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Freddie Prinze
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American actor and comedian (1954–1977)
Film & TV
New York, New York, U.S.
Freddie Prinze (born Frederick Karl Pruetzel; June 22, 1954 – January 29, 1977) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He starred in the NBC-TV sitcom Chico and the Man from 1974 until his death in 1977. He was the father of actor Freddie Prinze Jr.
Known for
- Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy — Self (archive footage)2024
- Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr. — Self (archive footage)2023
- Dark Side of Comedy — Self (Archive Footage)2022
- Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies — (archive footage) (uncredited)1988
- The Million Dollar Rip-Off — Muff Kovak1976
- Joys — Self1976
- The Great NBC Smilin' Saturday Mornin' Parade — Self - Host1976
- NBC: The First Fifty Years — Self1976
- Cher — Self1975
- The Smothers Brothers Show1975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Child
- Freddie Prinze Jr.
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Freddie Prinze 1975.JPG
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- Commons category
- Freddie Prinze
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- date of birth
- 1954-06-22
- date of death
- 1977-01-29
- manner of death
- Suicide
- influenced by
- Bill Cosby
- end of work period
- 1977-00-00
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