Fred Willard
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.
Credits
- - Totally Obsessed ( tv )
- 2025 - Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music ( movie ) as Self - Guest Host (archive footage)
- 2021 - Live at Mister Kelly's ( movie ) as Self
- 2021 - Captain Daddy ( movie ) as Daddy (voice)
- 2020 - Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp ( movie ) as Self
- 2020 - Space Force ( tv ) as Fred Naird
- 2020 - Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics ( movie ) as The 'Just Hang On!' Man
- 2020 - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness ( movie ) as Self
- 2020 - The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth ( tv )
- 2020 - Kaufmania! ( movie ) as Self
- 2019 - What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage ( tv )
- 2019 - The Very Very Best of the 70s ( tv ) as Self - Commentator
- 2019 - I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson ( tv ) as New Joe
- 2018 - Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like ( movie ) as Smitty
- 2017 - Every 40 Years ( movie ) as Himself
- 2017 - 9JKL ( tv ) as Dick
- 2017 - Oh Damn ( movie )
- 2016 - Mascots ( movie ) as Greg Gammons, Jr.
- 2016 - Max Rose ( movie ) as Jim Clark
- 2016 - The $100,000 Pyramid ( tv ) as Self
- 2016 - Here Comes Rusty ( movie ) as Mak
- 2016 - Join or Die with Craig Ferguson ( tv )
- 2016 - Fifty Shades of Black ( movie ) as Gary
- 2015 - Bachelors ( movie ) as Uncle Ulysses
- 2015 - Show Boat ( movie ) as Cap'n Andy Hawks
- 2015 - Kevin from Work ( tv ) as Roger Trousdale
- 2015 - Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard ( movie ) as Harvey
- 2015 - Celebrity Family Feud ( tv ) as Self
- 2015 - Russell Madness ( movie ) as TJ
- 2015 - The Odd Couple ( tv ) as Fred Langford
- 2014 - All-Stars ( movie ) as John Carson
- 2014 - Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories ( tv ) as Dan
- 2014 - Planes: Fire & Rescue ( movie ) as Secretary of the Interior (voice)
- 2014 - Wish Wizard ( movie ) as Hope Giver
- 2014 - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( tv ) as Self
- 2014 - TripTank ( tv ) as 911 Call (voice)
- 2014 - The Yank ( movie ) as Peter Murphy
- 2014 - Review ( tv ) as Jack T. Walthall
- 2013 - Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ( movie ) as Ed Harken
- 2013 - The Birthday Boys ( tv ) as Various
- 2013 - The Birder ( movie ) as Park President
- 2013 - Dealin' with Idiots ( movie )
- 2013 - Hollywood Game Night ( tv ) as Self
- 2013 - Drunk History ( tv ) as Deep Throat
- 2013 - Family Tree ( tv ) as Mike Morton
- 2013 - Norm Macdonald Live ( tv ) as Self
- 2012 - Trust Us with Your Life ( tv ) as Host
- 2012 - The Magic of Belle Isle ( movie ) as Al Kaiser
- 2012 - I, Martin Short, Goes Home ( movie )
- 2012 - Inside Comedy ( tv ) as Self
- 2011 - 12 Wishes of Christmas ( movie ) as Jack Volara
- 2011 - New Girl ( tv ) as Beezus
- 2011 - Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur ( movie ) as Mr. Hubley (voice)
- 2011 - Franklin & Bash ( tv ) as Wallace Clayton
- 2011 - Accidentally in Love ( movie ) as Dick Brocton
- 2011 - Your Love Never Fails ( movie ) as Paul
- 2011 - Fred & Vinnie ( movie ) as Movie Star
- 2010 - G.I. Joe: Renegades ( tv ) as Mayor Lockridge (voice)
- 2010 - Glory Daze ( tv ) as Doctor
- 2010 - Expecting Mary ( movie ) as Jerry Zee
- 2010 - Raising Hope ( tv ) as Mr. Swift
- 2010 - Hot in Cleveland ( tv ) as Doctor Hill
- 2010 - Hermie & Friends: Antonio Meets His Match ( movie ) as Angus
- 2010 - Holyman Undercover ( movie ) as Richard
- 2009 - Celebrity Ghost Stories ( tv ) as Self
- 2009 - Modern Family ( tv ) as Frank Dunphy
- 2009 - School Gyrls ( movie ) as Mr Lockwood
- 2009 - Community ( tv ) as Alter-Pierce
