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Acting

Known Credits

275

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-09-18

Deathday

2020-05-15 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Frederick Charles Willard
فرد ویلارد

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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Totally Obsessed

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)

2021

Live at Mister Kelly's as Self

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		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		Backwash as Self
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		Easy to Assemble
2008		Harold as Dr. Pratt
2008		WALL·E as Shelby Forthright, BnL CEO

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 Himself
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. Mc Clintock
2004		Living in TV Land
2004		Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Dr. Willoughby
2004		The Soup
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		National Lampoon’s 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

2002		3-South
2002		Pet Star as Self - Judge
2002		Kim Possible as Jack Hench (voice)
2002		The Year That Trembled as Frank Woods
2002		Watching Ellie
2002		Teamo Supremo

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 Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as The Boogey Man
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		The Fearing Mind as Sy Cedar
2000		Bette
2000		Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Pa (voice)
2000		Best in Show as Buck Laughlin
2000		Girlfriends
2000		The Pooch and the Pauper as President
2000		Chump Change as Steve's Manager
2000		Dropping Out as Paul Blanchard

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
1998		Permanent Midnight as Craig Ziffer
1998		Hollywood Squares
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		Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die as Reginald Cobbles
1994		Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994		Sister, Sister
1994		Sister, Sister as Mr. Mitushka
1994		Sodbusters as Clarence Gentry

1993		Diagnosis: Murder as Harry Fellows
1993		Dave's World as Bud
1993		Frasier
1993		Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as President Garner
1993		Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Mr. Huffington

1992		The Return of Spinal Tap 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
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

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

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

Crew

2020

Space Force as Thanks