Fred Willard
Born: 1933-09-18 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Died: 2020-05-15
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Captain Daddy as Daddy (voice)
- Live at Mister Kelly's as Self
2020
- Space Force as Fred Naird
- Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time as Self
- Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as The 'Just Hang On!' Man
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
- The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth
- Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
- Lilly's Light: The Movie as Moylin
- Kaufmania! as Self
2019
- I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson as New Joe
- What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
- The Very Very Best of the 70s as Self - Commentator
2018
- Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like as Smitty
2017
- 9JKL as Dick
- Oh Damn
- Every 40 Years as Himself
2016
- The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- Fifty Shades of Black as Gary
- Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
- Mascots as Greg Gammons, Jr.
- Max Rose as Jim Clark
- Here Comes Rusty as Mak
2015
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- The Odd Couple as Fred Langford
- Kevin from Work as Roger Trousdale
- Show Boat as Cap'n Andy Hawks
- Russell Madness as TJ
- Bachelors as Uncle Ulysses
- Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard as Harvey
2014
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self - Guest
- Planes: Fire & Rescue as Secretary of the Interior (voice)
- TripTank as 911 Call (voice)
- Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories as Dan
- Review as Jack T. Walthall
- Wish Wizard as Hope Giver
- All-Stars as John Carson
- The Yank as Peter Murphy
2013
- Drunk History as Deep Throat
- Hollywood Game Night as Self
- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Ed Harken
- Norm Macdonald Live as Self
- The Birthday Boys as Various
- Family Tree as Mike Morton
- Dealin' with Idiots
- The Birder as Park President
2012
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Merlin
- Inside Comedy as Self
- The Magic of Belle Isle as Al Kaiser
- Trust Us with Your Life as Host
- I, Martin Short, Goes Home as Mason Macgillivray
2011
- New Girl as Beezus
- Franklin & Bash as Wallace Clayton
- Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur as Mr. Hubley (voice)
- Accidentally in Love as Dick Brocton
- Your Love Never Fails as Paul
- Fred & Vinnie as Movie Star
- 12 Wishes of Christmas as Jack Volara
2010
- Hot in Cleveland as Doctor Hill
- Raising Hope as Mr. Swift
- G.I. Joe: Renegades as Mayor Lockridge (voice)
- Glory Daze as Doctor
- Hermie & Friends: Antonio Meets His Match as Angus
- Holyman Undercover as Richard
- Expecting Mary as Jerry Zee
- Lilly's Light as Moylin
2009
- Modern Family as Frank Dunphy
- Castle as Hank McPhee
- Community as Alter-Pierce
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- Tosh.0
- Youth in Revolt as Mr. Ferguson
- In Gayle We Trust as Pete
- Official Rejection as Self
- School Gyrls as Mr Lockwood
- Scouts Honor as Game Master
2008
- WALL·E as Shelby Forthright, BnL CEO
- Free Radio as Dale Knutson
- Harold as Dr. Pratt
2007
- Chuck as Craig Turner
- Wizards of Waverly Place as Mr. Stuffleby
- Transformers: Animated as Swindle (voice)
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Tragg
- Pushing Daisies as The Great Herrmann
- Epic Movie as Aslo
- Head Case as Self
- Back to You as Marsh McGinley
- The Wedding Bells
- Thank God You're Here as Self
- I Could Never Be Your Woman as Marty
- Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure as The Boogey Man (voice)
- Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen as Boogey (voice)
- Fired! as Self
- I'll Believe You as Mr. Fratus
2006
- Monster House as Dad (voice)
- Date Movie as Bernie Funkyerdoder
- For Your Consideration as Chuck
- Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner as Self - Roaster
- Re-Animated as Milt Appleday
- Ira & Abby as Michael Willoughby
- Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen as Santa Claus / Dog Catcher (voice)
- Church Ball as Bishop Linderman
- Fighting Words as Longfellow
2005
- The Closer as Santa Jack
- Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- The Boondocks
- Chicken Little as Melvin - Alien Dad (voice)
- Love Wrecked as Ben Taylor
- The Aristocrats as Self
2004
- The Batman as Ross (voice)
- The Soup as Self
- Best Week Ever
- Tom Goes to the Mayor as Garry Friendly (voice)
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Ed Harken
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Dr. Willoughby
- Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Ed Harken
- American Pie: Revealed as Self
- Living in TV Land
- Nobody Knows Anything! as Mr. McClintock
- Killer Diller as Ned
- The Nutcracker and the Mouseking as Bubble (voice)
- Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter as Analyst
- 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover as Bucky Brandt
- Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- The Bachelorette as Self - Commentator
- American Wedding as Harold Flaherty
- Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- A Minute with Stan Hooper as Fred Hawkins
- A Mighty Wind as Mike LaFontaine
- Cold Pizza
- Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure as Professor Doornitz
2002
- Kim Possible as Jack Hench (voice)
- The Bachelor as Self - Commentator
- Pet Star as Self - Judge
- Teamo Supremo as (voice)
- 3-South
- Watching Ellie as Fred
- The Year That Trembled as Frank Woods
2001
