Charles Fredericks (born Fred Cockerham; or Crockenham; September 5, 1918 – May 14, 1970) was an American actor of stage, television, and film.

Success in competitions moved him further in that direction, as he won one contest that designated him the best male singer in Mississippi and another that earned him a singing scholarship.

[1] Fredericks received the George Jean Nathan Award for his performance when he starred as Gaylord Ravenal in the 1946 Broadway revival of Show Boat, and was selected for the same role in the film of that title.

[6] Among Fredericks's work on television, on Colt .45, he appeared as "Larkin" in the episode "Small Man" (1957) and as Marshal Ed Springer in "The Gandy Dancers".(1960).

He also appeared on Gunsmoke as “Band” (1959), as “Jed”, S5E38 1960, as “Senator McGovern” (1962), in S8E15's "False Front" and earlier that year as a convicted soldier in S7E33’s “The Prisoner”.