Fred Willard
Known for Acting · 283 credits
- Born
- 1933-09-18
- Died
- 2020-05-15
- Place of birth
- Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Frederick Charles Willard · فرد ویلارد
Biography
Frederick Charles Willard (born 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.
Known For
TV Shows (149)
Family Guy
1999
as Dave Campbell (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Wally Kogen (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Professor Koffka / Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Friends
1994
as Mr. Lipson
Modern Family
2009
as Frank Dunphy
Castle
2009
as Hank McPhee
King of the Hill
1997
as Officer Brown (voice) / Ranger Bradley / Reclining Hippie (voice) / Chairman / Geiger (voice)
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Jacek
Married... with Children
1987
as Stan
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Bear City Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Closer
2005
as Santa Jack
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Phillips
The Love Boat
1977
as Richard Henderson / Lou
Community
2009
as Alter-Pierce
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest Co-Host
New Girl
2011
as Beezus
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Fred tuttle
Dexter's Laboratory
1996
as F.R.E.D. (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
That '70s Show
1998
as Charlie
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self - Guest
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Harry Fellows
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as President Garner
Murphy Brown
1988
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Bobby Calzone
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Kim Possible
2002
as Jack Hench (voice)
Get Smart
1965
as Lundy
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
as Boogey
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
as Hank MacDougall
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron
Chuck
2007
as Craig Turner
Love, American Style
1969
as Douglas
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Doctor Hill
Girlfriends
2000
as Dr. Percy Bales
American Playhouse
1982
as Tom Osborne (segment 'Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall')
Family Matters
1989
as Vice Principal Mallet
Hey Arnold!
1996
Mad About You
1992
as Henry Vincent
The Golden Girls
1985
as Bob
Step by Step
1991
as Bert Lambert
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Larry
Pushing Daisies
2007
as The Great Herrmann
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as John Emil Tobin
The Soup
2004
as Self
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Pa (voice)
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
The Wayans Bros.
1995
as Dick Ferndale
The Boondocks
2005
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Merlin
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Wallace Clayton
Sister, Sister
1994
as Mr. Mitushka
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Tragg / Mancierge
The Batman
2004
as Ross (voice) / Announcer / Instructor (voice)
Transformers: Animated
2007
as Swindle (voice)
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007
as Mr. Stuffleby
Raising Hope
2010
as Mr. Swift
Movies (134)
WALL·E
2008
as Shelby Forthright, BnL CEO
Chicken Little
2005
as Melvin - Alien Dad (voice)
Monster House
2006
as Dad (voice)
American Wedding
2003
as Harold Flaherty
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Secretary of the Interior (voice)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
as Mission Commander
Epic Movie
2007
as Aslo
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
as Ed Harken
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
as Ed Harken
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004
as Dr. Willoughby
How High
2001
as Philip Huntley
Date Movie
2006
as Bernie Funkyerdoder
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
as Lt. Hookstratten
Fifty Shades of Black
2016
as Gary
The Wedding Planner
2001
as Basil St. Mosely
Show Boat
2015
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012
as Al Kaiser
Idle Hands
1999
as Dad
Best in Show
2000
as Buck Laughlin
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
American Pie: Revealed
2004
as Self
Love Wrecked
2005
as Ben Taylor
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur
2011
as Mr. Hubley (voice)
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Marty
Youth in Revolt
2009
as Mr. Ferguson
Teenage Mother
1967
as Coach
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
For Your Consideration
2006
as Chuck
A Mighty Wind
2003
as Mike LaFontaine
Silver Streak
1976
as Jerry Jarvis
Roxanne
1987
as Mayor Deebs
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Mr. McClintock
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
as Bob
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
as The 'Just Hang On!' Man
Waiting for Guffman
1997
as Ron Albertson
Accidentally in Love
2011
as Dick Brocton
Harold
2008
as Dr. Pratt
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003
as Professor Doornitz
Back to Back
1996
as Loan Officer
Kaufmania!
2020
as Self
School Gyrls
2009
as Mr Lockwood
Moving Violations
1985
as Terrence "Doc" Williams
Permanent Midnight
1998
as Craig Ziffer
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
2007
as The Boogey Man (voice)
Bachelors
2015
as Uncle Ulysses
When Billie Beat Bobby
2001
as Howard Cosell
Your Love Never Fails
2011
as Paul
Americathon
1979
as Vincent Vanderhoff
Re-Animated
2006
as Milt Appleday
Wish Wizard
2014
as Hope Giver
Model Shop
1969
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Live at Mister Kelly's
2021
as Self
Dealin' with Idiots
2013
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
1987
as Tom Osborne
Mascots
2016
as Greg Gammons, Jr.
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Ed Harken
I'll Believe You
2007
as Mr. Fratus
The Pooch and the Pauper
2000
as President
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976
as Peter Linden
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004
as Self
Holyman Undercover
2010
as Richard
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
as Robert
First Family
1980
as Presidential Assistant Feebleman
Expecting Mary
2010
as Jerry Zee
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979
as Jack LaRosa
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001
as Senator Roger Dickey
Lilly's Light: The Movie
2020
as Moylin
Russell Madness
2015
as TJ
All-Stars
2014
as John Carson
Breast Men
1997
as Talk Show Host
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
2004
as Bubble (voice)
Hustle
1975
as Interrogator
The Harrad Experiment
1973
as The Ace Trucking Company
Chump Change
2000
as Steve's Manager
Captain Daddy
2021
as Daddy (voice)
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
2007
as Boogey (voice)
The Birder
2013
as Park President
Prehysteria! 3
1995
The Year That Trembled
2002
as Frank Woods
Portrait of a White Marriage
1988
as Hal Harrison
Can't Stop Dancing
1999
as Chester
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
as Lt. Bob Hookstratten
Official Rejection
2009
as Self
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
2004
as Analyst
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as Finn Howard, Metropolis Deputy Mayor
Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen
2006
as Santa Claus / Dog Catcher (voice)
Cracking Up
1977
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
as Self
Max Rose
2016
as Jim Clark
Imps*
1983
as Dad
Ira & Abby
2006
as Michael Willoughby
Fred & Vinnie
2011
as Movie Star
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
as President Robert Fogerty - 'Success Wanters'
Jenny
1970
as Executive
Twilight Theater II
1982
as Self- Guest
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
Lilly's Light
2010
as Moylin
12 Wishes of Christmas
2011
as Jack Volara
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2012
Lots of Luck
1985
as A.J. Foley
Sodbusters
1994
as Clarence Gentry
Harrad Summer
1974
as Gary Logan
Fired!
2007
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006
as Self - Roaster
Church Ball
2006
as Bishop Linderman
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989
as Man #2 at Party
Dynamite Chicken
1971
as Self - Ace Trucking Co.
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
as Reginald Cobbles
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
1976
as Lance Colson
The History of White People in America
1985
as Hal Harrison
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
as Self - Ace Trucking Company
Escape from Bogen County
1977
as Pearson
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
as Hal Harrison
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
1991
as Self
Killer Diller
2004
as Ned
High Strung
1992
as Insurance Salesman
Fighting Words
2006
as Longfellow
The Perfect Woman
1981
as King Kroger
Dropping Out
2000
as Paul Blanchard
About Fred Willard
Frederick Charles Willard (born 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 fathe… With 283 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Fred Willard has appeared in 134 films and 149 TV shows.
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- WALL·E (2008) — as Shelby Forthright, BnL CEO
- Chicken Little (2005) — as Melvin - Alien Dad (voice)
- Monster House (2006) — as Dad (voice)
- American Wedding (2003) — as Harold Flaherty
- Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014) — as Secretary of the Interior (voice)
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