Frederick Ahern (December 31, 1907 in California – September 28, 1982) was an American filmmaker. Fred Ahern began his career stacking lumber at . Over the next 10 years he worked his way up to Assistant Production Manager at Trem Carr Productions, (later known as Monogram Pictures). His first job as Production Manager was in 1940, working for Sol Lesser on the movies Tarzan and Stage Door Canteen. He worked for 5 years with David Selznick. In 1950, Ahern returned to work for Sol Lesser as Associate Producer and Production Manager on another Tarzan picture; this one filmed in Africa.