6 Best Fred Burns Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 5, 2026

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Fred Burns was a working cowboy turned Hollywood character actor whose career ran from the silent era to the early 1940s and took in countless westerns. Young Buffalo Bill helps broker peace between settlers and a Native tribe, Ride Him, Cowboy trains a supposedly murderous horse and exposes the real criminals, California Mail investigates a string of mail robberies, and Lawless Range battles outlaws swindling honest settlers. The Good Bad-Man and Home, Sweet Home round out the list.

Young Buffalo Bill (1940) 01

Young Buffalo Bill (1940)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Fred Burns features in this Roy Rogers western about a young Buffalo Bill Cody who helps broker peace between settlers and a Native tribe threatened by land-hungry schemers.

Directed by Joseph Kane · 0h 59m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

California Mail (1936) 02

California Mail (1936)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Fred Burns is in this western about a cowboy investigating a series of mail robberies threatening to shut down a struggling stage line.

Directed by Noel M. Smith · 0h 56m · Rated NR

Lawless Range (1935) 03

Lawless Range (1935)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Fred Burns appears in this John Wayne western about a masked avenger who battles a gang of outlaws using stolen government land grants to swindle honest ranchers.

Directed by Robert N. Bradbury · 0h 53m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

Ride Him, Cowboy (1932) 04

Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Fred Burns features in this John Wayne western where a cowboy trains a wild, supposedly murderous horse and uncovers the real criminals behind local cattle rustling.

Directed by Fred Allen · 0h 55m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Philo · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

The Good Bad-Man (1916) 05

The Good Bad-Man (1916)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Fred Burns is in this Douglas Fairbanks silent about a gentleman outlaw who steals only from the corrupt and searches for the father who abandoned him as a child.

Directed by Allan Dwan · 0h 50m

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Home, Sweet Home (1914)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Fred Burns features in this Griffith feature where four interwoven stories illustrate the enduring power of a simple song about the meaning of home.

Directed by D.W. Griffith · 0h 55m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.