Fred C. Newmeyer
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 8, 1888 (138 years old)
Place of Birth
Central City, Colorado, USA
Biography
A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the Our Gang series and for directing several Harold Lloyd movies. With Sam Taylor, Newmeyer co-directed Lloyd in films including Safety Last! (1923), Girl Shy (1924), and The Freshman (1925). Newmeyer also had an extensive directing and acting resume in other comedy short films. He appeared as an actor in 71 films between 1914 and 1923. Prior to his film career, Newmeyer played professional baseball. Partial statistics exist for his time as a left-handed pitcher in Minor League Baseball at the Class D level from 1911 to 1913 in the Southwest Texas League, Michigan State League, and Central Association.[6] He made at least 66 appearances and was the winning pitcher of at least 26 games. Newmeyer was the original director of the first short in the Our Gang series, also titled Our Gang; his version tested poorly, and producer Hal Roach scrapped most of the footage and remade the short with Robert McGowan as the director. Newmeyer, after directing numerous other shorts at Roach, returned to the Our Gang series in 1936 to direct The Pinch Singer, Arbor Day, Mail and Female and the feature film General Spanky. Newmeyer and his wife, Berna, had a son, Fred W. After his film career, Newmeyer worked with the athletic department of University High School in Los Angeles. Newmeyer died on April 24, 1967, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 78.
Known For
| 1923 | Safety Last!Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket (uncredited) | |
| 1920 | Number, Please?carnival staff (uncredited) | |
| 1919 | Bumping Into Broadway | |
| 1919 | Captain Kidd's KidsAh Nix (Chinese Cook) | |
| 1919 | Young Mr. Jazz(uncredited) | |
| 1919 | The Marathon | |
| 1919 | Count Your Change | |
| 1919 | Don't Shove | |
| 1919 | A Sammy in Siberia(uncredited) | |
| 1918 | It's a Wild Life | |
| 1918 | Pipe the Whiskers | |
| 1918 | The Tip | |
| 1917 | We Never Sleep | |
| 1917 | Clubs Are Trump | |
| 1917 | Love, Laughs and Lather | |
| 1917 | Rainbow Island | |
| 1917 | From Laramie to London | |
| 1917 | Lonesome Luke Loses Patients | |
| 1917 | Lonesome Luke, Messenger | |
| 1917 | Over the Fence(uncredited) | |
| 1917 | Pinched | |
| 1917 | By the Sad Sea Waves | |
| 1917 | Step Lively | |
| 1917 | Bashful | |
| 1917 | All Aboard | |
| 1917 | Birds of a Feather | |
| 1916 | Luke Locates the Loot | |
| 1916 | Luke's Fireworks Fizzle | |
| 1916 | Luke, Rank Impersonator | |
| 1916 | Luke, Patient Provider | |
| 1916 | Luke and the Bang-Tails | |
| 1916 | Luke's Speedy Club Life | |
| 1916 | Luke and the Mermaids | |
| 1916 | Luke Does the Midway | |
| 1916 | Luke's Lost Lamb | |
| 1916 | Luke, Crystal Gazer | |
| 1916 | Luke Rides Roughshod | |
| 1916 | Luke's Movie Muddle | |
| 1916 | Luke's Society Mixup | |
| 1916 | Luke's Late Lunchers | |
| 1916 | Luke Joins the Navy |
| 2022 | The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5Director | |
| 1942 | Rodeo RhythmDirector | |
| 1937 | Mail and FemaleDirector | |
| 1936 | Arbor DayDirector | |
| 1936 | The Pinch SingerDirector | |
| 1936 | General SpankyDirector | |
| 1935 | A Scream in the NightDirector | |
| 1935 | Secrets of ChinatownDirector | |
| 1934 | The MothDirector | |
| 1934 | No RansomDirector | |
| 1934 | Lost In The LegionDirector | |
| 1934 | The Big RaceDirector | |
| 1932 | The Night RiderDirector | |
| 1932 | They Never Come BackDirector | |
| 1932 | Discarded LoversDirector | |
| 1932 | The Gambling SexDirector | |
| 1932 | The Fighting GentlemanDirector | |
| 1931 | Subway ExpressDirector | |
| 1930 | Queen HighDirector | |
| 1930 | Fast and LooseDirector | |
| 1930 | The Grand ParadeDirector | |
| 1929 | Sailor's HolidayDirector | |
| 1929 | Rainbow ManDirector | |
| 1929 | It Can Be DoneDirector | |
| 1928 | The Night BirdDirector | |
| 1928 | Warming UpDirector | |
| 1927 | The Lunatic at LargeDirector | |
| 1927 | That's My DaddyDirector | |
| 1927 | The PottersDirector | |
| 1927 | On Your Toes!Director | |
| 1927 | Too Many CrooksDirector | |
| 1926 | The SavageDirector | |
| 1926 | The QuarterbackDirector | |
| 1925 | The FreshmanDirector | |
| 1925 | Seven Keys to BaldpateDirector | |
| 1925 | The Perfect ClownDirector | |
| 1924 | Girl ShyDirector | |
| 1924 | Hot WaterDirector | |
| 1923 | Safety Last!Director | |
| 1923 | Why Worry?Director | |
| 1922 | Grandma's BoyDirector | |
| 1922 | Dr. JackDirector | |
| 1921 | Never WeakenDirector | |
| 1921 | A Sailor-Made ManDirector | |
| 1921 | Now or NeverDirector | |
| 1921 | Among Those PresentDirector | |
| 1920 | Money to BurnDirector | |
| 1920 | Merely a MaidDirector | |
| 1920 | Raise the RentDirector | |
| 1920 | All Lit UpDirector | |
| 1920 | Number, Please?Co-Director | |
| 1920 | Alias AladdinDirector |