- 2009 - In Gayle We Trust ( tv ) as Pete
- 2009 - Youth in Revolt ( movie ) as Mr. Ferguson
- 2009 - Scouts Honor ( movie ) as Game Master
- 2009 - Tosh.0 ( tv )
- 2009 - Official Rejection ( movie ) as Self
- 2009 - Castle ( tv ) as Hank McPhee
- 2008 - Harold ( movie ) as Dr. Pratt
- 2008 - WALL·E ( movie ) as Shelby Forthright, BnL CEO
- 2008 - Free Radio ( tv ) as Dale Knutson
- 2007 - Transformers: Animated ( tv ) as Swindle (voice)
- 2007 - Wizards of Waverly Place ( tv ) as Mr. Stuffleby
- 2007 - Pushing Daisies ( tv ) as The Great Herrmann
- 2007 - Chuck ( tv ) as Craig Turner
- 2007 - Back to You ( tv ) as Marsh McGinley
- 2007 - Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen ( movie ) as Boogey (voice)
- 2007 - Fired! ( movie ) as Self
- 2007 - I Could Never Be Your Woman ( movie ) as Marty
- 2007 - Head Case ( tv ) as Self
- 2007 - Thank God You're Here ( tv ) as Self
- 2007 - The Wedding Bells ( tv )
- 2007 - Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure ( movie ) as The Boogey Man (voice)
- 2007 - Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! ( tv ) as Tragg
- 2007 - Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! ( tv ) as Mancierge
- 2007 - Epic Movie ( movie ) as Aslo
- 2007 - I'll Believe You ( movie ) as Mr. Fratus
- 2006 - Fighting Words ( movie ) as Longfellow
- 2006 - Re-Animated ( movie ) as Milt Appleday
- 2006 - For Your Consideration ( movie ) as Chuck
- 2006 - Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen ( movie ) as Santa Claus / Dog Catcher (voice)
- 2006 - Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner ( movie ) as Self - Roaster
- 2006 - Monster House ( movie ) as Dad (voice)
- 2006 - Ira & Abby ( movie ) as Michael Willoughby
- 2006 - Church Ball ( movie ) as Bishop Linderman
- 2006 - Date Movie ( movie ) as Bernie Funkyerdoder
- 2005 - The Boondocks ( tv )
- 2005 - Chicken Little ( movie ) as Melvin - Alien Dad (voice)
- 2005 - Love Wrecked ( movie ) as Ben Taylor
- 2005 - The Aristocrats ( movie ) as Self
- 2005 - The Closer ( tv ) as Santa Jack
- 2005 - Hell's Kitchen ( tv ) as Self - Restaurant Patron
- 2004 - Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie ( movie ) as Ed Harken
- 2004 - Tom Goes to the Mayor ( tv ) as Garry Friendly (voice)
- 2004 - The Nutcracker and the Mouseking ( movie ) as Bubble (voice)
- 2004 - The Batman ( tv ) as Ross (voice)
- 2004 - The Batman ( tv ) as Announcer / Instructor (voice)
- 2004 - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover ( movie ) as Bucky Brandt
- 2004 - Nobody Knows Anything! ( movie ) as Mr. McClintock
- 2004 - Living in TV Land ( tv )
- 2004 - Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle ( movie ) as Dr. Willoughby
- 2004 - The Soup ( tv ) as Self
- 2004 - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy ( movie ) as Ed Harken
- 2004 - Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter ( movie ) as Analyst
- 2004 - Best Week Ever ( tv )
- 2004 - Killer Diller ( movie ) as Ned
- 2003 - Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure ( movie ) as Professor Doornitz
- 2003 - A Minute with Stan Hooper ( tv ) as Fred Hawkins
- 2003 - Cold Pizza ( tv )
- 2003 - The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( tv ) as Self
- 2003 - Comedy Central Roasts ( tv ) as Self
- 2003 - American Wedding ( movie ) as Harold Flaherty
- 2003 - A Mighty Wind ( movie ) as Mike LaFontaine
- 2003 - Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( tv ) as Self
- 2003 - The Bachelorette ( tv ) as Self - Commentator
- 2002 - 3-South ( tv )
- 2002 - Pet Star ( tv ) as Self - Judge
- 2002 - Kim Possible ( tv ) as Jack Hench (voice)
- 2002 - The Bachelor ( tv ) as Self - Commentator
- 2002 - The Year That Trembled ( movie ) as Frank Woods
- 2002 - Watching Ellie ( tv )
