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==Early career==
==Early career==
One of Fredericks's earliest known acting roles was as a priest in the "The Lord Is Risen" segment of the 1952 film series ''The Living Bible'', with Nelson Leigh in the role of [[Jesus Christ]]. In 1954 he played an unnamed member of a lynch mob in the western film, ''Jesse James v. the Daltons,'' which again featured Nelson Leigh, this time as a priest, Father Kerrigan. That same year he played "Police Detective Curtis" in the classic [[science fiction]] film, ''Them!"<ref name=credits>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292841/|title=Dean Fredericks|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=March 9, 2020}}</ref>
One of Fredericks's earliest known acting roles was as a priest in the "The Lord Is Risen" segment of the 1952 film series ''The Living Bible'', with Nelson Leigh in the role of [[Jesus Christ]]. In 1954 he played an unnamed member of a lynch mob in the western film, ''Jesse James v. the Daltons,'' which again featured Nelson Leigh, this time as a priest, Father Kerrigan. That same year he played "Police Detective Curtis" in the classic [[science fiction]] film, ''Them!"<ref name=credits>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292841/|title=Dean Fredericks|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 9, 2020}}</ref>
In 1955-1956, Fredericks played Kaseem, the [[Hindu]] manservant of the lead Johnny Weismuller character in the 26-episode syndicated television series, ''Jungle Jim,'' based on a successful comic strip as well as earlier films of the same name. Martin Huston appeared in the series as Jungle Jim's teenage son, Skipper Bradford. Paul Cavanagh was cast as Commissioner Morrison in nine episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geostan.ca/jjtv.html|title=Screen Gems: ''The Jungle Jim TV Series''|publisher=geostan.ca|accessdate=February 2, 2010}}</ref>In 1957, he appeared as Jug Davis in the black-and-white western film about landgrabbers, ''Utah Blaine,'' with Rory Calhoun in the title role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051145/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_89|title=''Utah Blaine'' (1957)|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 9, 2020}}</ref>
In 1955-1956, Fredericks played Kaseem, the [[Hindu]] manservant of the lead Johnny Weismuller character in the 26-episode syndicated television series, ''Jungle Jim,'' based on a successful comic strip as well as earlier films of the same name. Martin Huston appeared in the series as Jungle Jim's teenage son, Skipper Bradford. Paul Cavanagh was cast as Commissioner Morrison in nine episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geostan.ca/jjtv.html|title=Screen Gems: ''The Jungle Jim TV Series''|publisher=geostan.ca|accessdate=February 2, 2010}}</ref>In 1957, he appeared as Jug Davis in the black-and-white western film about landgrabbers, ''Utah Blaine,'' with Rory Calhoun in the title role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051145/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_89|title=''Utah Blaine'' (1957)|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 9, 2020}}</ref>