Fred Zinnemann the first 25 American films chosen in 1989 for the National Film Registry. With its psychological and moral examinations of its lawman hero Marshall Will Kane, played by Gary Cooper and its innovative chronology whereby screen time approximated the 80-minute countdown to the confrontational hour, the film broke the mold of the formulaic western. Working closely with cinematographer and longtime friend Floyd Crosby, he shot without filters, giving the landscape a harsh "newsreel" quality that clashed with the more painterly cinematography of John Ford's westerns. During production he established a strong rapport with Gary Cooper, photographing the aging actor in
Fred Ferris (actor) as "Sky West and Crooked". One of these parts was in the Doctor Who serial "Planet of Giants". Ferris died in 1978, aged 72. Fred Ferris (actor) Fred Ferris (1905–1978) was a British actor. Ferris was born in West Derby, Liverpool. In the earlier years of his career, he was known as a comic actor, featuring in the BBC Home Service's radio comedy "Club Night", which starred Dave Morris and ran between 1950 and 1955. Ferris was briefly in "Coronation Street" in 1962. He played Mr Appleby, the father of Colin Appleby. In later years, Ferris played a large number