Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Fred Jackman Jr.(1913-1982)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Special Effects
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Fred Jackman Jr. was born on 8 January 1913 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Shannon (1961), Torpedo Boat (1942) and Minesweeper (1943). He was married to Nancy Kelly, Margaret Elizabeth Helsley and Dorothy Jane Scott. He died on 9 December 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 8, 1913
DiedDecember 9, 1982(69)
BornJanuary 8, 1913
DiedDecember 9, 1982(69)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Shannon (1961)
Shannon
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
Richard Arlen and Jean Parker in Torpedo Boat (1942)
Torpedo Boat
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1942
Richard Arlen, Russell Hayden, and Jean Parker in Minesweeper (1943)
Minesweeper
5.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1943
Hunter (1976)
Hunter
6.5
TV Series
  • Cinematographer(as Fred Jackman)

Credits

IMDbPro

Cinematographer

  • House Calls (1979)
    House Calls
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Fred H. Jackman)
    • 1981
  • Barry Bostwick and Deborah Raffin in Foul Play (1981)
    Foul Play
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • Reward (1980)
    Reward
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • Shirley (1979)
    Shirley
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Judith Baldwin, Russell Johnson, Natalie Schafer, and Dawn Wells in The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979)
    The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1977–1979
  • What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977)
    What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
    7.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1978
  • Hunter (1976)
    Hunter
    6.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1977
  • Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress (1977)
    Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1977
  • Jaclyn Smith in Escape from Bogen County (1977)
    Escape from Bogen County
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • director of photography (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1977
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    6.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1977
  • Viva Knievel! (1977)
    Viva Knievel!
    3.7
    • director of photography (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1977
  • Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • Time Travelers (1976)
    Time Travelers
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • director of photography (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1976
  • Good Heavens (1976)
    Good Heavens
    6.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Fred H. Jackman)
    • 1976

Director

  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1965
  • "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" Kurt Russell, Jean Engstrom 1963 MGM
    The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
    Route 66
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1963
  • Empire (1962)
    Empire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962–1963
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1963
  • Shannon (1961)
    Shannon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • directed by (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1961–1962
  • Richard Boone in Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Victor Jory in Manhunt (1959)
    Manhunt
    7.3
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • Director (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1959–1961
  • Lee Aaker, James Brown, and Rin Tin Tin II in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
    The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957–1958
  • Noah Beery Jr., Micky Dolenz, and Robert Lowery in Circus Boy (1956)
    Circus Boy
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956)
    Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957

Special Effects

  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    8.1
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Errol Flynn, Margaret Lindsay, and Anita Louise in Green Light (1937)
    Green Light
    6.2
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Pat O'Brien, Sybil Jason, and Ann Sheridan in The Great O'Malley (1937)
    The Great O'Malley
    6.7
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Humphrey Bogart in Black Legion (1937)
    Black Legion
    7.0
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
    Fugitive in the Sky
    6.1
    • special photographic effects (as Fred Jackman)
    • 1936
  • Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Joseph Crehan, William Keighley, Joe King, Barton MacLane, Frank McHugh, Henry O'Neill, Dick Purcell, and George E. Stone in Bullets or Ballots (1936)
    Bullets or Ballots
    7.0
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Humphrey Bogart and Beverly Roberts in Two Against the World (1936)
    Two Against the World
    6.1
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Lionel Atwill, Lee Tracy, and Fay Wray in Doctor X (1932)
    Doctor X
    6.4
    • special photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Fred H. Jackman Jr.
  • Born
    • January 8, 1913
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 9, 1982
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Nancy KellyFebruary 14, 1946 - February 1, 1951 (divorced)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Former brother-in-law of Jack Kelly.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.