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'''Dean Fredericks'''  (January 21, 1924 &ndash; June 30, 1999)  was an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] best known for his portrayal of the comic strip character Steve Canyon in a 34-episode [[television]] series of the same name which aired from 1958 to 1959 on [[NBC]].<ref name=bio/> He was born '''Frederick Joseph Foote''' in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/dean-fredericks/person/88093/summary.html|title=Dean Fredericks|publisher=tv.com|accessdate=March 9, 2020}}</ref> On October 31, 1942, he enlisted as a private in the 1st Cavalry Division of the [[United States Army]], with service during [[World War II]]. He received a [[Purple Heart]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292841/bio|title=Biography for Dean Fredericks|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 9, 2020}}</ref>​

==Early career==

==Early career==

Fredericks appeared in four episodes of ABC's ''Walt Disney Presents'' as Crow Feather in three segments from 1960-1961 in the ''Daniel Boone'' series: "The Warrior's Path," "The Wilderness Road," and "The Promised Land." His last television role was on ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'' on February 7, 1965, as the criminal Zip Wyatt in "The Adventures of Gallegher, Part 3", starring Roger Mobley in the title role, with co-stars Edmond O'Brien, Harvey Korman, and Ray Teal.<ref name=credits/>​

Fredericks appeared in four episodes of ABC's ''Walt Disney Presents'' as Crow Feather in three segments from 1960-1961 in the ''Daniel Boone'' series: "The Warrior's Path," "The Wilderness Road," and "The Promised Land." His last television role was on ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'' on February 7, 1965, as the criminal Zip Wyatt in "The Adventures of Gallegher, Part 3", starring Roger Mobley in the title role, with co-stars Edmond O'Brien, Harvey Korman, and Ray Teal.<ref name=credits/>​

After a failed first marriage (c. 1948-1952), the 6'3" Fredericks was married in Los Angeles on November 19, 1956, to his second wife, Myda Fredericks (1922–2006). The ceremony was performed by Judge Julian Beck (1905-1992), a family friend and native of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], who formerly served from 1943 to 1956 in the California State Assembly for District 41.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8kk9dj6/entire_text/|title=Guide to the Judge Julian Beck Collection|publisher=oac.cdlib.org|accessdate=March 11, 2020}}</ref> Fredericks succumbed to  [[cancer]] in Los Angeles at the age of seventy-five.<ref name=bio/><ref>The author is unable to account for Fredericks's activities between the last Disney role in 1965 and his death.</ref>​

After a failed first marriage (c. 1948-1952), the 6'3" Fredericks was married in Los Angeles on November 19, 1956, to his second wife, Myda Fredericks (1922–2006). The ceremony was performed by Judge Julian Beck (1905-1992), a family friend and native of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], who formerly served from 1943 to 1956 in the California State Assembly for District 41.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8kk9dj6/entire_text/|title=Guide to the Judge Julian Beck Collection|publisher=oac.cdlib.org|accessdate=March 11, 2020}}</ref> Fredericks succumbed to  [[cancer]] in Los Angeles at the age of seventy-five.<ref name=bio/><ref>The author is unable to account for Fredericks's activities between the last Disney role in 1965 and his death.</ref>

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