Biography
Fred Rosewell Church (October 17, 1889 – January 7, 1983) was an American actor of the silent era.
After entering vaudeville when he was a boy, Church became part of a double act that spent two years on the circuit. After touring the U.S. in vaudeville, he acted in repertory theater in the central western U.S., including the Selig Company in Chicago.In 1908, Church joined Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson in Western films for the latter's Essanay Studios. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1908 and 1935. From 1928 to 1930, he made six films billed as Montana Bill.Church was born in Boone, Iowa (another source says Quebec, Canada), and died in Blythe, California, near his home in Quartzsite, Arizona, from congestive heart failure
Filmography
all 162
Movies 162
self 6
Buck Morgan - Henchman
Border Guns (1934)
Movie
Jake McKeever
So This Is Arizona (1931)
Movie
Tex Johnson
Flying Lariats (1931)
Movie
Ted Conway
The Apache Kid's Escape (1930)
Movie
Henchman
South of Sonora (1930)
Movie
Fred
The Ranch of the Hoodoos (1926)
Movie
Arthur Standish
The Lost Express (1925)
Movie
The Stranger
Chalk Marks (1924)
Movie
Actor
The Fighting Kid (1922)
Movie
Buck Saunders
The Son-of-a-Gun (1919)
Movie
Lightning Curley
Red Blood and Yellow (1919)
Movie
Actor
Shootin' Mad (1918)
Movie
Beans (1918)
Movie
Cossé-Brissac
Madame du Barry (1917)
Movie
Billy Wise
The Clever Mrs. Carfax (1917)
Movie
Ray Preston
Southern Justice (1917)
Movie
Frank Van Dyke
The Phantom's Secret (1917)
Movie
Fred Brandon
The Honeymoon Surprise (1917)
Movie
Ferdinand Stocker
The End of the Rainbow (1916)
Movie
Lee Diullingham
A Romance of Billy Goat Hill (1916)
Movie
Dave Bean
The Girl of Lost Lake (1916)
Movie
Allan Waite
The Secret of the Swamp (1916)
Movie
Clarence Velie
It Happened in Honolulu (1916)
Movie
Herne
The Wrong Door (1916)
Movie
Undetermined Role
The Road to Paradise (1915)
Movie
Oliver Corblay aka The Desert Rat
The Long Chance (1915)
Movie
Freddie
Universal Ike and the School Belle (1914)
Movie
Fred Church
What Came to Bar Q (1914)
Movie
John Duncan
A Night on the Road (1914)
Movie
Actor
Broncho Billy-Guardian (1914)
Movie
The Former Sheriff
The Story of the Old Gun (1914)
Movie
Fred Church
The Hills of Peace (1914)
Movie
Rawhide Bill
A Snakeville Courtship (1913)
Movie
Actor
Broncho Billy's Christmas Deed (1913)
Movie
Actor
The Three Gamblers (1913)
Movie
Earl Briggs
Broncho Billy's Squareness (1913)
Movie
Actor
A Romance of the Hills (1913)
Movie
Rawhide Bill
Sophie's Hero (1913)
Movie
Hank Bender
The Cowboy Samaritan (1913)
Movie
The Mailman
The New Schoolmarm of Green River (1913)
Movie
Fred Church
The Doctor's Duty (1913)
Movie
Fred Church
The Kid Sheriff (1913)
Movie
The Wildman
Alkali Ike and the Wildman (1913)
Movie
Actor
Broncho Billy Gets Square (1913)
Movie
The Sheriff
The Struggle (1913)
Movie
The Sheriff
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County (1913)
Movie
Actor
Broncho Billy Reforms (1913)
Movie
Tom Warner
Broncho Billy's Conscience (1913)
Movie
The Gang Leader
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls (1913)
Movie
Actor
Broncho Billy's Strategy (1913)
Movie
Rawhide Bill
Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist (1913)
Movie
Juan Yukas
Broncho Billy's Capture (1913)
Movie
Tom Clay - Lee's Son
The Last Shot (1913)
Movie
Ralph Spaulding, the Express Rider
Broncho Billy and the Express Rider (1913)
Movie
Actor
Broncho Billy's Reason (1913)
Movie
Fred Church
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness (1913)
Movie
Fred Church
Broncho Billy's Sister (1913)
Movie
Actor
The Influence on Broncho Billy (1913)
Movie
Dr. Brush
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid (1913)
Movie
Actor
The Making of Broncho Billy (1913)
Movie
Hawk Eye
Broncho Billy's Gun Play (1913)
Movie
Dick, Broncho Billy's Brother
Broncho Billy's Brother (1913)
Movie
Actor
Alkali Ike's Motorcycle (1912)
Movie
Jim Clayton
The Prospector (1912)
Movie
Actor
Western Girls (1912)
Movie
Manuel, The Mexican Man with the Guitar
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife (1912)
Movie
Jim Davis
Broncho Billy's Heart (1912)
Movie
Yellow Wolf
An Indian's Friendship (1912)
Movie
Big Moose
The Ranch Girl's Trial (1912)
Movie
Sheriff
The Tomboy on Bar Z (1912)
Movie
Actor
Alkali Ike Stung! (1912)
Movie
Bob's Friend
An Indian Sunbeam (1912)
Movie
Coyote Simpson
Alkali Ike's Pants (1912)
Movie
Elliott Stapleton
The Ranchman's Trust (1912)
Movie
Actor
Broncho Billy for Sheriff (1912)
Movie
Actor
Alkali Ike Plays the Devil (1912)
Movie
Actor
Broncho Billy's Escapade (1912)
Movie
The Doctor
Broncho Billy's Last Hold-Up (1912)
Movie
Quick-Draw Kelly
Broncho Billy's Pal (1912)
Movie
