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Actor · 1922 to 2001

Fred Scheiwiller

Best rated (acting): Psycho (8.4)

Acting films
12
Acting avg
6.83
Peak run
1956’74
7+ run
3 films
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Fred Scheiwiller, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1956 to 1974, 7.395678919601965197019751980Psycho 8.4Earthquake 6.1Career avg 6.83

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Fred Scheiwiller's career barcodecoolhot
195612 films1982
Current formLast 5: 6.36 vs career 6.83 (−0.47)
  1. WBlazing Saddles1974 · 7.2+0.4
  2. LThe Swinging Cheerleaders1974 · 5.6−1.2
  3. LEarthquake1974 · 6.1−0.7
  4. LThe Day of the Locust1975 · 6.4−0.4
  5. LHooper1978 · 6.3−0.5
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Fred by the numbers

Average
6.83
9 rated films
Vote weighted
7.00
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.82
rating spread
Career
27y
1956 to 1982
Total votes
15.5K
across every film
Best
8.4
Psycho
Worst
6.1
Earthquake
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1982O'Hara's Wife posterO'Hara's WifeLarge Wino·3
1978Movie Movie posterMovie MovieKeegle's Manager ("Dynamite Hands")·23
1978Hooper posterHooperCowboy (uncredited)6.3147
1975The Day of the Locust posterThe Day of the Locust1st Asst. Director6.4114
1974Earthquake posterEarthquakeJay the Bartender (uncredited)6.1386
1974The Swinging Cheerleaders posterThe Swinging CheerleadersJerry5.637
1974Black Samson posterBlack SamsonCharlie Frisco·12
1974Blazing Saddles posterBlazing SaddlesOutlaw (uncredited)7.22,180
1972What's Up, Doc? posterWhat's Up, Doc?Jewel Thief7.4482
1960Psycho posterPsycho(uncredited)8.411,328
1956Around the World in 80 Days posterAround the World in 80 DaysExtra (uncredited)6.7609
1956The Harder They Fall posterThe Harder They FallFighter (uncredited)7.2161
Takes

On Fred Scheiwiller

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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