Fred McLeod Wilcox (December 22, 1907 – September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for many years, directed the science fiction classic Forbidden Planet (1956) as well as the classic family film Lassie Come Home which was enshrined on the National Film Preservation Board's National Film Registry in 1993.
He worked with his nephew-in-law, producer Nicholas Nayfack, on Forbidden Planet (1956) and was planning to direct a big-budget MGM sequel, to be titled "Robot Planet", when Nayfack died unexpectedly in 1958.
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Brother-in-law of Nicholas Schenck, President of MGM.
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Educated at the University of Kentucky.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
I Passed for White
1960
Forbidden Planet
1956
as Fred McLeod Wilcox
Tennessee Champ
1954
Code Two
1953
Shadow in the Sky
1952
The Secret Garden
1949
Hills of Home
1948
Three Daring Daughters
1948
Courage of Lassie
1946
Lassie Come Home
1943
Joaquin Murrieta
1938
Short as Fred Wilcox
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Paradise for Three
1938
second unit director: Austria - uncredited
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934
assistant director - uncredited
The Solitaire Man
1933
assistant director - uncredited
Turn Back the Clock
1933
assistant director - uncredited
Men Must Fight
1933
assistant director - uncredited
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
I Passed for White
1960
screenplay
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
I Passed for White
1960
producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hallelujah
1929
assistant to director - uncredited
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Documentary acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
$1.3 Million