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as Boogey
- The Legend of Tarzan as Baruti (voice)
- Undeclared as Professor Duggan
- The Wedding Planner as Basil St. Mosely
- How High as Philip Huntley
- Maybe It's Me as Jerry Stage
- Inside Schwartz as Dick Newton
- The Fighting Fitzgeralds
- Teddy Bears' Picnic as Senator Roger Dickey
- Dinner for Five
- When Billie Beat Bobby as Howard Cosell
- The Downer Channel
- Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's
2000
- Girlfriends as Dr. Percy Bales
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Pa (voice)
- Bette
- Best in Show as Buck Laughlin
- Dropping Out as Paul Blanchard
- The Pooch and the Pauper as President
- Chump Change as Steve's Manager
1999
- Family Guy as Dave Campbell (voice)
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as Mission Commander
- Ladies Man as Larry Little
- Idle Hands as Dad
- Can't Stop Dancing as Chester
1998
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- That '70s Show as Charlie
- Hercules as Vic (voice)
- The Hughleys as Richard Jacobson
- Two Guys and a Girl as Frank Farber
- Oh Baby
- Permanent Midnight as Craig Ziffer
1997
- King of the Hill as Officer Brown (voice)
- Stargate SG-1 as Jacek
- Just Shoot Me! as Larry
- Ally McBeal as Dr. Harold Madison
- City Guys
- The Weird Al Show as Award Show Host
- Waiting for Guffman as Ron Albertson
- Breast Men as Talk Show Host (uncredited)
- steve.oedekerk.com
1996
- Dexter's Laboratory as F.R.E.D. (voice)
- Everybody Loves Raymond as Hank MacDougall
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Bobby Calzone
- Hey Arnold!
- Clueless as Joe Pasadine
- Muppets Tonight as Self
- Back to Back as Loan Officer
1995
- The Drew Carey Show as Fred tuttle
- The Wayans Bros. as Dick Ferndale
- MADtv as Self - Special Guest / Gene St. John
- Prehysteria! 3
1994
- Friends as Mr. Lipson
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- Sister, Sister as Mr. Mitushka
- Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die as Reginald Cobbles
- Sodbusters as Clarence Gentry
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Diagnosis: Murder as Harry Fellows
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as President Garner
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Mr. Huffington
- Dave's World as Bud
1992
- Mad About You as Henry Vincent
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- The Ben Stiller Show
- A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out as Lt. Bob Hookstratten
- High Strung as Insurance Salesman
- Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday as Self
1991
- Step by Step as Bert Lambert
- Harry and the Hendersons as Chick Fox
- Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth as Self
- The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno as Self / Celebrity Judge
1990
- Dream On as Fenton Harley
1989
- The Simpsons as Wally Kogen (voice)
- Family Matters as Vice Principal Mallet
- I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood as Man #2 at Party
1988
- Murphy Brown
- My Secret Identity
- Roseanne
- Portrait of a White Marriage as Hal Harrison
- Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as Finn Howard, Metropolis Deputy Mayor
1987
- Married... with Children as Stan
- D.C. Follies
- Roxanne as Mayor Deebs
- Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall as Tom Osborne
- Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio as Self
1986
- Fast Times as Gus Pantelis
- The History of White People in America: Volume II as Hal Harrison
1985
- The Golden Girls as Bob
- George Burns Comedy Week
- Moving Violations as Terrence "Doc" Williams
- The History of White People in America as Hal Harrison
- Lots of Luck as A.J. Foley
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Phillips
- This Is Spinal Tap as Lt. Hookstratten
1983
- Mama's Family
- Imps* as Dad
1982
- American Playhouse as Tom Osborne (segment 'Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall')
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Paul
- Madame's Place as Self
- National Lampoon's Movie Madness as President Robert Fogerty - 'Success Wanters'
- Twilight Theater II as Self- Guest
1981
- The Perfect Woman as King Kroger
1980
- How to Beat the High Cost of Living as Robert
- First Family as Presidential Assistant Feebleman
1979
- Salem's Lot as Larry Crockett
- Real People as Co-Host
- $weepstake$ as Don
- Americathon as Vincent Vanderhoff
- Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers as Jack LaRosa
1978
- America 2-Night as Jerry Hubbard
- Space Force as Captain Thomas Woods
1977
- The Love Boat as Richard Henderson
- Fernwood 2 Night as Jerry Hubbard
- Fun with Dick and Jane as Bob
- Tabitha
- We've Got Each Other
- The People's Command Performance: '77 as Self - Ace Trucking Company
- Cracking Up
- Escape from Bogen County as Pearson
1976
- Laverne & Shirley
- Good Heavens
- Silver Streak as Jerry Jarvis
- Sirota's Court as H.R. 'Bud' Nugent
- How to Break Up a Happy Divorce as Lance Colson
- Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy as Peter Linden
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Hustle as Interrogator
1974
- Harrad Summer as Gary Logan
1973
- The Harrad Experiment as The Ace Trucking Company
- The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour
1972
- The Bob Newhart Show as John Emil Tobin
1971
- Dynamite Chicken as Self - Ace Trucking Co.
1970
- Jenny as Executive
1969
- Love, American Style as Douglas
- Model Shop as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1967
- Teenage Mother as Coach
1965
- Get Smart as Lundy
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Professor Koffka