- 2002 - Teamo Supremo ( tv ) as (voice)
- 2001 - How High ( movie ) as Philip Huntley
- 2001 - Maybe It's Me ( tv ) as Jerry Stage
- 2001 - Inside Schwartz ( tv ) as Dick Newton
- 2001 - Undeclared ( tv ) as Professor Duggan
- 2001 - The Legend of Tarzan ( tv ) as Baruti (voice)
- 2001 - The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy ( tv ) as Boogey
- 2001 - The Downer Channel ( tv )
- 2001 - Dinner for Five ( tv )
- 2001 - Teddy Bears' Picnic ( movie ) as Senator Roger Dickey
- 2001 - When Billie Beat Bobby ( movie ) as Howard Cosell
- 2001 - The Fighting Fitzgeralds ( tv )
- 2001 - The Wedding Planner ( movie ) as Basil St. Mosely
- 2001 - Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's ( movie )
- 2000 - Bette ( tv )
- 2000 - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ( tv ) as Pa (voice)
- 2000 - Best in Show ( movie ) as Buck Laughlin
- 2000 - Girlfriends ( tv ) as Dr. Percy Bales
- 2000 - The Pooch and the Pauper ( movie ) as President
- 2000 - Dropping Out ( movie ) as Paul Blanchard
- 2000 - Chump Change ( movie ) as Steve's Manager
- 1999 - Ladies Man ( tv ) as Larry Little
- 1999 - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me ( movie ) as Mission Commander
- 1999 - Idle Hands ( movie ) as Dad
- 1999 - Family Guy ( tv ) as Dave Campbell (voice)
- 1999 - Can't Stop Dancing ( movie ) as Chester
- 1998 - The Hughleys ( tv ) as Richard Jacobson
- 1998 - The Hughleys ( tv ) as Applegate
- 1998 - Permanent Midnight ( movie ) as Craig Ziffer
- 1998 - Hollywood Squares ( tv ) as Self
- 1998 - Hercules ( tv ) as Vic (voice)
- 1998 - Oh Baby ( tv )
- 1998 - That '70s Show ( tv ) as Charlie
- 1998 - Two Guys and a Girl ( tv ) as Frank Farber
- 1997 - Breast Men ( movie ) as Talk Show Host
- 1997 - The Weird Al Show ( tv ) as Award Show Host
- 1997 - Ally McBeal ( tv ) as Dr. Harold Madison
- 1997 - City Guys ( tv )
- 1997 - steve.oedekerk.com ( movie )
- 1997 - Stargate SG-1 ( tv ) as Jacek
- 1997 - Just Shoot Me! ( tv ) as Larry
- 1997 - King of the Hill ( tv ) as Officer Brown (voice)
- 1997 - King of the Hill ( tv ) as Ranger Bradley / Reclining Hippie (voice)
- 1997 - King of the Hill ( tv ) as Chairman / Geiger (voice)
- 1996 - Hey Arnold! ( tv )
- 1996 - Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ( tv ) as Bobby Calzone
- 1996 - Clueless ( tv ) as Joe Pasadine
- 1996 - Everybody Loves Raymond ( tv ) as Hank MacDougall
- 1996 - Back to Back ( movie ) as Loan Officer
- 1996 - Waiting for Guffman ( movie ) as Ron Albertson
- 1996 - Dexter's Laboratory ( tv ) as F.R.E.D. (voice)
- 1996 - Muppets Tonight ( tv ) as Self
- 1995 - MADtv ( tv ) as Self - Special Guest / Gene St. John
- 1995 - Prehysteria! 3 ( movie )
- 1995 - The Drew Carey Show ( tv ) as Fred tuttle
- 1995 - The Wayans Bros. ( tv ) as Dick Ferndale
- 1994 - Friends ( tv ) as Mr. Lipson
- 1994 - Sodbusters ( movie ) as Clarence Gentry
- 1994 - Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die ( movie ) as Reginald Cobbles
- 1994 - Space Ghost Coast to Coast ( tv )
- 1994 - Sister, Sister ( tv ) as Mr. Mitushka
- 1993 - Diagnosis: Murder ( tv ) as Harry Fellows
- 1993 - Dave's World ( tv ) as Bud
- 1993 - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ( tv ) as President Garner
- 1993 - Saved by the Bell: The New Class ( tv ) as Mr. Huffington
- 1992 - A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out ( movie ) as Lt. Bob Hookstratten
- 1992 - The Ben Stiller Show ( tv )
- 1992 - Mad About You ( tv ) as Henry Vincent
- 1992 - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( tv )
- 1992 - High Strung ( movie ) as Insurance Salesman
- 1992 - Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday ( movie ) as Self
- 1991 - The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno ( movie ) as Self / Celebrity Judge
