped and was re-shot with Robert F. McGowan. A list of his directing credits will follow later on this page...

Height: 5'8½"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1916 Luke, The Candy Cut Up [unidentified character]   1916 Luke's Late Lunchers [unidentified character]   1916 Luke's Society Mixup [unidentified character]   1916 Luke Rides Roughshod [unidentified character]   1916 Luke, Crystal Gazer [unidentified character]   1916 Luke's Lost Lamb [unidentified character]   1916 Luke Does The Midway [unidentified character]   1916 Luke Joins The Navy Man outside store/ Sailor 1916 Luke And The Mermaids [unidentified character]   1916 Luke's Speedy Club Life [unidentified character]   1916 Luke And The Bang-Tails [unidentified character]   1916 Luke, The Chauffeur [unidentified character]   1916 Luke's Preparedness Preparations [unidentified character]   1916 Luke, The Gladiator [unidentified character]   1916 Luke, Patient Provider [unidentified character]   1916 Luke's Newsie Knockout [unidentified character]   1916 Luke's Movie Muddle [?] 1916 Luke, Rank Impersonator [unidentified character]   1916 Luke's Fireworks Fizzle [unidentified character]   1916 Luke Locates The Loot [unidentified character]   1916 Luke's Shattered Sleep [unidentified character]   1917 Skinny Gets A Goat Rube 1917 Lonesome Luke On Tin Can Alley [unidentified character]   1917 Lonesome Luke, Messenger School teacher with whiskers/ Bespectacled messenger 1917 Lonesome Luke's Wild Women [unidentified character]   1917 Over The Fence [unidentified character]   1917 Lonesome Luke Loses Patients [unidentified character]   1917 Pinched [unidentified character]   1917 By The Sad Sea Waves [unidentified character]   1917 Lonesome Luke In Birds Of A Feather [unidentified character]   1917 Lonesome Luke In From Laramie To London [unidentified character]   1917 Rainbow Island [unidentified character]   1917 Lonesome Luke In Love, Laughs And Lather [unidentified character]   1917 Lonesome Luke In Clubs Are Trump Man on bench with Marie 1917 All Aboard [unidentified character]   1917 Lonesome Luke In We Never Sleep [unidentified character]   1917 Move On [unidentified character]   1917 Bashful [unidentified character]   1917 Step Lively [unidentified character]   1918 The Tip [unidentified character]   1918 The Big Idea [unidentified character]   1918 Hello Teacher [?] 1918 Pipe The Whiskers [unidentified character]   1918 It's A Wild Life [?] 1918 Two-Gun Gussie Bar patron 1918 The City Slicker [?] 1918 Sic 'Em Towser [?] 1918 That's Him Train passenger 1919 On The Fire [UNCONFIRMED] 1919 A Sammy In Siberia Private Brown 1919 Crack Your Heels [unidentified character]   1919 Young Mr. Jazz [unidentified character]   1919 On The Fire Stagehand [UNCONFIRMED] 1919 Si, Senor [unidentified character]   1919 Before Breakfast Butler 1919 The Marathon [unidentified character]   1919 Back To The Woods Indian husband on porch 1919 Pistols For Breakfast [unidentified character]   1919 Swat The Crook [unidentified character]   1919 Off The Trolley [unidentified character]   1919 Spring Fever Office colleague/ Old man with cane 1919 Billy Blazes, Esq. [?] 1919 Just Neighbors [?] 1919 Never Touched Me [?] 1919 A Jazzed Honeymoon [?] 1919 Count Your Change Hotel manager 1919 Chop Suey & Co. [unidentified character]   1919 Heap Big Chief [unidentified character]   1919 Don't Shove Roller rink manager 1919 Be My Wife [unidentified character]   1919 The Rajah [unidentified character]   1919 He Leads, Others Follow [unidentified character]   1919 Soft Money [unidentified character]   1919 Count The Votes [unidentified character]   1919 Pay Your Dues [unidentified character]   1919 His Only Father [unidentified character]   1919 Bumping Into Broadway [unidentified character]   1919 Captain Kidd's Kids Ah Nix, the Chinese cook 1919 From Hand To Mouth Butler 1920 His Royal Slyness Elderly noble 1920 Haunted Spooks [?] 1920 High And Dizzy Bellhop 1920 Get Out And Get Under [?] 1923 Safety Last! Car driver who gets parking ticket 1923 Dogs Of War! Director of "Why Worry?"   Acknowledgements: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQN-XJC (parents' marriage, 1887) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMM-YR9 (1900 Census, line 56) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4S-KT7 (1910 Census w/family, line 60) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGSZ-WHT (1910 Census "solo," line 23) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQN-XJ9 (1911 marriage) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVF-DJ5 (WWI Draft Reg. Card) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCFF-9TX (1930 Census, line 34) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24N1-BWG (1934 passenger list, line 7) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CT-DF2 (1940 Census, line 26) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DZ-7RJ (WWII Draft Reg. Card) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP4B-3MG (CA Death Index) Jesse Brisson (help and information; identification in Luke Joins The Navy, Spring Fever, From Hand To Mouth, Before Breakfast, Back To The Woods, Count Your Change, Don't Shove, His Royal Slyness, Skinny Gets A Goat, That's Him, Lonesome Luke Messenger) This page was last updated on: 06 August 2024