Fred Willard
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
276
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-09-18 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Acting

2025

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

2020

Space Force as Fred Naird

2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue as Secretary of the Interior (voice)

2012

The Magic of Belle Isle as Al Kaiser

2011

Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur as Mr. Hubley (voice)

2007

The Wedding Bells as Not available

2005

Love Wrecked as Ben Taylor

2004

Living in TV Land as Not available

2004

Nobody Knows Anything! as Mr. Mc Clintock

2003

Cold Pizza as Not available

2002

3-South as Not available

2001

Inside Schwartz as Dick Newton

2001

The Wedding Planner as Basil St. Mosely

2000

Best in Show as Buck Laughlin

1999

Idle Hands as Dad

1997

The Weird Al Show as Award Show Host

1987

D.C. Follies as Not available

1987

Roxanne as Mayor Deebs

1986

Fast Times as Gus Pantelis

1985

George Burns Comedy Week as Not available

1984

This Is Spinal Tap as Colonel on Military Base

1979

Real People as Co-Host

1977

We've Got Each Other as Not available

1977

Tabitha as Not available

1976

Sirota's Court as Not available

1976

Good Heavens as Not available

1976

Silver Streak as Jerry Jarvis

1975

Hustle as Interrogator

NaN

Totally Obsessed as Not available

2020

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as The 'Just Hang On!' Man

2020

Kaufmania! as Self

2019

The Very Very Best of the 70s as Self - Commentator

2017

9JKL as Dick

2017

Oh Damn as Not available

2017

Every 40 Years as Himself

2016

Join or Die with Craig Ferguson as Not available

2016

Mascots as Greg Gammons, Jr.

2016

Max Rose as Jim Clark

2016

Here Comes Rusty as Mak

2015

The Odd Couple as Fred Langford

2015

Kevin from Work as Roger Trousdale

2015

Russell Madness as TJ

2015

Bachelors as Uncle Ulysses

2015

Show Boat as Cap'n Andy Hawks

2014

TripTank as 911 Call (voice)

2014

Review as Jack T. Walthall

2014

All-Stars as John Carson

2014

Wish Wizard as Hope Giver

2014

The Yank as Peter Murphy

2013

Drunk History as Deep Throat

2013

Norm Macdonald Live as Self

2013

The Birthday Boys as Various

2013

Dealin' with Idiots as Not available

2013

The Birder as Park President

2012

Inside Comedy as Self

2012

I, Martin Short, Goes Home as Not available

2011

New Girl as Beezus

2011

Franklin & Bash as Wallace Clayton

2011

12 Wishes of Christmas as Jack Volara

2011

Accidentally in Love as Dick Brocton

2011

Fred & Vinnie as Movie Star

2010

Hot in Cleveland as Doctor Hill

2010

Raising Hope as Mr. Swift

2010

G.I. Joe: Renegades as Mayor Lockridge (voice)

2010

Expecting Mary as Jerry Zee

2010

Backwash as Self

2010

Holyman Undercover as Richard

2009

Modern Family as Frank Dunphy

2009

Castle as Hank McPhee

2009

Community as Alter-Pierce

2009

Tosh.0 as Not available

2009

In Gayle We Trust as Pete

2009

Youth in Revolt as Mr. Ferguson

2009

Official Rejection as Self

2009

School Gyrls as Mr Lockwood

2009

Scouts Honor as Game Master

2008

WALL·E as Shelby Forthright, BnL CEO

2008

Easy to Assemble as Not available

2008

Harold as Dr. Pratt

2007

Wizards of Waverly Place as Mr. Stuffleby

2007

Chuck as Craig Turner

2007

Head Case as Self

2007

Pushing Daisies as The Great Herrmann

2007

Back to You as Marsh McGinley

2007

Transformers: Animated as Swindle (voice)

2007

Epic Movie as Aslo

2007

Fired! as Himself

2007

Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure as The Boogey Man (voice)

2007

I'll Believe You as Mr. Fratus

2006

Monster House as Dad (voice)

2006

Date Movie as Bernie Funkyerdoder

2006

Re-Animated as Milt Appleday

2006

Church Ball as Bishop Linderman

2006

Ira & Abby as Michael Willoughby

2006

Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen as Santa Claus / Dog Catcher (voice)

2006

Fighting Words as Longfellow

2005

Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron

2005

The Closer as Santa Jack

2005

The Boondocks as Not available

2005

Chicken Little as Melvin - Alien Dad (voice)

2005

The Aristocrats as Self

2004

The Soup as Not available

2004

Best Week Ever as Not available

2004

The Batman as Ross (voice)

