Fred M Duer’s scenic designs range from summer stock for The Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, Massachusetts, to opera for Opera Delaware. His regional theatre credits include; Indiana Repertory Theatre; Colorado Shakespeare Festival; Theatre Aspen; The Studio Arena Theatre; San Francisco’s Marine's Memorial Theatre; The San Diego Repertory Theatre; The Pasadena Playhouse; Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre; and Off-Broadway at The Criterion Center. Fred was a resident designer at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego for five years and as a founding member, designed scenery for 11 productions for The Shakespeare Festival/LA over a 22 year period.

As Production Designer, Fred designed the sets for "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" for 5 seasons, and NBC's "In The House" for 4 years. He has also designed scenery for, "City Guys" and "Saved By The Bell-The New Class". His scenic designs could be seen on Carol Burnett’s “Carol and Company” and the Julie Andrews pilot, “Millie”. His film work includes the TV movie, "Saved By The Bell-Wedding in Las Vegas" and the independent feature, "Fits and Starts". He is the recipient of the Drama-Logue - Los Angeles Critics Scenic Design Award; and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program for his design work on "The Pat Sajak Show", CBS, 1989.