Frederick De Cordova: Frederick De Cordova. Producer: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Educated at Northwestern University, Frederick De Cordova began his show business career on the stage, and came to Hollywood in the mid-'40s as a dialogue director. He graduated to director in 1945. He spent much of his career at Universal Pictures, where he turned out medium-budget westerns, comedies and musicals. In the mid-'50s he turned his main focus to television,...
Known For: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Producer), The King of Comedy (Bert Thomas(as Fred De Cordova)), Buccaneer's Girl (Director(as Frederick de Cordova)), The Desert Hawk (Director(as Frederick de Cordova))