Fred Willard

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Known For

Acting

Born

1933-09-18

Place of Birth

Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
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Fred Willard

Biography

Frederick Charles Willard (September 18, 1933 – May 15, 2020) was an American actor, comedian and voice over actor known for his improvisational comedy skills. He is known for his roles in the Christopher Guest mockumentary films This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration as well as television series D.C. Follies. He is an alumnus of The Second City comedy troupe. He received three Emmy nominations for his recurring role on the TV series Everybody Loves Raymond as Robert Barone's father-in-law, Hank MacDougall.

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Acting History

2021
Live at Mister Kelly's as Self
2021
Captain Daddy as Daddy (voice)
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
2020
Space Force as Fred Naird
2020
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as The 'Just Hang On!' Man
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
2020
The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth
2020
Kaufmania! as Self
2019
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019
The Very Very Best of the 70s as Self - Commentator
2019
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson as New Joe
2018
Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like as Smitty
2017
Every 40 Years as Himself
2017
9JKL as Dick
2017
Oh Damn
2016
Mascots as Greg Gammons, Jr.
2016
Max Rose as Jim Clark
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
2016
Here Comes Rusty as Mak
2016
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
Fifty Shades of Black as Gary
2015
Bachelors as Uncle Ulysses
2015
Show Boat as Cap'n Andy Hawks
2015
Kevin from Work as Roger Trousdale
2015
Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard as Harvey
2015
Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2015
Russell Madness as TJ
2015
The Odd Couple as Fred Langford
2014
All-Stars as John Carson
2014
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories as Dan
2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue as Secretary of the Interior (voice)
2014
Wish Wizard as Hope Giver
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
2014
TripTank as 911 Call (voice)
2014
The Yank as Peter Murphy
2014
Review as Jack T. Walthall
2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Ed Harken
2013
The Birthday Boys as Various
2013
The Birder as Park President
2013
Dealin' with Idiots
2013
Hollywood Game Night as Self
2013
Drunk History as Deep Throat
2013
Family Tree as Mike Morton
2013
Norm Macdonald Live as Self
2012
Trust Us with Your Life as Host
2012
The Magic of Belle Isle as Al Kaiser
2012
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2012
Inside Comedy as Self
2011
12 Wishes of Christmas as Jack Volara
2011
New Girl as Beezus
2011
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur as Mr. Hubley (voice)
2011
Franklin & Bash as Wallace Clayton
2011
Accidentally in Love as Dick Brocton
2011
Your Love Never Fails as Paul
2011
Fred & Vinnie as Movie Star
2010
G.I. Joe: Renegades as Mayor Lockridge (voice)
2010
Expecting Mary as Jerry Zee
2010
Raising Hope as Mr. Swift
2010
Hot in Cleveland as Doctor Hill
2010
Hermie & Friends: Antonio Meets His Match as Angus
2010
Holyman Undercover as Richard
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009
Modern Family as Frank Dunphy
2009
School Gyrls as Mr Lockwood
2009
Community as Alter-Pierce
2009
In Gayle We Trust as Pete
2009
Youth in Revolt as Mr. Ferguson
2009
Scouts Honor as Game Master
2009
Tosh.0
2009
Official Rejection as Self
2009
Castle as Hank McPhee
2008
Harold as Dr. Pratt
2008
WALL·E as Shelby Forthright, BnL CEO
2008
Free Radio as Dale Knutson
2007
Transformers: Animated as Swindle (voice)
2007
Wizards of Waverly Place as Mr. Stuffleby
2007
Pushing Daisies as The Great Herrmann
2007
Chuck as Craig Turner
2007
Back to You as Marsh McGinley
2007
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen as Boogey (voice)
2007
Fired! as Self
2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman as Marty
2007
Head Case as Self
2007
Thank God You're Here as Self
2007
The Wedding Bells
2007
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure as The Boogey Man (voice)
2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Tragg
2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Mancierge
2007
Epic Movie as Aslo
2007
I'll Believe You as Mr. Fratus
2006
Fighting Words as Longfellow
2006
Re-Animated as Milt Appleday
2006
For Your Consideration as Chuck
2006
Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen as Santa Claus / Dog Catcher (voice)
2006
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner as Self - Roaster
2006
Monster House as Dad (voice)
2006
Ira & Abby as Michael Willoughby
2006
Church Ball as Bishop Linderman
2006
Date Movie as Bernie Funkyerdoder
2005
The Boondocks
2005
Chicken Little as Melvin - Alien Dad (voice)
2005
Love Wrecked as Ben Taylor
2005
The Aristocrats as Self
2005
The Closer as Santa Jack
2005
Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Ed Harken
2004
Tom Goes to the Mayor as Garry Friendly (voice)
2004
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking as Bubble (voice)
2004
The Batman as Ross (voice)
2004
The Batman as Announcer / Instructor (voice)
2004
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover as Bucky Brandt
2004
Nobody Knows Anything! as Mr. McClintock
2004
Living in TV Land
2004
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Dr. Willoughby
2004
The Soup as Self
2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Ed Harken
2004
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter as Analyst
2004
Best Week Ever
2004
Killer Diller as Ned
2003
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure as Professor Doornitz
2003
A Minute with Stan Hooper as Fred Hawkins
2003
Cold Pizza
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003
Comedy Central Roasts as Self
2003
American Wedding as Harold Flaherty
2003
A Mighty Wind as Mike LaFontaine
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003
