High Noon High Noon High Noon is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, depicted in real time, centers around a town marshal who is torn between his sense of duty and love for his new bride and who must face a gang of killers alone. Though mired in controversy with political overtones at the time of its release, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four (Actor, Editing, Music-Score, and Music-Song) as well as four Golden Globe Awards (Actor, Supporting
Fred Applegate (actor) Pains", "FM", "Malcolm in the Middle", "ER", "Murphy Brown", "Newhart" and many others. His film credits include "Georgia Rule", "Stuart Saves His Family" (1995), and "The Producers". Fred Applegate (actor) Frederick Applegate (born February 20, 1953) is an American actor, singer and dancer. He grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey and South Orange, New Jersey. He graduated from Northwestern University. Fred played Lumiere in the National Tour of Beauty and the Beast (musical) Applegate originated the roles of Inspector Kemp and The Blind Hermit in the Broadway musical "Young Frankenstein" (2007). He originated the role of the Monsignor in the