Sheriff
The Smuggler's Daughter (1912)
Movie
Actor
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape (1912)
Movie
Dan Clayton
On the Cactus Trail (1912)
Movie
The Sheriff
Broncho Billy and the Indian Maid (1912)
Movie
Ross Chalmers - Revenue Officer
A Moonshiner's Heart (1912)
Movie
Actor
Western Hearts (1912)
Movie
Actor
On El Monte Ranch (1912)
Movie
Quick-Draw Kelly
Broncho Billy's Bible (1912)
Movie
Wells
The Desert Sweetheart (1912)
Movie
Mexican
The Sheriff and His Man (1912)
Movie
Durkin's Partner, Black
The Dead Man's Claim (1912)
Movie
The Arizona Kid
Broncho Billy and the Bandits (1912)
Movie
Actor
Alkali Ike's Boarding House (1912)
Movie
Actor
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy (1912)
Movie
Curley Brown
A Ranch Widower's Daughters (1912)
Movie
Actor
The Ranch Girl's Mistake (1912)
Movie
Actor
The Prospector's Legacy (1912)
Movie
Actor
The Deputy and the Girl (1912)
Movie
Townsman
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress (1912)
Movie
Actor
The Oath of His Office (1912)
Movie
Actor
A Child of the West (1912)
Movie
The Tavern Owner's Daughter's Sweetheart
Broncho Billy's Adventure (1911)
Movie
Party Guest
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner (1911)
Movie
Papa
Papa's Letter (1911)
Movie
The sheriff
The Forester's Plea (1911)
Movie
Deputy
A Western Redemption (1911)
Movie
Actor
The Stage Driver's Daughter (1911)
Movie
Actor
Town Hall, Tonight (1911)
Movie
Actor
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine (1911)
Movie
Actor
A Western Girl's Sacrifice (1911)
Movie
Actor
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl (1911)
Movie
An Indian
Forgiven in Death (1911)
Movie
A Mexican
The Lucky Card (1911)
Movie
Actor
Alkali Ike's Auto (1911)
Movie
Actor
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead (1911)
Movie
Actor
The Indian Maiden's Lesson (1911)
Movie
Actor
Across the Plains (1911)
Movie
Prisoner
The Sheriff's Chum (1911)
Movie
Actor
The Faithful Indian (1911)
Movie
Actor
The Outlaw and the Child (1911)
Movie
Actor
The Two Reformations (1911)
Movie
Actor
The Count and the Cowboys (1911)
Movie
Actor
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Tenderfoot Messenger (1910)
Movie
Actor
A Cowboy's Vindication (1910)
Movie
Actor
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present (1910)
Movie
Actor
A Western Woman's Way (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Little Prospector (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Marked Trail (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Masquerade Cop (1910)
Movie
An Indian
Pals of the Range (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Bearded Bandit (1910)
Movie
Actor
Patricia of the Plains (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Tout's Remembrance (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Pony Express Rider (1910)
Movie
Passenger
The Deputy's Love (1910)
Movie
A Cowboy
Under Western Skies (1910)
Movie
Black Bart
The Desperado (1910)
Movie
A Ranch Hand
The Unknown Claim (1910)
Movie
The Sheriff
The Bad Man's Last Deed (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Forest Ranger (1910)
Movie
The Sheriff
The Ranchman's Feud (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Brother, Sister and the Cowpuncher (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Little Doctor of the Foothills (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Cowpuncher's Ward (1910)
Movie
Actor
A Vein of Gold (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Bad Man and the Preacher (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Mistaken Bandit (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Ranger's Bride (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Flower of the Ranch (1910)
Movie
Actor
A Ranchman's Wooing (1910)
Movie
A Cowboy
The Girl and the Fugitive (1910)
Movie
Pedestrian at Second Bar / Third Bartender
Method in His Madness (1910)
Movie
Scoundrel's Accomplice
The Mexican's Faith (1910)
Movie
The Bartender
The Cowboy and the Squaw (1910)
Movie
Walt Malone
The Outlaw's Sacrifice (1910)
Movie
Bill
Won by a Hold-Up (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Heart of a Cowboy (1909)
Movie
Pedro Mayos
The Spanish Girl (1909)
Movie
The Mexican
The Ranchman's Rival (1909)
Movie
Actor
His Reformation (1909)
Movie
Actor
The Best Man Wins (1909)
Movie
Actor
Tag Day (1909)
Movie
Ratings
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Based on 815 movie and tv ratings over time
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1889-10-17
Deathday1983-01-07 (93 years old)
Birth PlaceAmes, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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