The Bachelorette as Self - Commentator
2002
3-South
2002
Pet Star as Self - Judge
2002
Kim Possible as Jack Hench (voice)
2002
The Bachelor as Self - Commentator
2002
The Year That Trembled as Frank Woods
2002
Watching Ellie
2002
Teamo Supremo as (voice)
2001
How High as Philip Huntley
2001
Maybe It's Me as Jerry Stage
2001
Inside Schwartz as Dick Newton
2001
Undeclared as Professor Duggan
2001
The Legend of Tarzan as Baruti (voice)
2001
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as Boogey
2001
The Downer Channel
2001
Dinner for Five
2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic as Senator Roger Dickey
2001
When Billie Beat Bobby as Howard Cosell
2001
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
2001
The Wedding Planner as Basil St. Mosely
2001
Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's
2000
Bette
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Pa (voice)
2000
Best in Show as Buck Laughlin
2000
Girlfriends as Dr. Percy Bales
2000
The Pooch and the Pauper as President
2000
Dropping Out as Paul Blanchard
2000
Chump Change as Steve's Manager
1999
Ladies Man as Larry Little
1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as Mission Commander
1999
Idle Hands as Dad
1999
Family Guy as Dave Campbell (voice)
1999
Can't Stop Dancing as Chester
1998
The Hughleys as Richard Jacobson
1998
The Hughleys as Applegate
1998
Permanent Midnight as Craig Ziffer
1998
Hollywood Squares as Self
1998
Hercules as Vic (voice)
1998
Oh Baby
1998
That '70s Show as Charlie
1998
Two Guys and a Girl as Frank Farber
1997
Breast Men as Talk Show Host
1997
The Weird Al Show as Award Show Host
1997
Ally McBeal as Dr. Harold Madison
1997
City Guys
1997
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
Stargate SG-1 as Jacek
1997
Just Shoot Me! as Larry
1997
King of the Hill as Officer Brown (voice)
1997
King of the Hill as Ranger Bradley / Reclining Hippie (voice)
1997
King of the Hill as Chairman / Geiger (voice)
1996
Hey Arnold!
1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Bobby Calzone
1996
Clueless as Joe Pasadine
1996
Everybody Loves Raymond as Hank MacDougall
1996
Back to Back as Loan Officer
1996
Waiting for Guffman as Ron Albertson
1996
Dexter's Laboratory as F.R.E.D. (voice)
1996
Muppets Tonight as Self
1995
MADtv as Self - Special Guest / Gene St. John
1995
Prehysteria! 3
1995
The Drew Carey Show as Fred tuttle
1995
The Wayans Bros. as Dick Ferndale
1994
Friends as Mr. Lipson
1994
Sodbusters as Clarence Gentry
1994
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die as Reginald Cobbles
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Sister, Sister as Mr. Mitushka
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Harry Fellows
1993
Dave's World as Bud
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as President Garner
1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Mr. Huffington
1992
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out as Lt. Bob Hookstratten
1992
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
Mad About You as Henry Vincent
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
High Strung as Insurance Salesman
1992
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday as Self
1991
The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno as Self / Celebrity Judge
1991
Step by Step as Bert Lambert
1991
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth as Self
1991
Harry and the Hendersons as Chick Fox
1990
Dream On as Fenton Harley
1989
The Simpsons as Wally Kogen (voice)
1989
Family Matters as Vice Principal Mallet
1989
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood as Man #2 at Party
1988
Murphy Brown
1988
Roseanne
1988
My Secret Identity
1988
Portrait of a White Marriage as Hal Harrison
1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as Finn Howard, Metropolis Deputy Mayor
1987
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall as Tom Osborne
1987
Roxanne as Mayor Deebs
1987
D.C. Follies
1987
Married... with Children as Stan
1986
Fast Times as Gus Pantelis
1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II as Hal Harrison
1985
George Burns Comedy Week
1985
The Golden Girls as Bob
1985
The History of White People in America as Hal Harrison
1985
Moving Violations as Terrence "Doc" Williams
1985
Lots of Luck as A.J. Foley
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Phillips
1984
This Is Spinal Tap as Colonel on Military Base
1983
Imps* as Dad
1983
Mama's Family
1982
Madame's Place as Self
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre as Paul
1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness as President Robert Fogerty - 'Success Wanters'
1981
The Perfect Woman as King Kroger
1980
First Family as Presidential Assistant Feebleman
1980
How to Beat the High Cost of Living as Robert
1979
Salem's Lot as Larry Crockett
1979
Americathon as Vincent Vanderhoff
1979
Real People as Co-Host
1979
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers as Jack LaRosa
1979
$weepstake$ as Don
1978
Space Force as Captain Thomas Woods
1978
America 2-Night as Jerry Hubbard
1977
Escape from Bogen County as Pearson
1977
We've Got Each Other
1977
The Love Boat as Richard Henderson
1977
Fernwood 2 Night as Jerry Hubbard
1977
Cracking Up
1977
Tabitha
1977
The People's Command Performance: '77 as Self - Ace Trucking Company
1977
Fun with Dick and Jane as Bob
1976
Silver Streak as Jerry Jarvis
1976
Sirota's Court
1976
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy as Peter Linden
1976
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce as Lance Colson
1976
Good Heavens
1976
Laverne & Shirley
1975
Hustle as Interrogator
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1974
Harrad Summer as Gary Logan
1973
The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour
1973
The Harrad Experiment as The Ace Trucking Company
1972
The Bob Newhart Show
1971
Dynamite Chicken as Ace Trucking Co.
1970
Jenny as Executive
1969
Love, American Style as Douglas
1969
Model Shop as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1967
Teenage Mother as Coach
1966
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Professor Koffka
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
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