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|person=Dean Fredericks

| name=Dean Fredericks<br>

(American actor who played Steve Canyon<br> born Frederick Joseph Foote​)

(American actor who played Steve Canyon<br> born Frederick Joseph Foote​)

|birth_date=January 21, 1924​

|birth_date=January 21, 1924​

From 1954 to 1957, Fredericks guest starred six times in different roles, usually as an Indian on the [[ABC]] western, ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.'' In 1957, he appeared in the ABC military series ''Navy Log'' in the role of DeMarco in the episode "The War of the Whale Boats" and as Chalky in the segment "Lady Luck" of the syndicated adventure series ''Whirlybirds,'' starring Kenneth Tobey. That same year, he appeared in the popular ABC western ''Maverick'' (as Mitchell in "The Jeweled Gun," the tenth episode of the long-running series) and on John Bromfield's ''Sheriff of Cochise,'' a syndicated police drama set in [[Arizona]]. He appeared three times from 1956 to 1958 on Clint Walker's ''Cheyenne'' series, including the role of the Indian Yellow Knife in a much remembered episode "Quicksand" and as Little Chief in "The Broken Pledge".<ref name=credits/> On April 6, 1957, Fredericks played Gart in the episode "The Photographer" of [[CBS]]'s ''Gunsmoke western series, with Sebastian Cabot in the title guest-starring role as Professor Jacoby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandango.com/gunsmoke:thephotographer_v453432/summary|title=''Gunsmoke'': "The Photographer"|publisher=fandango.com|accessdate=February 13, 2010}}</ref>​

From 1954 to 1957, Fredericks guest starred six times in different roles, usually as an Indian on the [[ABC]] western, ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.'' In 1957, he appeared in the ABC military series ''Navy Log'' in the role of DeMarco in the episode "The War of the Whale Boats" and as Chalky in the segment "Lady Luck" of the syndicated adventure series ''Whirlybirds,'' starring Kenneth Tobey. That same year, he appeared in the popular ABC western ''Maverick'' (as Mitchell in "The Jeweled Gun," the tenth episode of the long-running series) and on John Bromfield's ''Sheriff of Cochise,'' a syndicated police drama set in [[Arizona]]. He appeared three times from 1956 to 1958 on Clint Walker's ''Cheyenne'' series, including the role of the Indian Yellow Knife in a much remembered episode "Quicksand" and as Little Chief in "The Broken Pledge".<ref name=credits/> On April 6, 1957, Fredericks played Gart in the episode "The Photographer" of [[CBS]]'s ''Gunsmoke western series, with Sebastian Cabot in the title guest-starring role as Professor Jacoby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandango.com/gunsmoke:thephotographer_v453432/summary|title=''Gunsmoke'': "The Photographer"|publisher=fandango.com|accessdate=February 13, 2010}}</ref>​

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==As Steve Canyon==​

==As Steve Canyon==

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In ''Steve Canyon,'' Fredericks was cast as flying ace and troubleshooter Stevenson B. Canyon, a [[lieutenant colonel]] stationed at the fictitious Big Thunder [[United States Air Force]] base. The episodes bear such titles as "The Korean Story," "Project UFO," "Sabotage," "Iron Curtain," "Strike Force," "Operation Crash Landing," "The Bomb," and "Operation Thunderbirds," reflecting the events of that time.  Appearing with Fredericks were Jerry Paris,  later of ''The Dick Van Dyke Show,'' in eleven episodes as Major Willie Williston, William Schallert three times as Major Karl Richmond, and James Drury twice as Lieutenant Richard Muller, Nelson Leigh twice as General Black, and Karl Swenson twice as  Colonel Vanderhoek.<ref name=credits/> Marion Ross, later Mrs. Cunningham on the ABC comedy ''Happy Days'' appeared as Rita Bradshaw in the single episode entitled "Operation Zero Launch".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005385/|title=Marion Ross|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=February 13, 2010}}</ref>Paul Free] narrated sixteen of the episodes; Don Taylo, ten segments. The series had a wide array of impressive guest stars.<ref name=credits/> The program has been available in a special edition [[DVD]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Canyon-Special-Dean-Fredericks/dp/B0010EI3JU|title=Steve Canyon|publisher=amazon.com|accessdate=February 13, 2010}}</ref>​

In ''Steve Canyon,'' Fredericks was cast as flying ace and troubleshooter Stevenson B. Canyon, a [[lieutenant colonel]] stationed at the fictitious Big Thunder [[United States Air Force]] base. The episodes bear such titles as "The Korean Story," "Project UFO," "Sabotage," "Iron Curtain," "Strike Force," "Operation Crash Landing," "The Bomb," and "Operation Thunderbirds," reflecting the events of that time.  Appearing with Fredericks were Jerry Paris,  later of ''The Dick Van Dyke Show,'' in eleven episodes as Major Willie Williston, William Schallert three times as Major Karl Richmond, and James Drury twice as Lieutenant Richard Muller, Nelson Leigh twice as General Black, and Karl Swenson twice as  Colonel Vanderhoek.<ref name=credits/> Marion Ross, later Mrs. Cunningham on the ABC comedy ''Happy Days'' appeared as Rita Bradshaw in the single episode entitled "Operation Zero Launch".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005385/|title=Marion Ross|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=February 13, 2010}}</ref>Paul Free] narrated sixteen of the episodes; Don Taylo, ten segments. The series had a wide array of impressive guest stars.<ref name=credits/> The program has been available in a special edition [[DVD]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Canyon-Special-Dean-Fredericks/dp/B0010EI3JU|title=Steve Canyon|publisher=amazon.com|accessdate=February 13, 2010}}</ref>​