2004

The Batman as Announcer / Instructor (voice)

2004

Tom Goes to the Mayor as Garry Friendly (voice)

2004

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Dr. Willoughby

2004

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking as Bubble (voice)

2004

Killer Diller as Ned

2004

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover as Bucky Brandt

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self

2003

American Wedding as Harold Flaherty

2003

A Minute with Stan Hooper as Fred Hawkins

2003

A Mighty Wind as Mike LaFontaine

2002

Kim Possible as Jack Hench (voice)

2002

Teamo Supremo as Not available

2002

Watching Ellie as Not available

2002

Pet Star as Self - Judge

2002

The Year That Trembled as Frank Woods

2001

The Legend of Tarzan as Baruti (voice)

2001

Undeclared as Professor Duggan

2001

The Fighting Fitzgeralds as Not available

2001

How High as Philip Huntley

2001

Maybe It's Me as Jerry Stage

2001

The Downer Channel as Not available

2001

Dinner for Five as Not available

2001

Teddy Bears' Picnic as Senator Roger Dickey

2001

When Billie Beat Bobby as Howard Cosell

2000

Girlfriends as Not available

2000

The Fearing Mind as Sy Cedar

2000

Bette as Not available

2000

Chump Change as Steve's Manager

2000

The Pooch and the Pauper as President

2000

Dropping Out as Paul Blanchard

1999

Family Guy as Dave Campbell (voice)

1999

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as Mission Commander

1999

Ladies Man as Larry Little

1999

Can't Stop Dancing as Chester

1998

Hollywood Squares as Not available

1998

That '70s Show as Charlie

1998

Two Guys and a Girl as Frank Farber

1998

Hercules as Vic (voice)

1998

Oh Baby as Not available

1998

The Hughleys as Not available

1998

Permanent Midnight as Craig Ziffer

1997

Stargate SG-1 as Jacek

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)

1997

Just Shoot Me! as Larry

1997

Ally McBeal as Dr. Harold Madison

1997

City Guys as Not available

1997

Breast Men as Talk Show Host

1997

steve.oedekerk.com as Not available

1996

Everybody Loves Raymond as Hank MacDougall

1996

Dexter's Laboratory as F.R.E.D. (voice)

1996

Hey Arnold! as Not available

1996

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Bobby Calzone

1996

Muppets Tonight as Self

1996

Clueless as Joe Pasadine

1996

Waiting for Guffman as Ron Albertson

1996

Back to Back as Loan Officer

1995

The Drew Carey Show as Fred tuttle

1995

The Wayans Bros. as Dick Ferndale

1995

MADtv as Self - Special Guest / Gene St. John

1995

Prehysteria! 3 as Not available

1994

Friends as Mr. Lipson

1994

Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Not available

1994

Sister, Sister as Not available

1994

Sister, Sister as Mr. Mitushka

1994

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die as Reginald Cobbles

1994

Sodbusters as Clarence Gentry

1993

Frasier as Not available

1993

Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Mr. Huffington

1993

Diagnosis: Murder as Harry Fellows

1993

Dave's World as Bud

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Not available

1992

Mad About You as Henry Vincent

1992

The Ben Stiller Show as Not available

1992

High Strung as Insurance Salesman

1992

The Return of Spinal Tap as Lt. Bob Hookstratten

1991

Step by Step as Not available

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 as Not available

1988

My Secret Identity as Not available

1988

Roseanne as Not available

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

1985

The Golden Girls as Bob

1985

Moving Violations as Terrence "Doc" Williams

1985

Lots of Luck as A.J. Foley

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Phillips

1983

Mama's Family as Not available

1983

Imps* as Dad

1982

Faerie Tale Theatre as Paul

1982

Madame's Place as Self

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

1979

Salem's Lot as Larry Crockett

1979

Americathon as Vincent Vanderhoff

1978

America 2-Night as Jerry Hubbard

1978

Space Force as Captain Thomas Woods

1977

The Love Boat as Richard Henderson

1977

Fernwood 2 Night as Jerry Hubbard

1977

Cracking Up as Not available

1977

The People's Command Performance: '77 as Self - Ace Trucking Company

1977

Escape from Bogen County as Pearson

1976

Laverne & Shirley as Not available

1976

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy as Peter Linden

1976

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce as Lance Colson

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1974

Harrad Summer as Gary Logan

1973

The Harrad Experiment as The Ace Trucking Company

1972

The Bob Newhart Show as Not available

1971

Dynamite Chicken as Not available

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 as Not available
Crew

2020

Space Force Thanks