- 1991 - Step by Step ( tv ) as Bert Lambert
- 1991 - Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth ( movie ) as Self
- 1991 - Harry and the Hendersons ( tv ) as Chick Fox
- 1990 - Dream On ( tv ) as Fenton Harley
- 1989 - The Simpsons ( tv ) as Wally Kogen (voice)
- 1989 - Family Matters ( tv ) as Vice Principal Mallet
- 1989 - I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood ( movie ) as Man #2 at Party
- 1988 - Murphy Brown ( tv )
- 1988 - Roseanne ( tv )
- 1988 - My Secret Identity ( tv )
- 1988 - Portrait of a White Marriage ( movie ) as Hal Harrison
- 1988 - Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel ( movie ) as Finn Howard, Metropolis Deputy Mayor
- 1987 - Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall ( movie ) as Tom Osborne
- 1987 - Roxanne ( movie ) as Mayor Deebs
- 1987 - D.C. Follies ( tv )
- 1987 - Married... with Children ( tv ) as Stan
- 1986 - Fast Times ( tv ) as Gus Pantelis
- 1986 - The History of White People in America: Volume II ( movie ) as Hal Harrison
- 1985 - George Burns Comedy Week ( tv )
- 1985 - The Golden Girls ( tv ) as Bob
- 1985 - The History of White People in America ( movie ) as Hal Harrison
- 1985 - Moving Violations ( movie ) as Terrence "Doc" Williams
- 1985 - Lots of Luck ( movie ) as A.J. Foley
- 1984 - Murder, She Wrote ( tv ) as Lt. Phillips
- 1984 - This Is Spinal Tap ( movie ) as Colonel on Military Base
- 1983 - Imps* ( movie ) as Dad
- 1983 - Mama's Family ( tv )
- 1982 - Madame's Place ( tv ) as Self
- 1982 - Faerie Tale Theatre ( tv ) as Paul
- 1982 - National Lampoon's Movie Madness ( movie ) as President Robert Fogerty - 'Success Wanters'
- 1981 - The Perfect Woman ( movie ) as King Kroger
- 1980 - First Family ( movie ) as Presidential Assistant Feebleman
- 1980 - How to Beat the High Cost of Living ( movie ) as Robert
- 1979 - Salem's Lot ( tv ) as Larry Crockett
- 1979 - Americathon ( movie ) as Vincent Vanderhoff
- 1979 - Real People ( tv ) as Co-Host
- 1979 - Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers ( movie ) as Jack LaRosa
- 1979 - $weepstake$ ( tv ) as Don
- 1978 - Space Force ( movie ) as Captain Thomas Woods
- 1978 - America 2-Night ( tv ) as Jerry Hubbard
- 1977 - Escape from Bogen County ( movie ) as Pearson
- 1977 - We've Got Each Other ( tv )
- 1977 - The Love Boat ( tv ) as Richard Henderson
- 1977 - Fernwood 2 Night ( tv ) as Jerry Hubbard
- 1977 - Cracking Up ( movie )
- 1977 - Tabitha ( tv )
- 1977 - The People's Command Performance: '77 ( movie ) as Self - Ace Trucking Company
- 1977 - Fun with Dick and Jane ( movie ) as Bob
- 1976 - Silver Streak ( movie ) as Jerry Jarvis
- 1976 - Sirota's Court ( tv )
- 1976 - Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy ( movie ) as Peter Linden
- 1976 - How to Break Up a Happy Divorce ( movie ) as Lance Colson
- 1976 - Good Heavens ( tv )
- 1976 - Laverne & Shirley ( tv )
- 1975 - Hustle ( movie ) as Interrogator
- 1975 - Saturday Night Live ( tv ) as Self - Host
- 1974 - Harrad Summer ( movie ) as Gary Logan
- 1973 - The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour ( tv )
- 1973 - The Harrad Experiment ( movie ) as The Ace Trucking Company
- 1972 - The Bob Newhart Show ( tv )
- 1971 - Dynamite Chicken ( movie ) as Ace Trucking Co.
- 1970 - Jenny ( movie ) as Executive
- 1969 - Love, American Style ( tv ) as Douglas
- 1969 - Model Shop ( movie ) as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1967 - Teenage Mother ( movie ) as Coach
- 1966 - Pistols 'n' Petticoats ( tv )
- 1962 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( tv ) as Professor Koffka
- 1962 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( tv ) as Self
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