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Fred Walton (born 1949) is an American film director and screenwriter. Among his films are When a Stranger Calls, April Fool's Day, The Rosary Murders, I Saw What You Did, When a Stranger Calls Back and The Stepford Husbands. Born around 1950, Walton was raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Fred Walton is probably the most written about male-extra in the history of movies. Most people don't know his real name, they just know him by his nickname "O.K. Freddie." While there is not much known about how Fred Walton arrived in Hollywood, he was reportedly a film extra that started in movies in the 1920s.
Fred Walton. Director: When a Stranger Calls. Fred Walton is known for When a Stranger Calls (1979), The Rosary Murders (1987) and When a Stranger Calls (2006). He has been married to Barbara Boles since 1979. They have two children.
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Fred Walton (1949– ) is an American writer-director. He is best known for his work in the horror genre, particularly for "When a Stranger Calls" (1979) and "April Fool's Day" (1986).
Fred Walton may refer to: Fred Walton (actor) (1865–1936), English-American actor. Fred Walton (director), American film director and screenwriter. Category: Human name disambiguation pages.
Since its debut in the fall of 1979, director Fred Walton’s When A Stranger Calls has become a touchstone horror film. The opening twenty-minute sequence of a babysitter menaced by a frightening caller is absolutely iconic and justifiably famous.
Mar 11, 2021 · While the “get out of the house, now!” twist had been used in Black Christmas, When A Stranger Calls taps into a different fear. As director and co-writer Fred Walton tells us, it’s not just the idea that this could happen. People believed it already had.
