Fred Willard
Sign in to saveAmerican actor and comedian (1933-2020)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1933-09-18
- Died
- 2020-05-15
- Works
- 8
Top works
- The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, Volume 14
- The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, Volume 19
- The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, Volume 12
- Fred Willards Magnificent Movie Trivia Put Your Knowledge Of Movies Actors Facts Firsts To The Test
- Princess Naughty and the Voodoo Cadillac
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Film & TV
Acting · Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
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…
Known for
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
- Live at Mister Kelly's — Self2021
- Captain Daddy — Daddy (voice)2021
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness — Self2020
- Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics — The 'Just Hang On!' Man2020
- Kaufmania! — Self2020
- Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp — Self2020
- Lilly's Light: The Movie — Moylin2020
- The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth2020
- Space Force — Fred Naird2020
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- 98
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- 211
Fred Willard (born September 18, 1939) is an American actor, comedian, and voice over actor, best 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 Raym
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology
· 1989 · cited 43,128x
- Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances
· 1956 · cited 41,793x
- Social Identity Theory and the Organization
· 1989 · cited 31,482x
- User Acceptance of Information Technology: Toward A Unified View1
· 2003 · cited 29,465x
- User Acceptance of Computer Technology: A Comparison of Two Theoretical Models
· 1989 · cited 16,039x
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Key facts
- Born
- Frederic Charles Willard , ( 1933-09-18 ) September 18, 1933, Cleveland , Ohio, U.S.
- Died
- May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15) (aged 86), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles
- Alma mater
- Virginia Military Institute
- Occupations
- Actor comedian writer
- Years active
- 1957–2020
- Spouse
- Mary Lovell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ; died 2018 )
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Key dates
- Born
- 18 September 1933
- Died
- 15 May 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fred
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- television presenter
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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Frederic Charles Willard (September 18, 1933 – May 15, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with Christopher Guest in his mockumentary films This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). He also appeared in supporting roles in the comedy films Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), American Wedding (2003), and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). On television, Willard received several Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the sitcoms Everybody Loves Raymond and Modern Family.
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