Fred Krone

Fred Krone (June 19, 1930[1] – January 12, 2010), also known as Krunch,[2] was an American actor and stuntman who worked predominantly in Westerns.

Career

Krone was born in Kentucky.[1] He began working in the 1950s performing stunts and as an actor. He worked in the early days of Steve McQueen’s career and doubled for McQueen in 1960/61 on the TV series Wanted: Dead or Alive, among others.

Krone had appearances on The Range Rider, Yancy Derringer (S1E02 "Gallatin Street"), The Rifleman, The Texan, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, and many more. He made a brief appearance on Perry Mason in 1966 as jewel thief and murder victim Nils Dorow in "The Case of the Tsarina's Tiara." He worked well into the 1970s and appeared on several episodes of Mannix.[3]

Death

Krone died on January 12, 2010, in Santa Paula, California after a long battle with cancer.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1952The Steel FistFirst Student
1953Last of the Pony RidersHenchmanUncredited
1956The Houston StoryMarsh
1956The First TexanSoldierUncredited
1956Reprisal!BarflyUncredited
1958Man from God's CountryCowboyUncredited
1958Badman's CountryGang MemberUncredited
1958Apache TerritoryStyles
1962Hand of DeathCab Driver
1962The FirebrandDickens
1962Young Guns of TexasPike - Glendenning's Foreman
1964The Quick GunBonnerUncredited
1964Young FuryMember of The Hellion Gang #4
1965War PartyIndian
1965Fort CourageousSoldier
1965Convict StageDixon
1965Arizona RaidersMatt Edwards
1966Not with My Wife, You Don't!First AustralianUncredited
1968The Love BugDriver #34
1969Hell's BellesBuzz
1969The Great Bank RobberyCowboyUncredited
1972The LimitDrunk
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanOutlaw #7

References
  1. Lentz, Harris (May 2, 2011). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010. McFarland. pp. 234–235. ISBN 9780786441754 – via Google Books.
  2. Scott Freese, Gene (April 10, 2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 159. ISBN 9780786476435 – via Google Books.
  3. Freese, Gene (1998). Hollywood Stunt Performers: A Dictionary and Filmography of Over 600 Men and Women, 1922-1996. McFarland. p. 129. ISBN 9780786405114 – via Google Books.


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